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SINGAPORE (April 20): Singapore travellers will soon be able to fly direct to London with low-cost airline Norwegian.

Changi Airport Group on Thursday welcomed Norwegian’s announcement that it will launch its non-stop services between Singapore and London (Gatwick) at the end of September.

“We are delighted to welcome Norwegian to Changi’s portfolio of airlines in September; it will enhance options for Changi Airport's passengers as well as attract more UK visitors to Singapore,” says Changi Airport Group’s CEO, Lee Seow Hiang.

Norwegian will fly four times a week between Singapore and London, using its 344-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft which offers economy and premium cabins. This will be increased to five times weekly for the northern winter season, from Oct 29, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018.

With the launch of this new service, the number of weekly flights from Singapore to London will increase to 502, translating into an 11% increase of one-way seats weekly to 1,720.

London is Changi Airport’s 14th busiest route, with over 1.2 million passengers travelling between the two cities in 2016.

“With changing consumer preferences and an improvement in aircraft technology, low-cost carriers have taken the opportunity to expand into the long-haul market. We will continue to work with our airline partners to exploit other such opportunities to grow their operations at Changi,” says Lee.

To mark its commencement of operations at Changi Airport, Norwegian is offering one-way Singapore-London fares starting from S$199 for economy class and premium class tickets starting from S$839, including all applicable fees and taxes.

“Our transatlantic flights have shown the huge demand for affordable long-haul travel, so we are delighted to expand into new markets and offer our first route to Asia from the UK,” says Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos.

“Travel should be affordable for all so adding Singapore to our growing UK network will give passengers even more choice for affordable, quality travel to a range of global destinations,” he adds.

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