{"id":98885637,"date":"2016-09-13T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/?p=98885637"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:29:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T16:29:53","slug":"heres-how-norwegian-air-is-celebrating-roalddahlday-hint-its-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/heres-how-norwegian-air-is-celebrating-roalddahlday-hint-its-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How Norwegian Air is Celebrating #RoaldDahlDay (Hint: It&#8217;s Awesome)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His name is synonymous with childhood fantasies, magical daydreams and a vivid imagination. We&#8217;re talking, of course, of Roald Dahl. The British author is perhaps best known for his fantastical hit books\u00a0<em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em>, <em>Matilda<\/em>, <em>James and the Giant Peach<\/em> and <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox<\/em> (among many, many more) as well as his amazing way of making up words that everyone seemed to understand upon reading them. Plus, did we mention just how beautifully magical he was?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/firstday?src=hash\">#firstday<\/a> advice from Roald Dahl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulRhtGr7oY\">https:\/\/t.co\/ulRhtGr7oY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/firstdayofschool?src=hash\">#firstdayofschool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mApx0UOeXx\">pic.twitter.com\/mApx0UOeXx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roald Dahl HQ (@roald_dahl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roald_dahl\/status\/772724000753590272\">September 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, of course, when we heard it was #RoaldDahlDay, we wanted to start gobbling up all of his inspiring words and scrumpdillyicious books!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDnmHgoE-HV\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Those who don&#8217;t believe in magic will never find it&#8221; #RoaldDahl #RoaldDahl100 #TheMinpins #quotes #quote #instaquote #magic #share #positivethoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Roald Dahl HQ (@roald_dahl) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-03-31T13:13:53+00:00\">Mar 31, 2016 at 6:13am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, as it turns out, we weren&#8217;t the only ones celebrating the whimsical author.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Norwegian Gives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoaldDahl?src=hash\">#RoaldDahl<\/a> his Very Own Peachy Plane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/avgeek?src=hash\">#avgeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/haFSpk3NwH\">https:\/\/t.co\/haFSpk3NwH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVrmasfqc7\">pic.twitter.com\/vVrmasfqc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marisa Garcia (@designerjet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/designerjet\/status\/775608415783571456\">September 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The airline, which announced the move in a <a href=\"http:\/\/media.norwegian.com\/uk\/#\/pressreleases\/norwegian-announces-roald-dahl-as-first-ever-uk-tail-fin-hero-1555878\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a> this morning, are honoring Dahl by adding him to their long list of over 80 inspiring Scandinavians whose portraits are featured on the low-cost carrier&#8217;s planes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIc0ALqhYhR\/\" target=\"_blank\">J.C.H. Ellehammer is one of our Danish tail fin heroes. Do you know which country our heroes come from? #tailfinheroes #heroes #aircraft #boeing #737 #787 #flynorwegian #norwegianair #norwegianHEB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Norwegian (@flynorwegian) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-07-29T15:20:32+00:00\">Jul 29, 2016 at 8:20am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To mark the rapid growth of their airline in the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/airlines\/norwegian-air-dy?fpaffiliate=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Norwegian Air<\/a> have decided to feature Dahl because he &#8220;captures the essence of a tail fin hero,&#8221; according to their press release. The author also has Norwegian roots!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Did you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoaldDahl?src=hash\">#RoaldDahl<\/a> was Welsh? His parents, Harald &amp; Sofie, were Norwegian but Roald was born in Llandaff in Cardiff. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoaldDahlDay?src=hash\">#RoaldDahlDay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Literature Wales (@LitWales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LitWales\/status\/643106952344698880\">September 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So in honor of #RoaldDahlDay, let&#8217;s all keep dreaming, wishing, hoping and believing!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nHands-up. Who&#8217;s got their favourite book ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoaldDahlDay?src=hash\">#RoaldDahlDay<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MTfLzbZecl\">pic.twitter.com\/MTfLzbZecl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roald Dahl HQ (@roald_dahl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roald_dahl\/status\/775344472704114688\">September 12, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and here&#8217;s another charming bit of fantasy, just for funsies!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/57X72CE-MC\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;&#8216;We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!'&#8221; #RoaldDahl&#8217;s James and the Giant Peach &#8211; go on a #MessyAdventure with @persiluk this summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Roald Dahl HQ (@roald_dahl) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-08-03T16:20:50+00:00\">Aug 3, 2015 at 9:20am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>[perfectpullquote align=&#8221;full&#8221; cite=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; color=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; size=&#8221;&#8221;]Which Roald Dahl books will you be reading today? 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