Norse Atlantic Airways announced that it is launching new non-stop service between the U.S. and Greece.
Beginning this summer, the European low-cost carrier will fly between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport (ATH) in Greece.
Norse will operate the route up to five times weekly between May 30 and October 26, flying with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The new route to Greece will be the sixth European destination Norse will serve nonstop from JFK. Other Norse routes from JFK include flights to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) and Oslo Airport (OSL) in Norway.
In announcing the new Athens flights, Norse executives cited growing interest among U.S. travelers in visiting Greece.
“We believe this route will not only cater to the demand for travel to Greece but will also create opportunities for cultural exchange and business collaborations between these two vibrant destinations,” Bjorn Tore Larsen, Norse founder and CEO, said in a statement.
Norse joins major U.S. carriers United, American and Delta, as well as Emirates, which offer non-stop service to the Greek capital from various U.S. cities.