Norwegian (Oslo Gardermoen) has announced it will begin longhaul operations out of Barcelona El Prat during summer of next year.

The LCC said in a statement that flights to New York Newark (4x weekly), Los Angeles International (3x weekly); Oakland International (3x weekly); and Fort Lauderdale International (2x weekly), would commence effective June 5, 2017.

"The launch of direct flights between Barcelona and the United States is a new milestone for Norwegian," CEO Bjorn Kjos said. "Spain is an important market for us where we have been very well received since we launched here. Many Spaniards choose to fly Norwegian on domestic Spanish routes and routes to other parts of Europe. An increasing number of Americans also fly with us to Europe, and we look forward to welcoming even more travelers from both sides of the Atlantic."

Currently, Norwegian's operations at the Catalonian gateway include routes to Bergen, Berlin Schönefeld, Bilbao, Billund, Birmingham, GB, Copenhagen Kastrup, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Gothenburg Landvetter, Hamburg Helmut Schmidt, Helsinki Vantaa, Gran Canaria, London Gatwick, Manchester International, Oslo Gardermoen, Palma de Mallorca, Stavanger, Stockholm Arlanda, Tenerife Norte, Trondheim and Warsaw Chopin.