Norwegian To Fly Singapore – London Gatwick Route from 29 September 2017

Written by Adrian Eugene Seet on 21st April 2017

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.