NORWEGIAN’S TAKE-OFF

Norwegian was founded in 1993 out of bankrupt regional airline Busy Bee It was set up by exAir Force pilot Bjorn Kjos, 71, pictured, who is now chief executive The firm is the world’s sixth largest low-cost airline, with 500 routes to 150 destinations It carried 33m people last year, including 5.8m British passengers It launched the UK’s first low-cost, long-haul flights to the US in 2014, and now offers round trips from London to New York for £270