Have you booked a flight with Neos this winter? Here's why you might end up flying with Norse
Do not be surprised to see, in the coming months at Milan Malpensa, a Boeing 787 from Norse Atlantic. Nor if, after having [...]
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Do not be surprised to see, in the coming months in Milan Malpensa, a Boeing 787 from Norse Atlantic. Nor if, after having booked a flight with the very Italian Neos for an exotic location to spend a few days away from winter, you will find yourself aboard a jet of the Norwegian company.
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In fact, between December 18 and April 1, 2025, Norse Atlantic will base one of its 12 Boeing 787-9s at Milan Malpensa Airport through a wet lease formula, i.e. including crew (which will therefore be itself Scandinavian).
It is not infrequent that Neos, to cope with the massive winter traffic to tropical leisure destinations that make up the bulk of its long-haul network, resort to some 'help' from other companies. For this winter season, that little help will come to her from the Norwegian airline, which conversely in the Winter tends to 'outsource' part of its fleet to cope with declining demand on its routes, which are, with the sole exceptions of Bangkok and Cape Town, all to cities in North America.
Its Malpensa-based Boeing 787-9. will fly daily to Dubai, La Romana, Nosy Be (in Madagascar) and Montego Bay in Jamaica. In addition, it will also operate a weekly rotation between Rome Fiumicino and Nosy Be.
The Neos-Norse pairing, by the way, is among the best possible, and not only for phonetic reasons. But for the type of machines employed: In fact, both the Italian and Norwegian airlines operate only two-class Boeing 787-9s: premium economy and economy.
The Italian company, which has 6 Dreamliners in its fleet, offers its passengers. A 28-seat Premium Economy cabin with rows 2-3-2 and a 327- or 331-seat Economy cabin in rows 3-3-3. Also Norse has on board two different set-ups, always two-class: in Premium Economy offers 35 or 56 seats in rows 2-3-2 and in Economy 282 or 309 seats.
In Premium Economy, legroom is almost identical on the two airlines: 110cm with Norse, 107 with Neos; And the width is also identical at 19 centimeters. On Neos, however, the screen for IFE is larger, at 11 inches versus 9 inches on Norse.
In Economy you are more comfortable on Neos (which, by the way, boasts an Economy Extra Plus in the first 9 rows with more legroom and added amenities) With 81cm of legroom vs. Norse's 79, while the seat width is the same: 43 cm. And the IFE's screen is 10 inches versus 9 inches for the Norwegian company.
