New Flights from Fort Lauderdale and JFK to Guadeloupe

[Ed Wetschler]

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** NEW YORK, NY – June 27th, 2016    Norwegian Launches Flights from Fort Lauderdale to the Guadeloupe Islands In December & Adds Additional Frequencies from New York.   New York, June 27th, 2016 - Norwegian, the World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline and Europe’s Best Low-Cost Airline will bring its popular French Caribbean flights to Fort Lauderdale later this year. Starting December 17, flights will operate between South Florida and Guadeloupe (PTP) twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Due to high demand, Norwegian will also add a fourth weekly service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guadeloupe as of December 17.   The new route complements Norwegian’s successful service to the French Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe that launched with nonstop service from Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston, and New York in December last year. Winter season flights will resume on November 10th and tickets to Guadeloupe are already available for purchase at norwegian.com/us, with fares as low as $79 one-way, including taxes.   Norwegian Fort Lauderdale flight schedule: FLL - PTP: Departure: 02.05pm         Arrival: 06.25pm PTP - FLL: Departure: 10.10am         Arrival: 12.45pm   “We are very excited to add our seventh route from the United States to the French Caribbean, this time from Florida. Norwegian will now be able to offer Floridians a much more affordable and comfortable way to reach the French Caribbean, or if they wish to travel onwards to any of the nearby islands,” said Bjørn Kjos, Norwegian’s CEO and Founder. “We are thrilled about the increase of service from New York and the new nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Guadeloupe. An airline operating nonstop flights to Pointe-à-Pître from four different cities in the US is just unprecedented. The best kept secret of the Caribbean has been clearly revealed thanks to Norwegian and we are delighted that Americans are falling for our French Caribbean Flair and preserved Nature”, said Sandra Venite, USA Director for the Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board.

The Guadeloupe Islands will now benefit from nonstop flights departing from five US cities:  New York, Boston, Washington/Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale and Miami which is served by American Airlines twice weekly. The French Caribbean archipelago went from 1 nonstop weekly flight in 2013 to 10 in 2016 and received the following accolades and awards in 2016:   The New York Times – 52 Places to Visit in 2016 CondéNast Traveler – Top 16 Places to Visit in 2016 CondéNast Traveler – The 10 Most Beautiful Caribbean Islands for 2016 Usa Today 10Best– 2nd Best Caribbean Destination for Food in 2016 2016 Caribbean Tourism Quality Index – Top 10 Caribbean Destinations