ThreemorereasonstoflyNorwegian
Online check-in
PassengerswithinEurope
withonlyhand luggage
cancheck in via the
website, “welcome” text
or theapp.
Our story
1993
Norwegian
established. The airline
starts operatingflights
on thewest coast of
Norwaywith Fokker
F-50 in cooperation
withBraathens SAFE–
this cooperation lasts
until 2002.
2002
Launchesdomestic
routes inNorwaywith
Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
2003
Norwegian listedon
theOsloStockExchange.
2005
First year inprofit.
”We’rehappy to
announce that 2005
hasbeen an amazing
andprofitable year for
Norwegian,” saysCEO
BjørnKjos (
below
) in an
announcement.
2007
Stockholm
becomesNorwegian’s
Swedishbase.
BankNorwegian
and frequent flyer
programmeNorwegian
Reward launched.
2008
Deliveryof first
Boeing 737-800Next-
Generationaircraft.
Thenewplanes reduce
fuel consumption and
emissionsbymore than
20per cent. In addition,
passenger capacity
increases from 148 to
186/189. Norwegian
sets itsmarker as
anenvironmentally
conscious airline.
Norwegianenters the
Danishmarket andopens
Copenhagenbase.
2009
Norwegian receives the
Market LeadershipAward
from
AirTransportWorld
magazine– seenas the
Oscarsof the industry.
2011
Becomes the
first airline tooffer
free inflightWiFi on
European routes in a
move verywell received
bypassengers.
Opensnewbaseat
Helsinki airport, Finland.
2012
Norwegian signs the
largest ever agreement in
Europeanaviationhistory
for 122Boeingaircraft,
including22737-800s
and 100737MAX8s, and
100aircraft fromAirbus
(theA320neo).
2013
Norwegian is thefirst
airline inEurope tooffer
inflightmovieandTV
rental. The service is
availableonall ofour
WiFi-enabledaircraft.
Launches long-haul
routes toBangkok,New
York, Ft Lauderdale-
Florida, LosAngeles,
Oakland-SanFrancisco
andOrlando from
Scandinaviaand theUK.
Norwegianawarded
BestEuropeanLow-Cost
CarrierbySkytraxWorld
AirlineAwards.
Opensnewhubat
LondonGatwickplus
newbases inSpain, and
expands inGermany.
2014
Recognised asBest
EuropeanLow-Cost
AirlinebyAirlineRatings.
com and votedBest
Low-Cost Airline in the
Worldby the2014Air
TransportNewsAwards.
VotedBestEuropean
Low-CostCarrierby
SkytraxWorldAirline
Awards for the second
year running.
Travel assistant
Norwegian’smobile
phone app allows you
to see all your flight
information, including
boardingcards.
New aircraft
Norwegianwill add four
newDreamlinersand
14737-800s this year
tooneof Europe’s
newestfleets.
Wantto join
ourapprentice
programme?
Have youeverwanted to learnmore
about how an airlineworks and get
hands-onexperience?Norwegian’s
apprenticeprogramme is aimed at
peoplewhowant to get aneducation
in tourism, aswell asproviding an
opportunity to seebehind the scenes in
a fast-growing airline.
Apprenticeships last from two years to
three-and-a-half years. A largepartof
theprogramme is spentworkingascabin
crew inourBoeing737s. Apprenticesalso
get experienceof ticketdesks, check in
andat thegateat airports, and the sales
andmarketingdepartment. Afterbeing
trained inourbooking systemsat the
headoffice, apprenticesget toworkand
live inTallinn for threeweeksand spend
onemonth inLondon.
Past apprenticeshave goneon to
work for the airline as cabincrew
(
above
) or in the luggagedepartment,
sales andmarketing,HR andflight
safety,whileothers nowhave jobs
at travel agencies, as cabincrewon
other airlines, in groundhandling and
at hotels, orwork forOslo’s airport
express train andHurtigruten.
If you areover 19, have graduated
high school inScandinavia, speak
aScandinavian language and are
interested in tourism and airlines,we
hope tohear from you.
Tofindoutmoreabout theprogramme
andnecessaryqualifications,and
toapplygoonline
norwegian.no/
om-norwegian/jobb-i-norwegian/
laerlinginorwegian
