Flying with Norwegian, SAS or Wizzair in Norway?

This week it was announced that Wizz Air will establish itself in the Norwegian domestic market.

The airline is the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, after Ryanair and EasyJet.

Starting on November 5, the daily routes between Oslo Airport and the three cities of Berge, Trondheim and Tromsø will begin.

At launch, starting prices were announced at 199 kroner for the cheapest one-way ticket.

NOW: Three domestic routes, from NOK 199

The day after the launch, Norwegian launched campaign tickets for precisely these three routes. And the promotional price is 199 crowns one way, for the cheapest ticket.

Two days after launch, and after Norwegian lowered their prices, Wizz Air lowered their prices even further: then we’ll find tickets for NOK 163 one-way.

When asked if they do this because Norwegian is now lowering prices, Wizz Air responds:

– Passengers can buy domestic tickets in Norway for 177 kronor today, because we have a campaign that offers customers a discount of up to 30 percent. Our pricing is dynamic and follows the market and demand, says Andras Rado at Wizz Air to Dinside.

We have reviewed the prices of the three routes where there is now more competition and, at the same time, we have analyzed what you get and what hours you can fly.

NB: Here, prices fluctuate a lot and quickly at the moment. We must reserve about sudden changes as a result of price competition. You will also experience this, that you will buy plane tickets now.

So far, the Hungarian Wizz Air has planned a limited number of flights in relation to the route offering to Norwegian and SAS, which can mean a lot to you, whoever chooses an airline.

You can read more about this later in the article.

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The Competition: Here’s What Norwegian and SAS Say

We have asked Norwegian and SAS what they think of the new competitor, how they intend to respond to him, if they intend to reduce prices and if they think it is viable for airlines with such low prices.

Norway’s Chief Information Officer Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen tells Dinside that they have already seen a good response to the SEK 199 offer and that they will also offer low prices in the future:

– We are used to competing and we definitely intend to offer low prices in the future. We have received a good response to the sale, and it is proof that Norwegians appreciate Norwegian and our product, says Sandaker-Nielsen.

John Eckhoff, SAS Norway press manager, tells Dinside that there is a limit to what they can say about ticket prices.

– We operate in a market where competitors closely follow each other and one of SAS’s many advantages is competitive prices. Our prices are dynamic, which means that they are managed according to supply and demand. If you are flexible when it comes to traveling, you will often find great deals. Especially if you’re leaving early with your order, says Eckhoff.

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Air fares

We have checked prices on select dates on the three routes that Wizz Air will now launch. Wizz Air has its first flights on November 5.

Remember these are just pricing examples. You should check the offers of various companies on your preferred travel dates, before buying.

And as you can see in the prices below:

If you want to carry more than one suitcase under the seat in front, you should check the prices with several airlines before buying, because there the situation with price spikes can change:

(Prices are obtained on the morning of October 8 and are for returns. We reserve the right to make mistakes and price changes).

Keep in mind that Wizz Air is the cheapest at the lowest price, but that in many cases they have to be beaten both by Norwegian and partly by SAS, when we look at the prices of the other types of tickets, with more luggage included.

Please note that you can buy both additional hand luggage and additional checked luggage at Wizz, instead of buying by ticket type – then you can count on a supplement to the cheapest ticket of 130 crowns one way for additional hand luggage or 200 crowns to check luggage.

Oslo-Tromsø is where prices fluctuate the most, and Christmas seems to be particularly expensive.

Luggage: What can you bring?

Make sure to familiarize yourself with the baggage rules before ordering a ticket, so that you buy a ticket that covers what you need.

The cheapest tickets on Wizz Air and Norwegian only include a small carry-on bag that you can place under the seat in front of you.

If you want to have a larger carry-on that you want to put on the hat rack, you have to pay more or upgrade to a ticket where it is included. SAS does not sell tickets where you can only carry hand luggage that is placed under the front seat.

The second cheapest Wizz Air ticket includes hand luggage on the hat shelf as well as 20kg of checked luggage, while the most expensive ticket includes 32kg of checked luggage, plus various benefits.

• You can pay more for checked baggage, it costs NOK 200 one way
• You can buy ‘Wizz priority’, the cheapest ticket, and carry your hand luggage on the hat rack in addition to the one under the seat: it costs 130 NOK one way.

Norwegian’s second cheapest ticket includes carry-on luggage on the hat shelf and 23 kg of checked luggage. The most expensive ticket includes two 23kg checked baggage packages, plus various benefits.

SAS ‘cheapest ticket can be compared to Norwegian and Wizz Air’s second cheapest, and includes carry-on luggage on the hat shelf as well as 23kg of checked luggage. The most expensive ticket includes 2 checked bags, 23 kg, plus various benefits.

Wizz Air, cheapest ticket: Includes hand luggage (40 x 30 x 20 cm) in the cabin, located under the seat.

Cheapest Norwegian ticket: Includes a small bag under the seat (30 × 20 × 38 cm).

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Prices: What does it include?

Before deciding on airline tickets, you should always carefully check what is included. If you need to carry more than one suitcase that you can push under the front seat, for example, it is not possible with the cheapest tickets on Norwegian and Wizz Air. Then you have to go for a more expensive ticket. And then the calculation can quickly look completely different.

For example, SAS does not sell tickets with only “luggage under the front seat”.

If you have any other special wishes or needs, of course you should also include these in the calculation before booking as this can also affect the price comparison and make another airline cheaper than the one that was the starting point.

Of course, flight times are also an aspect to consider: if you are going to take a weekend trip, it may not make sense to save on the return ticket if it means that you have to return home on Sunday morning , then the stay will be much shorter than it really needs to be …

Flight schedules: you should know this

Wizz Air opens with four daily flights on the Oslo-Bergen and Oslo-Trondheim routes, and two daily Oslo-Tromsø. This means one flight north and one flight south, for Oslo-Tromsø, and also two in each direction for the other routes.

Choices as to what time of day you want to travel are therefore more limited on Wizz Air than competing SAS and Norwegian as of today.

Norwegian has, for example, 7-8 flights each way to Trondheim in November, and SAS has 6-9 on the same route, slightly depending on the day of the week, etc.

But according to the Wizz Air reservation plan, it seems that they are gradually expanding the route offer; For example, six to eight daily departures to Trondheim are scheduled for December.