I flew on Northern Europe's best low-cost airline – the price for a flight is crazy and we slept nearly the whole way
THE best airlines in Europe have been revealed - and I was lucky enough to fly on one of them during a long-haul flight.
Norse Atlantic Airways was awarded the Best Low-Cost Airline in Northern
Europe
by this year's Skytrax World Airline Awards.
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Norse Atlantic Airways has been named the Best Low-Cost Airlines in Northern Europe
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I recently tried their long haul flights out
Not only that, but it also came in fifth place for the World's Best Long Haul Low Cost Airlines.
And after a recent 11-hour flight with them, I definitely agree.
I boarded the budget airline for a flight from
London
Gatwick to Cape Town.
I splashed out on
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Doing the long flight with my five-year-old son, it was worth every penny.
He slept nearly the whole way from from 10pm to 7am, while I snatched a manageable 5ish hours.
It might not have been a full night sleep but it was more than I had ever slept in standard economy.
Premium seats also include
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I was impressed with the
But even the economy flights are pretty good, which we tried on our return home.
Budget airline to launch brand new long-haul flights from the UK this year
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The seats were extremely roomy
While the seats are slimmer, we booked bulkhead seats which felt just as roomy (even for my 5ft10 self).
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We were happy with the paid-for snack options too, with hot sandwiches and ready noodle pots.
It also felt much easier seeing as it was a day flight, and didn't need the blankets and pillows as much which were extra.
Along with friendly staff, I was more than impressed with Norse - and they are
next
on my list to fly with again to Orlando.
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