At last: Norwegian confirms 7 trans-Atlantic routes and 24 flights weekly from Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Shannon

Norwegian Air International confirmed 19 trans-Atlantic flights weekly from Cork, Dublin and Shannon to Stewart International in upstate New York and TF Green in Providence.

Dublin gets 12 flights weekly, Shannon 4w and Cork 3w. It has not been decided whether Norwegian will be using the pre-clearance facility at Dublin which will also determine whether they use T1 or T2. They are offering lead-in prices of 69 each way.

Belfast International (BFS) – five flights per week:

Stewart (SWF – for New York) – three times weekly flights (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays). Departs Belfast International at 16:20; arrives Stewart at 19:05; starts 1 July;
Providence (PVD – for Boston) – twice-weekly flights (Tuesdays, Saturdays). Departs Belfast International at 15:45; arrives Providence at 18:20; starts 1 July.

Cork (ORK) – three flights per week:

Providence – three times weekly flights (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays). Departs Cork at 16:20; arrives Providence at 19:05; starts 1 July.

Dublin (DUB) – 12 flights per week:

Stewart – daily flights. Departs Dublin at 16:00 (flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays depart at 15:55, flights on Thursdays and Fridays depart at 15:45); arrives Stewart at 19:00; starts 1 July;
Providence – five times weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays). Departs Dublin at 15:45; arrives Providence at 18:35; starts 1 July from Providence.

Shannon (SNN) – four flights per week:

Stewart – twice-weekly flights (Wednesdays, Sundays). Departs Shannon at 16:00; arrives Stewart at 18:45; starts 1 July from Stewart;
Providence – twice-weekly flights (Mondays, Fridays). Departs Shannon at 16:25; arrives Providence at 18:55; starts 2 July from Providence.

The US Federal Aviation Administration recently certified three Norwegian B737-800s as ETOPS-180 compliant. This authorises the specified twin-engine aircraft to fly routes that are within three hours of suitable airports, allowing Norwegian to begin use B737-800s on its planned Cork-Boston transatlantic routes

The routes, which faced an unprecedented three year delay before being confirmed due to foot-dragging by the US Department of Transport, were to be confirmed at a briefing in Cork airport this Thursday morning.