Norse Atlantic Airways UK applies for US foreign air carrier permit

Norway’s newest long-haul airline Norse Atlantic Airways has applied for a foreign air carrier permit from the US Department of Transportation (#DOT) for its UK subsidiary, Norse Atlantic Airways UK. The airline aims to launch regular transatlantic flights between the UK and US by the end of 2022.

The permit will allow the British-based subsidiary to launch its initial flights from London Gatwick (LGW) to New York (JFK), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Orlando (MCO) and will later expand its network with an additional four routes connecting London Gatwick (LGW) and Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Chicago (ORD), and Washington (DCA).

“Due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, Norse Atlantic UK was established to enable the operation of non-stop scheduled passenger flights between the United Kingdom and the United States under the new US-UK open skies agreement,” Norse Atlantic UK explained in its filing, which was seen by Flightglobal on June 22, 2022.

“Norse Atlantic UK plans to further expand its service over time to other points in the United States to meet passenger demand,” the airline added.

Norse Atlantic Airways has already made its inaugural commercial long-haul flight between Oslo (OSL) and New York (JFK) on June 14, 2022.