Norwegian offers cheap flights from Rome to US later this year.

Low-cost airline Norwegian is to offer cheap flights from Rome's Fiumicino airport to three US destinations, beginning later this year.

Norwegian, the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe, will fly between Rome and Los Angeles and New York from 9 November, and San Francisco from 6 February next year.

Initially there will be four weekly connections to New York/Newark, with prices beginning at €179 one way, and two connections per week to Los Angeles, with one-way fares starting at €199. There will be two weekly connections between Rome and San Francisco / Oakland, with prices starting from €199.

The Oslo-based company said that 115,000 transatlantic tickets are already available for purchase from 31 May, and that the frequency of flights is expected to increase over time, according to the daily Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

infografica. Source Corriere della Sera