Norwegian Air

Norwegian Air emerged from its 2020-2021 bankruptcy restructuring with a leaner, more sustainable model and regained its position as the best value carrier for Scandinavian domestic and European travel. The restructured Norwegian focuses on its core Nordic strengths: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Trondheim domestic routes, and medium-haul European routes from Scandinavian hubs. Norwegian was the pioneer of long-haul ULCC with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner — these routes paused during bankruptcy but have partially resumed for UK-US routes. The CashPoints loyalty program is one of the more generous in the budget carrier space, with points earned on every ticket and no expiry. For travelers based in Scandinavia or visiting the Nordic countries, Norwegian provides competition with SAS on every domestic route, keeping fares at 30-50% lower than the legacy carrier.