Primera Air to begin London-Washington Dulles flights

Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air is launching a new route from London Stansted to Washington Dulles from August as it taps into growing demand for low-cost transatlantic flights, the latest business strategy many European airlines are adopting to chase profits in a competitive market. Primera Air will fly 5X-weekly from London Stansted to Washington Dulles airport from Aug. 22, as well as increasing flight frequencies between Stansted and Toronto from 3X- to 5X-weekly, it said. Primera Air has previously said it expects to have a fleet of 35 narrowbody aircraft by 2021, including leased and owned Airbus A321neos, A321neo LRs and Boeing MAX 9 ERs. “Our booking numbers show that travellers have been waiting for flights to North America. We are very satisfied with the results so far and are adjusting our flight network accordingly,” Primera Air president and owner Andri Ingolfsson said.<br/>