Norwegian Air Shuttle

About Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norwegian low-cost airline and Scandinavia's second-largest airline, behind Scandinavian Airlines. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair; the largest airline in Norway; and the ninth largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers. It offers a high-frequency domestic flight schedule within Scandinavia and Finland, and to business destinations such as London, as well as to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, transporting over 30 million people in 2016. The airline is known for its distinctive livery of white with a red nose, with portraits of high achievers or famous figures on the tail fins of its aircraft. Source: "Norwegian Air Shuttle" by Wikipedia contributors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_Shuttle), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Edit history on the linked Wikipedia page.

Overview

Norwegian Air Shuttle is an active scheduled passenger airline based in Norway. You will see it in booking systems as IATA DY, and on the radio as "NOR SHUTTLE". OpenFlights tracks roughly 576 scheduled route pairs flown under its codes, reaching about 102 separate destinations.

Network and hubs

The network depends on three things: where the airline holds slots, the aircraft sitting in its fleet, and the bilateral agreements between Norway and the countries it serves. Like most carriers of its size, Norwegian Air Shuttle operates from one or more home hubs, feeds nearby countries with regional flying, and stretches into longer thin routes wherever the demand and the aircraft line up.

Cabins and onboard product

What it feels like onboard depends on the part of the market the airline competes in. A short-haul, single-aisle fleet usually offers a flexible economy product and a front cabin that converts to business class on selected sectors. Longer-haul rotations, where they exist, add lie-flat business seats and sometimes a premium economy cabin in between. Catering, baggage rules, seat-selection charges and buy-on-board pricing all change with the route and the fare class, so the most reliable way to set expectations is to read the fare conditions at the moment you book.

Loyalty and partnerships

Frequent-flyer benefits depend on whether Norwegian Air Shuttle belongs to a global alliance or runs bilateral partnerships with another carrier. Where alliance membership is in place, members of partner programmes can normally credit miles, get into lounges with eligible status, and through-check baggage on a single ticket. Even outside alliances, codeshare and interline agreements often let you build a simple combined itinerary on one record.

Operating notes

Operationally, Norwegian Air Shuttle is registered in Norway and answers to that country's civil aviation authority. Onward flying follows the rules of every other country it serves. When you book, keep its IATA and ICAO codes handy for matching codeshare flight numbers, double-check terminal assignments at multi-terminal airports, and confirm any visa or transit rules that apply to the routing rather than only the marketing carrier on the ticket.

Sample destinations

A sample of destinations served by Norwegian Air Shuttle in the public schedule. Open any airport for its own terminal and route guide.