In a move which should enable the airline to strengthen its position in the coming months, Norwegian has signed a letter of intent for an interline agreement with JetBlue.
The partnership will allow customers to combine low fares in a convenient single booking for connecting flights between Europe and the Americas and is planned to launch in early Summer 2020 and bookable in early 2020.
Norwegian’s Acting CEO and chief financial officer Geir Karlsen commented: “We are very excited to partner with JetBlue as this will make international travel even smoother and more available for our customers.
"JetBlue is the largest airline at several of our key gateways in the United States, specifically New York JFK, Boston and Fort Lauderdale, and this partnership will create a plethora of new route connections for customers on both sides of the Atlantic."
The partnership will connect more than 60 US and nearly 40 Caribbean and Latin American cities to Norwegian’s network via New York-JFK, Boston and Fort Lauderdale airports.
Norwegian currently offers more than 20 nonstop routes to Europe from these three airports.
JetBlue's CEO Robin Hayes professed his delight with the announcement.
He said: “This new agreement with Norwegian seamlessly connects JetBlue’s robust network throughout the US, Caribbean and Latin America with the exciting European destinations on our new partner’s route map.
“Norwegian shares our belief that customers benefit when we can bring competition and low fares to the transatlantic market currently dominated by joint ventures, legacy alliances and sky-high ticket prices.”