Norse Atlantic adds two roundtrips between London Gatwick and Bangkok amid Middle East airspace disruptions

On March 5, 2026 Norse Atlantic announced two additional roundtrips between London Gatwick (LGW) and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) — extra departures March 9 and 11 (LGW→BKK) and return legs March 10 and 12 — citing sharply increased demand after recent Middle East airspace restrictions altered global routings.

Discovered 2026-03-05T12:19:39.032900-08:00 | 2026-03-05T12:19:39.032900-08:00

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  • Two additional roundtrips (LGW→BKK March 9 & 11; BKK→LGW March 10 & 12) were added March 5 to meet near-term demand after recent Middle East airspace restrictions altered routings and concentrated traffic on Europe–Asia links.

  • The ad-hoc capacity boost sits against Norse Atlantic’s recent commercial momentum — higher Q4 2025 revenue and a push toward first full-year profit (see recent results), its completed shift to an ACMI-plus-scheduled model providing fleet flexibility (see ACMI pivot), and a reported unit-revenue high (see TRASK disclosure).

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2026-03-05T12:19:39.032900-08:00
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