It seems that Norse Atlantic Airways is boosting its presence at Los Angeles International Airport, with the announcement of a new service to be started to Athens, Greece.
With Transatlantic travel still being the cash cow that some airlines are seeing, Norse Atlantic is pitching this route launch to open more routes out of the US to Europe.
Planned operations are as follows:
N0511 DEPART ATH 09:00 ARRIVE LAX 12:30 Tuesdays, Fridays N0511 DEPART ATH 15:10 ARRIVE LAX 18:40 Wednesdays, Saturdays N0512 DEPART LAX 14:30 ARRIVE ATH 13:10+1 Tuesdays, Fridays N0512 DEPART LAX 20:40 ARRIVE ATH 19:20+1 Wednesdays, Saturdays Commences: 3rd June 2025 Operates: Four time a week Operates: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays - check days on fight times Booked Equipment: Boeing 787-9
As usual, Norse Atlantic Airways will operate the route with their Boeing 787-9 aircraft configured in a Premium Cabin with 56 seats (in a 2-3-2 formation) and an Economy Cabin with 282 seats (in a 3-3-3 formation). In flight, there is inflight entertainment installed, along with inflight connectivity for those who need to be connected in the sky
Lead-in fares start at $269 / 259 EUR for the basic seat, with options for buy-ups in-cabin experience and extras.
In Quotes
Bjørn Tore Larsen, CEO and founder of Norse Atlantic Airways said:
“We’re thrilled to be launching a new route between Los Angeles and Athens this year. We expect the uptake to be positive as we offer this budget-friendly route, opening up more transatlantic options for our customers and the opportunity to explore the ancient city of Athens and rich history of Los Angeles. Our goal is to make travel accessible and affordable for everyone and this is another step in that mission and in our commitment to offer new destinations.”
Growing out of Los Angeles
The city of Angels seems an important part of the Norse Atlantic network, with four destinations being served from Los Angeles. They include London, Paris, Rome, and now Athens, targeting a prime market for both outbound and inbound traffic, that can be price-sensitive.
It seems that Norse Atlantic thinks it can make a go of this route – given there are no competitors on it currently.
We’ll have to see if that assumption can be held in the long term.
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