Airline announces £60 flights from Scotland to New York for 2017

A Norwegian airline has announced it is launching flights from Scotland to New York – that will cost less than £60.

Norwegian is slashing its prices by more than 50% for the new year with the new one-way fares of $69 (£56) starting in the summer.

The new prices will make them the cheapest transatlantic tickets on the market.

Bjorn Kjos, chief executive of the Oslo-based airline, said the cheap flights will be available on its Edinburgh to New York route.

The company has acquired six new Boeing 737MAX aircrafts which he said are “very, very fuel efficient”, and has a very modern engine meaning it can go for a longer distance.

The airline also plans to cut prices by flying to out-of-town airports in New York state, rather than JFK.

Mr Kjos added: “Flying to secondary airports in New York means we don’t pay as much and can charge cheaper fares.”

It is not known at present what airports they will fly to but it already has routes into Newark Liberty International Airport from the UK.