Norwegian adds Barcelona to the USA

In their relentless path to add more lines to a map, Norwegian Air Shuttle are opening up new routes between the Spain and the USA.

Norwegian Boeing 787 – Image, Norwegian Air Shuttle. Released under CC3.0.

The new Transatlantic operation will be starting in June 2017, will connect Barcelona to Los Angeles, Newark International, Oakland.  Ft Lauderdale will join the network in August 2017

In addition to the services being spun up, some services will be strengthened over the summer period.

As usual there’ll be actually limited planes deployed as they stretch them to serve the routes.

Let’s look at them one-by one:

Barcelona – Los Angeles

DY7109 DEPART BCN 12:25 ARRIVE LAX 16:00   Mondays and Fridays
DY7110 DEPART LAX 20:15 ARRIVE LAX 16:30+1 Mondays and Fridays

Commences 5th June 2017
Wednesday service commences 23rd August 2017
Booked Equipment Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Barcelona – Newark

DY7196 DEPART BCN 16:30 ARRIVE 19:00   Tuesdays and Thursdays
DY7197 DEPART EWR 23:00 ARRIVE 12:25+1 Tuesdays and Thursdays

Commences 5th June 2017
Operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 21st August 2017.
Booked Equipment Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Barcelona – Oakland

DY7075 DEPART BCN 12:25 ARRIVE OAK 15:45   Wednesdays
DY7075 DEPART BCN 16:15 ARRIVE OAK 19:35   Saturdays

DY7076 DEPART OAK 19:45 ARRIVE BCN 17:40+1 Wednesdays
DY7076 DEPART OAK 21:35 ARRIVE BCN 17:40+1 Saturdays

Commences 7th July
Operates Wednesdays and Saturdays Only.
Booked Equipment Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Barcelona – Ft Lauderdale

DY7049 DEPART BCN 15:50 – ARRIVE FLL 19:45 Tuesdays and Saturdays
DY7050 DEPART FLL 21:45 – ARRIVE BCN 12:40+1 Tuesdays
DY7050 DEPART FLL 23;45 – ARRIVE BCN 14:40+1 Saturdays

Commences 22th August
Operates Tuesdays and Saturdays only 
Booked Equipment Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Data: AirlineRoute, Announcement Norwegian

It’s a very interesting play by Norwegian. Currently there’s very little competition of flights to the USA – with only United and American Airlines operating routes to Newark and New York JFK.

Certainly, this is a warning shot across the bow to Iberia who have their main transatlantic hub in Madrid.

Like it did in London, Iberia is choosing a “secondary airport” to base its operation, working at a lower cost base.

Certainly, the Newark service could be the one to spook United – especially if it goes daily in the long run.

How Norwegian grows its long haul service out of Barcelona will be interesting to watch… as will be Iberia’s reaction.

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