Norwegian to Launch San Francisco Oakland-London Gatwick Flights Later This Year

By Paul Riegler on 2 January 2016
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Norwegian Air Shuttle announced plans to introduce service linking London with the San Francisco Bay Area starting May 12, 2016.

The flights will depart London’s Gatwick Airport at 1 p.m. local time and arrive at Oakland International Airport at 4 p.m. Flights will leave Oakland at 7:55 p.m. and arrive in London at 2 p.m. the following day.

The airline will operate the flight three times a week using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The 787 has 32 premium economy recliner seats arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration. Each seat is 19” wide with a seat pitch of 46”. It also has 259 economy seats in a 3-3-3 configuration. Each is 17.2” wide with a seat pitch ranging from 31” to 32”.

London Gatwick will be Oakland International Airport’s 50th non-stop destination. Oakland will be Norwegian’s seventh U.S. destination.

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