Europe’s leading airline easyJet and recently-launched low cost long-haul airline, Norse Atlantic Airways have announced that through ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ customers will now be able to connect via London Gatwick and Berlin to Los Angeles and New York City.

In just a few clicks, customers flying with easyJet will now have access by air to Norse’s long-haul network.

Connections to New York and LA need no introduction as two of the USA’s most visited cities so are sure to be popular with those customers connecting through London Gatwick and Berlin, travelling for leisure and business alike.         

Through technology partner Dohop's innovative platform, customers can book Worldwide by easyJet connections on Norse flights, as well as forward easyJet flights on easyJet.com/worldwide. For customers’ peace of mind, should a passenger miss a connecting flight they will be transferred via Dohop to the next available flight.

Sophie Dekkers, Chief Commercial Officer, at easyJet, commented:

“At easyJet we’re committed to providing more choice for our customers when they travel and so we are delighted to be working with Norse Atlantic Airways to open up access to some fantastic transatlantic destinations through our innovative Worldwide by easyJet platform, which we know will be popular with those looking for a seamless way to connect between Europe and the US.

"We have been delighted with the appetite of partner airlines to expand Worldwide across our network thanks to our reputation for great value fares and strong positions at Europe's leading airports and we remain focussed on offering our unique connections service at more major airports across our network." 

Andrew Hodges, Chief Commercial Officer, Norse Atlantic Airways said:

“Norse Atlantic Airways has made long haul travel an affordable option to those wishing to explore the world. Now, thanks to Worldwide by easyJet we will be able to offer short haul connections via London and Berlin providing easier access to more destinations for travellers looking for exceptional value and a quality service.

"We look forward to welcoming passengers from across the easyJet network onboard our state of the art Boeing 787 Dreamliners as we look to expand our range of long haul destinations over the winter season.”

Sarah Hanan, Dohop’s Commercial Director, said:

“Since developing Worldwide by easyJet, we have been able to open up new global destinations with easyJet using our virtual interline technology which provides travellers with a seamless, quick, and easy transfer through one of many connection hubs across Europe and beyond.”

Worldwide by easyJet was the first global airline connections service by a European low-fares airline and offers self-connections through a digital, virtual hub - simply and efficiently.

Worldwide launched in September 2017, enabling customers to connect easyJet flights through London Gatwick to long haul flights, with launch airline partners WestJet and Norwegian and has been consistently growing, with more than 5,000 unique origins and destinations booked in combination with partner airlines.

Since then, the airline has expanded the service to offer connections through many of Europe’s major airports across its short haul network including Milan Malpensa, Venice Marco Polo, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Orly, and Edinburgh, meaning that by 2020 over half of the airline's flights were able to connect to airline partner services and other easyJet flights in a single booking through easyJet's digital booking portal.

Worldwide by easyJet does not impact easyJet's punctuality, asset utilisation, or operating model. The airline does not hold flights for connecting passengers. Worldwide by easyJet is subject to up to a 3 hour 'Minimum Connection Time,' depending on route, affording customers ample time to transfer between flights and terminals.

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 For further press information, please contact easyJet press office on 01582 525252, log onto www.easyjet.com or follow @easyJet_Press

 

For Norse Atlantic Airways please contact:

Philip Allport, SVP Communications, media@flynorse.com

 

 About easyJet

easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 96 million passengers in 2019 – more than 16 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft on nearly 1000 routes to more than 150 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £14m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

The airline takes sustainability seriously and is committed to reaching net-zero emissions flying by 2050. Together with its partners Airbus and Wright Electric, easyJet is working to accelerate the development of zero-emission aircraft technology. In the meantime, the airline is offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all its flights, at no additional cost to its customers, and only supports projects that are certified by Gold Standard or the Verified Carbon Standard, internationally recognised certification schemes. In addition, easyJet continues to renew its fleet, operate efficiently, and aims to fill most of its seats. Through these activities, the airline has cut its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre efficiency by a third since 2000 and is committed to reducing this further.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 25 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

The airline was named as Britain’s Most Admired Company of 2020 in the transport sector, retaining the leading position for a second year running. Britain's Most Admired Companies study is the longest-running annual survey of corporate reputation in the UK.

About Norse Atlantic Airways

Norse Atlantic Airways is a new airline that offers affordable fares on long-haul flights, primarily between Europe and the United States. The company was founded by CEO and major shareholder Bjørn Tore Larsen in March 2021. Norse has a fleet of 15 modern, fuel-efficient and more environmentally friendly Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will serve destinations including New York, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Oslo, London, Berlin and Paris. The company's first flight took off from Oslo to New York on June 14, 2022.

About Worldwide by easyJet

'Worldwide by easyJet' launched in 2017 as the first global airline connections service by a European low fares airline. Worldwide by easyJet offers self-connect and sales partnerships through a digital, virtual hub - simply and efficiently.

Worldwide by easyJet now connects at all easyJet airports across its network – and has expanded to connecting customers with 15 partner airlines.

This connectivity is enabled by technology partner Dohop whose innovative platform allows easyJet customers to book connections and forward flights on easyJet.com.  Worldwide by easyJet also allows easyJet passengers to connect with other easyJet flights.