On June 3, low-cost Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic Airways will inaugurate the first-ever non-stop connection between Greece and the U.S. West Coast. It is the second direct U.S. destination from Greece for the Norwegian airline.
Originating from Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos), the flight will land at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). California hosts the second-largest Greek-American population in the U.S. after New York.
More than 100,000 passengers traveled between Athens and LAX via connecting flights last year. San Francisco, another high-demand but unserved route, saw around 70,000 Greek passengers in 2024.
Norse Atlantic’s inaugural Athens–LAX flight will operate four times a week through the end of September, with a flight time of approximately 13.5 hours. Fares will start at EUR 259, with both economy and premium cabin options.
In the Athens–New York corridor, Norse Atlantic transported more than 59,000 passengers from May 2024 to April 2025. The company maintains a crew base in Athens with 100 employees and plans to increase staffing.
Growing U.S.–Greece connectivity
This summer, direct weekly flights from the U.S. to Greece will rise to 103, up from 82 in 2024 and 67 in 2023. Nine U.S. cities will now be directly connected to Greece: New York (JFK), Newark, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, Washington, Charlotte, and Los Angeles.
Starting 2025, American Airlines is launching a new Charlotte–Athens route, expanding its U.S. connections to Greece to eight destinations, Delta Airlines increasing frequency on the Atlanta–Athens route to 13 weekly flights, and United Airlines is boosting its New York/Newark–Athens route from 7 to 10 flights per week.
