Yeah, Norwegian Air flights to Europe were great while they lasted. After its reorganization, Norwegian is still flying, but they’re a “budget” airline just flying within Europe now. We took several flights around Scandinavia on them last fall, but had previously flown from Denver to/from Europe a few times when that was available.
David’s right that the price he mentions might be pretty reasonable, all things considered. Out of curiosity, I wondered whether another Scandinavian airline, Icelandair, might offer a possibility. We’d flown either them or Norwegian for a while, from Denver, when they were about the most affordable options. Well, I see that nowhere in California, including San Diego, has service with Icelandair, but besides Denver, there’s Portland, Seattle, and New York, among others. So you’d have to get yourself to/from one of those other airports, but maybe the Icelander fares would make that worthwhile?
Well, Icelandair flys to and from Rome (connecting in Reykjavik), but not Paris. So you’d have to get yourself from Paris to another airport at the end, but again, maybe the Icelandair prices could make that work?
Fares involving Denver, Portland, Seattle, and New York were all in the $1,400 range, and that’s flying round-trip to and from Rome. That doesn’t include the cost of getting from/to San Diego, doesn’t get you from Paris to an Icelandair connection getting home, and none are direct flights.
As David says, with $1,227 on United, you could do worse.