Norse Atlantic Airways Plans New Longest Route From Rome To Los Angeles

Norse Atlantic Airways has continued expanding its services from/to Los Angeles, including the resumption of flights to Oslo, Norway, and the addition of a new route to Rome, Italy.

Connecting Los Angeles with Rome

In an announcement on October 18, Norse said that it would launch Boeing 787-9 flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) for the upcoming summer season.

The flights, operated three times per week, will begin on May 22, 2025, with the airline saying that one-way fares from Rome to Los Angeles start from €149 ($161.74), while the vice-versa itinerary will start from $199, including taxes.

Bjørn Tore Larsen, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Norse, said that the long-haul low-cost carrier was introducing an exciting route between the two cities, which are some of the world’s most dynamic locations.

“Our passengers will have the opportunity to explore the deep history of Rome and the cultural energy of Los Angeles, all while enjoying our affordable and comfortable flights.”

Resuming flights to Oslo

In addition, Norse will resume flights between Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), saying that after successfully launching the route in 2022, it has become a favorite among its passengers.

Similarly to the Rome-Los Angeles flights, connections from Oslo to the City of Angels will begin on May 23, 2025, with Norse operating flights until September 26, 2025.

One-way fares will start from $240, including taxes, Norse added, saying that this will be the third summer season in which it will operate flights between Oslo and Los Angeles.

Norse’s longest flight

When Norse begins flying between Rome and Los Angeles in May 2025, it will become its longest-ever route, with the Great Circle Mapper showing that the distance between the two airports is 5,522 nautical miles (10,226 kilometers).

Its second-longest route is the connection between London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), with the two points being separated by 5,188 NMI (9,607 km).

Data from the aviation analytics company Cirium showed that Norse has scheduled flights to the South African airport until April 2025, as the airline has continued to look for Europe-outbound markets where it could earn additional revenue during the winter.

The seasonal flights from Gatwick to Cape Town were announced in April, just as Norse had ended its experiment with connections to the Caribbean.

Nevertheless, in June 2025, Norse has scheduled 55 weekly flights, except for the newly announced route connecting Rome and Los Angeles, to destinations in the United States.

Out of the ten US routes that the airline has planned to fly during the month, six itineraries are planned to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), with the remaining four US destinations being Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, served from Paris and London-Gatwick), Orlando International Airport (MCO), and Miami International Airport (MIA).

So far, Cirium’s looking-forward schedules showed that the only other airline planning to fly between Rome and Los Angeles will be Italy’s own ITA Airways.

The carrier has planned seven weekly flights on the route with an Airbus A350-900. During the past two years, ITA Airways has operated the route until December, restarting flights in March during the next calendar year, coinciding with the beginning of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) summer season.

The only exception was in 2022, when the Italian carrier, the de facto successor of Alitalia, had begun operating the route in June of that year.