Norwegian Air July-Sept direct flights from Gatwick from £419 to Fort Lauderdale

[Samaya]

Norwegian Air expanding and will be starting direct flights from Gatwick in 2014 to Fort Lauderdale, New York and San Francisco, details at http://www.norwegian.com/long......

 

[TheFram4]

I like the sound of this, just looking at previous news stories from them it appears the airline is trying to market budget long haul flights
(hmm..Freddie Laker style?)

 

[Samaya]

Now showing up on their web site, starting from next July, example fare...

MY TRAVEL SELECTIONS
Outbound
London-Gatwick - Fort Lauderdale-Florida
Friday 4. Jul 2014 15:55 - Terminal: S
Flight DY7045 - LowFare
Operated by Norwegian Long Haul
1 Adult £179.00
1 x Plus-package £30.00
Includes: 1 x Nice&Tasty Menu, 1 x Prepaid checked baggage and 1 x Seat reservation.

Return
Fort Lauderdale-Florida - London-Gatwick
Friday 25. Jul 2014 22:30 - Terminal: 4
Flight DY7046 - LowFare
Operated by Norwegian Long Haul
1 Adult £179.90
1 x Plus-package £30.00, includes, 1 x Nice&Tasty Menu, 1 x Seat reservation and 1 x Prepaid checked baggage
Total price
incl. all taxes and surcharges £418.90

 

[Samaya]

August Flights seems just as cheap, another sample fare...

MY TRAVEL SELECTIONS
Outbound
London-Gatwick - Fort Lauderdale-Florida
Friday 1. Aug 2014 15:55 - Terminal: S
Flight DY7045 - LowFare
Operated by Norwegian Long Haul
1 Adult £179.00
1 x Plus-package, £30.00, includes 1 x Nice&Tasty Menu, 1 x Prepaid checked baggage and 1 x Seat reservation

Return
Fort Lauderdale-Florida - London-Gatwick
Friday 22. Aug 2014 22:30 - Terminal: 4
Flight DY7046 - LowFare
Operated by Norwegian Long Haul
1 Adult £179.90
1 x Plus-package, £30.00, 1 x Nice&Tasty Menu, 1 x Seat reservation, 1 x Prepaid checked baggage
Total price incl. all taxes and surcharges £418.90

More info..
Flights Monday and Friday late departure at 15.55 with arrival 21.00: return flight at 22.30 arrive Gatwick 11.55, flights only loaded for July, Aug and Sept.

All LowFare tickets can be cancelled within 4 hours

LowFare tickets can be cancelled without charge within 4 hours of making a booking. After 4 hours the ticket cannot be refunded. Different conditions apply to bookings for flights to/from the US.

If you phone our Contact Centre with 24 hours of booking the wrong date/time/city pair (12 hours if you book less than 24 hours before travel), you have the option to book a new ticket (at the fare available) over the phone and we will refund the original booking. No refund will be provided if a new ticket is not booked in accordance with the guidelines above.

If you wish to make any changes to your booking, terms and conditions apply.

Flights to/from the US
Norwegian will provide a full refund for tickets to and from the US if you choose to cancel the booking within 24 hours of purchase, provided that the booking is made at least one week prior to travel.

http://www.norwegian.com/long

 

[wayneg]

Just came on to post this, you beat me again

Great prices for next summer at £418 direct

 

[Samaya]

Sorry Wayne and it looks like you can do just a one way trip either way for £209 so good for those who want to cruise a transatlantic route during the summer.

 

[bigskip]

shame it's only fridays and tuesdays...

 

[Samaya]

A Virgin flight on 1st Aug returning 22 Aug 2014 to MCO is currently £1,163 with £331.17 of that being the tax and surcharge.

When you compare that with the quote above to Fort Lauderdale on the same dates the fare with Norwegian Air is £418 with £172.50 of that being taxes and surcharge.

Well worth the 210 mile drive up to Orlando.

 

[bigskip]

Well worth the 210 mile drive up to Orlando.

It sure is. Just checked car hire - about £300 for the two weeks, and a couple of days in Ft L to relax before flying home - sounds like a plan.

 

[cliveywolves]

Cracking prices and nice to have another airline to choose from... But its just the drive that would be a killer at that time of night if you were going direct to Orlando area after a long flight, also we normally finish our holiday off in Clearwater Beach so we would be looking at a 5 hour drive back to the airport on top of a 10 hour flight back home...

But saying that it is a real budget option that will appeal to lots of people and I wouldn't rule it out for next time..

 

[Pootle]

Just came on to post this, you beat me again

Great prices for next summer at £418 direct

So .... have you booked, or are you really going elsewhere

 

[orangetiggs]

2870 for seven of us next aug, thats crazy be interested in reviews of them but the drive outs ne iff at that time

 

[cliveywolves]

Prices do seem crazy... We have already booked and paid for next August, only thing that puts me off is London Gatwick as it take us about 4 hours to drive there and then the long drive to and from DW / Clearwater where we normally stay...

 

[Howellsy]

Spirit Airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando from around £50pp in the summer - still saves our family around £600 by booking these! Only problem is we can't change our dates as we are meeting my parents at the hotel, so would have to add a night on either side. Definitely something worth looking at!

 

[peachiepie]

Wow, those prices are tempting!

 

[bigskip]

Prices do seem crazy... We have already booked and paid for next August, only thing that puts me off is London Gatwick as it take us about 4 hours to drive there and then the long drive to and from DW / Clearwater where we normally stay...

Can your budget stretch to an overnight stay in a premier inn at gatwick?

 

[penlanspice]

This would definitely interest us in the future, we've flown in/out of Miami a few times, also great for anyone picking up a cruise, if they extend to November it would definitely be a contender for us next year after our transatlantic cruise, its such a pain to find a one way decent priced flight.

 

[Samaya]

Most of the cheapest seats in August have sold out and the same August 1st departure with flight return on 22nd Aug is now £598.90 whereas it was £418 earlier today.

 

[eeyorefanuk]

Are they a new co? Never heard of them

 

[wayneg]

So .... have you booked, or are you really going elsewhere

We are doing one last trip with our AP's next July, have considered this deal but we want Thursday to Saturday, 16 nights.
This deal would be a drive to London with overpriced parking plus hotel. Arrive late at the other end so a night near FLL airport meaning only 13 nights in Orlando, so almost losing 3 days off our 16 nights, plus I hate the drive back from Gatwick day we land.
Its a great direct price but I would rather pay a littl emore for indirect from Manchester and get the full 16 nights. We are looking at first 2 weeks in July so hope to get flights for around £450pp, I could get VA direct recently for £600pp

Trip after that is our Transatlantic cruise in Sept, got flights to Barcelona from Leeds Bradford so really need to get a one way from Florida to North of England for a taxi to collect us.