Low-cost airline Norwegian intends to launch non-stop services between Singapore and London Gatwick on 28 September 2017 with four times weekly flights. This will increase to five times weekly for the Northern Winter season. The Singapore-London service will be operated by Norwegian’s UK Subsidiary Norwegian UK (NUK) using Gatwick-based crew. Norwegian will use its 344 seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that offers economy and premium cabins.
Days of Operation | Flight No. | Route | Scheduled Departure (Local Time) | Scheduled Arrival (Local Time) |
Tuesday | DI7408 | Singapore Changi – London Gatwick | 0850 | 1530 |
Wednesday | DI7410 | Singapore Changi – London Gatwick | 2340 | 0620 +1 |
Friday | DI7408[1] | Singapore Changi – London Gatwick | 0845 | 1525 |
Friday | DI7408[2] | Singapore Changi – London Gatwick | 0815 | 1455 |
Sunday | DI7410 | Singapore Changi – London Gatwick | 2340 | 0620 +1 |
Days of operation | Flight No. | Route | Scheduled Departure (Local Time) | Scheduled Arrival (Local Time) |
Monday | DI7407 | London Gatwick – Singapore Changi | 1030 | 0615+1 |
Tuesday | DI7409 | London Gatwick – Singapore Changi | 2230 | 1815+1 |
Thursday | DI7407 | London Gatwick – Singapore Changi | 1030 | 0615+1 |
Saturday | DI7409 | London Gatwick – Singapore Changi | 2230 | 1815+1 |
To mark its commencement of operations at Changi Airport, Norwegian is offering one-way Singapore-London fares starting from SGD 199 for economy class, and premium class tickets starting from SGD 839. Fares include all applicable fees and taxes.
With the launch of Norwegian flights, the number of weekly flights from Singapore to London will increase to 50 which translates into an addition of 1,720 one-way seats weekly. London is Changi Airport’s 14th busiest route with over 1.2 million passengers travelling between the two cities last year.
Currently, no direct flights are offered from Singapore to London Gatwick. Flights to Gatwick, usually involves a stopover by airlines such as Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Turkish Airlines. Direct flights from Changi Airport to London Heathrow are operated by Singapore Airlines, British Airways and Garuda Indonesia. Singapore Airlines operates four flights to London Heathrow departing Singapore at 1.10 am, 9 am, 12.35 pm and 11.30 pm. Garuda flight 86 departs Singapore on Sundays, Tuesdays and Sundays from Jakarta. British Airways flight 16 departs Singapore daily at 10.35pm and BA12 departs Changi Airport at 11.15pm daily.
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