Low-cost carrier Norwegian promises bargain flights to Edinburgh

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has promised cheap transatlantic flights when it starts services from the US to Edinburgh in June.

The flights are due to take off from Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York's Hudson Valley.

Norwegian announced on Thursday that it is opening new flight crew bases at Rhode Island's TF Green Airport and Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York.

The company's CEO Bjorn Kjos said: "Norwegian is shaking up transatlantic travel once again with ground-breaking fares and never before seen routes.

"The cost of transatlantic travel has been too high for too long so by connecting Scotland with smaller US airports we can offer some truly affordable fares, allowing as many people as possible to fly.

"These new transatlantic routes from Edinburgh build on the success of our long-haul flights from London into major US cities as we're now able to offer passengers an even greater choice of affordable travel to the US."