Norwegian Air wears BA's colours for a day after World Cup social media wager
Norwegian honored a pre-match Instagram wager by adopting British Airways’ logo after England’s 2-1 extra-time win, then promoted a flash sale.
- On Sunday, England defeated Norway 2-1 in a FIFA World Cup quarter-final, and Norwegian fulfilled a pre-match wager by replacing its Instagram profile picture with the British Airways logo.
- Ahead of the match, Norwegian taunted its rival to "risk its logo" if the Vikings succeeded, as the team had reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 28 years, led by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
- The Vikings struck first when Andreas Schjelderup found the net in the 35th minute, but Jude Bellingham turned the match on its head with two goals, sending England to the semi-final.
- British Airways responded warmly, stating, "Rivals for 90 minutes, friends forever," and added, "Just like Haaland and Bellingham, we feel a blossoming friendship between our two airlines."
- Norwegian wished England and British Airways luck in the semi-final while announcing a flash sale on Norwenglish destinations, noting, "While the tournament is over for us, this friendly bet will forever live in all our hearts.
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Norwegian Air has honoured its social media wager with British Airways by changing its Instagram profile picture to the British carrier's logo for 24 hours after England defeated Norway 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
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Norwegian Air has honoured its social media wager with British Airways by changing its Instagram profile picture to the British carrier's logo for 24 hours after England defeated Norway 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
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