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Bjorn Tore Larsen, founding president of the new company Norse Atlantic Airways, launches a daily rotation between Paris and New York.
Par Marie Bordet
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Lhe ceremony took place in terminal 3, just in front of the boarding gate, at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, at the end of the day, on Sunday 26 March. Before the imminent takeoff of the Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing Dreamliner bound for New York-JFK, Bjorn Tore Larsen had brought out champagne, soda and chocolate cake to celebrate the opening of this new daily rotation. Posing all smiles in the middle of the pilots, hostesses and stewards dressed in blue, the 53-year-old CEO, unknown to the battalion of aviation professionals, savors his moment.
With his company Norse Atlantic Airways, the Norwegian is positioned with a daily non-stop flight on the most coveted and most competitive airline in the world. To connect Paris to New York, Nor…