November 14 (SeeNews) - Europe's third largest low cost airline, Norwegian Air Shuttle, is considering launching flights to Macedonia and Slovenia, media reported on Monday.
"Slovenia and Macedonia are definitely of interest to us in the future. We always explore the possibility to add new destinations to our network. This is a very important market for Norwegian," a spokesperson for the air carrier confirmed for news portal Ex-Yu Aviation.
Norwegian Air Shuttle has been flying to the Balkans since 2004, Croatia being its strongest market in the former Yugoslavia.
The no-frills airline currently operates year-round flights to Belgrade, Sarajevo and Pristina, as well as seasonal services to Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Pula, Split, Zagreb and Tivat, Ex-Yu Aviation reported.
It is also due to offer connecting flights to New York from Dubrovnik and Split six days per week from July.
The Norwegian airliner may also offer transfer options to the US on its potential services to Skopje and Ljubljana, it noted.
The Ljubljana Airport has entered the radar of low cost air carriers, with easyJet due to launch new services to the Slovenian capital in December and Transavia introducing flights from Amsterdam in April.
Norwegian Air Shuttle is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines and boasts one of the world's youngest fleets.
Next year it is due to add flights to Pula, Dubrovnik and Split ibn Croatia, in addition to introducing a new route between Helsinki and Pristina.