Norwegian Air Shuttle Increases Capacity in Sweden
- Joe Breitfeller
- 5 hours ago
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Norwegian continues to focus on Sweden with new routes and increased frequencies. Over the last two years, the carrier has increased capacity in Sweden by 30 percent to sun and beach destinations, and 15 percent to large cities.
On Wednesday (April 23, 2025), Norwegian Air shuttle announced an increase in their Swedish network with new destinations and more flights on existing routes. Starting this spring, the carrier will introduce new direct service from Stockholm Arlanda to Bucharest, Porto, Lyon and Bilbao. Currently, Sweden is Norwegian’s third largest market, following Norway and Denmark. The carrier offers international flights from Stockholm Arlanda, Gothenburg Landvetter, Stockholm Skavsta and Växjö. For summer 2025, Norwegian will offer an extensive route network of 350 routes to nearly 130 destinations.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Norwegian’s Director of Communications, Charlotte Holmbergh, said,
“Good air connections are crucial for a country’s competitiveness, but Sweden still lags behind both Norway and Denmark in terms of accessibility by air. Sweden is one of our most important markets and we look forward to continuing to develop the route network to contribute to increased accessibility while we have ambitious goals for reducing emissions.”
Norwegian serves 56 destinations from Stockholm Arlanda, and eight destinations from Gothenburg Landvetter. From Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Växjö Småland Airport, the carrier serves Alicante, Malaga and Palma. Domestically in Sweden, Norwegian offers service between Stockholm and Umeå, Luleå, Kiruna and Skellefteå, as well as summer seasonal service to Visby.
Norwegian Air Shuttle was established in September 2002 with four domestic routes and has since carried over 300 million passengers. The airline Group, including Widerøe, is the largest in Norway and currently employs approximately 8,200 team members. Most employees are based in Norway in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger, or at the company’s head office at Fornebu in Bærum. The carrier also has offices in Riga and Barcelona, as well as bases in Alicante and Malaga.
The Group’s fleet, including Widerøe, now totals 135 aircraft, with 86 Boeing 737-800 and 737-8 MAX jets in the Norwegian fleet, and 46 De Havilland Canada Dash-8 and three Embraer E190-E2s in Widerøe’s fleet. Widerøe Ground Handling also serves 41 Norwegian airports. Norwegian currently offers affordable flights on a short-haul network of destinations in the Nordic countries and to key European destinations. Norwegian aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 45 percent by 2030.
Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle/Mynewsdesk
