Norse Atlantic lays on special flight to World Cup semi-final venue of Atlanta

Norse Atlantic Airways is laying on a special flight from Gatwick to Atlanta where the England team play Argentina in the World Cup semi final.

The flight will depart tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7.40pm arriving in Atlanta 11.30pm local time ahead of the match on Wednesday. 

The return is on Thursday at 10.30pm Atlanta time arriving in London on Friday at 11.25am.

The flight will be operated by one of Norse Atlantic’s 338-passenger Boeing 787 Dreamliners. 

Fares lead-in at £820 return but are likely to rise depending on demand.

The long-haul low cost airline has operated flights for Norwegian fans during the tournament

The one-off service follows England knocking Norway out of the World Cup in the quarter final on Saturday.

Norse Atlantic chief executive Eivind Roald said: “We have spent the past weeks helping Norwegian fans follow their team across the United States.

“After England’s win, it felt completely natural to offer English supporters the same opportunity. Gatwick is one of our large airports and we want to help make the semi-final journey possible for as many fans as we can.

“These flights are not just about getting from one airport to another. They are about bringing supporters together. We have seen how powerful that can be for Norwegian fans, and we want England supporters to feel that the semi-final starts the moment they step on board.”

He added: “Of course we would have loved to see Norway continue. But if anyone was going to end the Norwegian dream, there is something special about it being England. 

“The football ties between Norway and England run deep. Many Norwegians have grown up with English football as part of their lives and are eager to see ‘football coming home,’

“We learned from the Norwegian flights that something special happens when supporters travel together. Songs start, strangers become friends and the whole aircraft becomes part of the build-up. That is what we want to create for England fans on the way to Atlanta.”