Gategroup and Norwegian have signed a long-term global partnership agreement which will see Gategroup’s retail solutions provider, Gateretail, become the global operator of all retail operations onboard Norwegian flights worldwide, while Gate Gourmet becomes Norwegian’s preferred vendor for airline catering on the long-haul network, including an initial 19 catering stations to be served.
Norwegian has been working with Gategroup for more than 16 years, over which time it has grown to become the sixth-largest low-cost carrier in the world, operating a young fleet of almost 150 aircraft, serving more than 150 global destinations.
“Strengthening our cooperation with the industry-leading in-flight catering and retail partner allows us to pillar our existing route network in Europe, Asia and the USA, and to support our growth and expansion plans into new markets such as Latin America and the Far East,” said Norwegian’s head of inflight services, Bjørn Erik Barman-Jenssen.