Cheap International Flights Coming to Brazil From Norwegian Air

  • Carrier expects to start flying Sao Paulo or Rio to London
  • Low-cost company will start flights in Argentina in August

Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg

Low-cost international flying is coming to Brazil.

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA plans to fly to Brazil from Argentina and London to boost its month-old operations in South America, Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Kjos said in an interview in Buenos Aires. The Scandinavian company has already received authorization from the Argentine government to operate flights to 13 Brazilian cities. Norwegian is evaluating flying in other Latin American nations, Kjos said, declining to give more details.