Oakland To London/Gatwick Nonstop Air Service Begins On Norwegian Air

OAKLAND - Oakland International Airport begins hosting flights to London's Gatwick Airport starting Thursday via Norwegian Air, according to airport officials.

Norwegian is offering flights three times a week from Oakland, the airport's first nonstop flights to the United Kingdom and the only nonstop flight to Gatwick from the Bay Area.

The new flights mean air travelers will no longer have to rely on SFO as their only Bay Area airport where a nonstop flight to London can be booked.

Last week, British Airways began nonstop service from Mineta San Jose to London's Heathrow airport.

Norwegian Air will depart Oakland for Gatwick on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, according to their website.

Norwegian Air's Dreamliner is known for showing artist depictions of notable Scandinavians. In the image accompanying this article, famous Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl is shown.

Service from Oakland on Norwegian Air started in 2014 with service to Stockholm, Sweden, and shortly after that to Oslo, Norway.

Fares to Gatwick Airport from Oakland International Airport on norwegian.com/us will start as low as $299, including taxes.

-Bay City News contributed to this article, image via Eric Salard and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.