Budget airline company to/from Norway (Norwegian.no)

Member Name: cognition

Product:	Norwegian.no
Date:	04/11/08 (238 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap, low fare calendar

Disadvantages: Only flights to or from Norway

I fly between Norway (Oslo) and the United Kingdom (London) roughly 5-8 times every year. I always check all the airline companies I can think of for prices, and I can only ever remember Ryanair being able to compete.

The web site has a simple, to the point and very functional design. It features an ingenious fare calendar, which shows you the cheapest possible flights you could get for the destination you want for the entire month. If you're flexible on your departure dates, this feature will enable you to find cheap tickets fast and effortlessly.

Once you have paid for your tickets online, pfd receipts are sent to your e-mail account, and if you wish, you can have a receipt by sms to your mobile phone free of charge.

In terms of baggage, you are charged 50Nok (roughly £5) per bag you wish to bring with you, and each bag may not weight more than 20kg. I don't think there is an upper limit to how many bags each passenger can bring. The drop down menu goes at least to 7, if not higher.

My experience with Norwegian staff has been that they are polite and have a professional attitude.

Although Norwegian is a budget airline company, flying with Norwegian is comfortable and effortless.

As mentioned, Ryanair is usually able to compete on price, but Ryanair have a lot of hidden fees in their pricing system, which, even if you end up paying slightly less than for other airline companies, are extremely annoying. I would also argue that Norwegian offer better customer service than Ryanair.

Summary: If you're going to/from Norway, be sure to check out Norwegian's low fare calendar!