Norwegian budget long-haul [news and experience reports]
Oct 2, 2013, 2:40 am
#121
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Don't know, but I highly doubt they would buy tickets on other airlines.
Oct 2, 2013, 2:43 am
#122
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It seems the settlement DY received from Boeing is pretty good, now DY is all nice:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9900GR20131001
"I believe that the 787 is an incredibly good aircraft," Kjos said in an interview. "It's even better on performance than we anticipated, the fuel burn is lower."
"I feel we have been extra unlucky," said the 67-year-old who once flew Cold War-era jet fighter
"I feel we have been extra unlucky," said the 67-year-old who once flew Cold War-era jet fighter
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9900GR20131001
Oct 4, 2013, 11:13 am
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It seems the settlement DY received from Boeing is pretty good, now DY is all nice:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9900GR20131001
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9900GR20131001
Oct 5, 2013, 6:06 am
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UPDATE: Looks like the flight will leave around 17:00 now, that's one hour and forty minutes late. Still within my limits for my next flight out of BKK tomorrow.
UPDATE2: The long awaited dreamliner is being towed towards the gate as of this moment.
UPDATE3: We actually left at 17:35, two hours and fifteen minutes late and now I have finally arrived in BKK, equivalently late. Well, it could have been worse, as a few other passengeres lost their (even shorter) connections and ofcourse they were in shambles and yelled at DY (that's mandatory now right?) for not caring
. I on the other hand found out that there is no way to transfer from a LCC to another "normal" carrier, so I had to go the long way through immigration and check-in and I had to go twice through security (because of my failed first attempt at transfering).UPDATE4: Well, this feels like a pretty sad monologue right now, but wouldn't you know it, my connecting flight also got delayed (by 50 mins). I realize I can't be on a lucky streak every time, even though when I'm in Asia I always make sure to buy stuff and use services from vendors with "lucky" in the company name
UPDATE5: To further add to todays misery, there's no hot water in my hotel. What a terrific day ...
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Last edited by Snacky; Oct 6, 2013 at 5:39 am
Oct 10, 2013, 12:03 am
#126
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Norwegian (DY) is pulling it's second Dreamliner out of operation, when the one that's already out for servicing is back.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9980I020131009
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9980I020131009
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Oct 11, 2013, 12:56 am
#127
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Hillarious, Boeing supposedly 'redesigned' a pump for DY. Just like that. As if you don't need an STC if you change the design.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9990VF20131010
Also interesting to note that the 787 is grounded in ARN and 15 people are working on it. This must be costing Monarch/Boeing a serious amount of cash. I'm pretty sure SAS just didn't have hangar space lying around and gave it to Monarch for a friendship price...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9990VF20131010
Also interesting to note that the 787 is grounded in ARN and 15 people are working on it. This must be costing Monarch/Boeing a serious amount of cash. I'm pretty sure SAS just didn't have hangar space lying around and gave it to Monarch for a friendship price...
Oct 12, 2013, 7:52 pm
#128
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My flight (DY7202) back from BKK to OSL today on Norwegian's (DY) Dreamliner is in fact delayed. Just half an hour this time (and they just opened up for boarding), but the fact that they always seem to be late is something I expect few people will easily ignore in the long run. DY risks that they will be known as the airline that is always delayed by performing so miserably on this point.
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Oct 16, 2013, 3:50 am
#130
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Long haul from LGW (London Gatwick)?
Look out for an announcement tomorrow, predicted by Simon Calder in The Independent:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...internalSearch (last item)
... on Thursday, the low-cost airline Norwegian will launch "some major long-haul routes" from Gatwick. If anyone would, Norwegian would, because it has both short- and long-haul planes. Naturally I asked where, and naturally the request was politely declined. So I have been speculating, starting with the existing Norwegian long-haul network from Scandinavia, suggesting Bangkok, New York or Los Angeles. Maybe, though, there is a chance of Honolulu or somewhere South American, ideally Lima.
Oct 16, 2013, 6:30 pm
#131
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http://airlineroute.net/2013/10/17/dy-lgw787-s14/
From 02JUL14:
2 weekly LGW LAX
3 weekly LGW JFK
2 weekly LGW FLL
From 02JUL14:
2 weekly LGW LAX
3 weekly LGW JFK
2 weekly LGW FLL
Oct 16, 2013, 6:32 pm
#132
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Airlineroute has the schedules up already.
LAX 2x weekly starting July 2, JFK 3x starting July 3, and FLL 2x starting July 4.
LAX 2x weekly starting July 2, JFK 3x starting July 3, and FLL 2x starting July 4.
Oct 16, 2013, 11:21 pm
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Airlineroute has the schedules up already.
LAX 2x weekly starting July 2, JFK 3x starting July 3, and FLL 2x starting July 4.
LAX 2x weekly starting July 2, JFK 3x starting July 3, and FLL 2x starting July 4.
Oct 17, 2013, 2:33 am
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Thanks, folks.
FLL looks like a first from London non-stop and hopefully should avoid the dreadful welcome experience MIA reserves for visitors.
FLL looks like a first from London non-stop and hopefully should avoid the dreadful welcome experience MIA reserves for visitors.
Oct 17, 2013, 5:33 am
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Now bookable.
(Gulp!)
NEW! London - New York - from £149* one way
NEW! London - Ft. Lauderdale-Florida - from £179* one way
NEW! London - Los Angeles - from £199* one way
(Gulp!)
Originally Posted by e-mail from norwegian.com
NEW! London - New York - from £149* one way
NEW! London - Ft. Lauderdale-Florida - from £179* one way
NEW! London - Los Angeles - from £199* one way