Low cost carrier Norwegian’s flights to Fort Lauderdale and Oakland will be replaced by Miami and San Francisco from Gatwick next summer.
The airline will operate daily flights to Miami, up from four a week to Fort Lauderdale this summer, and five times a week to San Francisco.
The change in airport destination reflects customer demand and the increased cargo capabilities these airports offer, according to the carrier.
Frequency reductions will apply to two routes that will free up Boeing 787 Dreamliner capacity, in light of industry-wide mandatory inspections of a specific Rolls Royce engine type.
The Los Angeles route will reduce to a daily service and the Chicago route will drop to four flights a week.
Norwegian’s summer 2019 network will feature 13 long-haul routes including a service between the UK and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
The airline will continue operating increased services from Gatwick to New York JFK with three-daily flights and a daily service to Buenos Aires in summer 2019.
The airline’s newly launched twice-weekly Tampa route will also feature alongside non-stop flights to Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Orlando and Seattle.
Senior vice president commercial, Matthew Wood, said: “We are delighted to meet the strong demand for our transatlantic flights by announcing that Miami and San Francisco will join Rio de Janeiro as part of our summer 2019 flight schedule.
“By also increasing frequency on popular routes next summer, we will provide customers with more choice, smoother connections and exceptional value at affordable fares across Europe, the USA and South America.”
Gatwick head of airline relations, Stephen King, added: “These new Miami and San Francisco routes will fly passengers straight into the heart of two of America’s most iconic city destinations.
“In all, Norwegian will fly to 11 US destinations from Gatwick next summer, which gives passengers both tremendous choice and exceptional value as the airline offers some of the most competitive long-haul airfares around.”