Norwegian in 2017

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Norwegian announced new B787 routes from Paris to Boston and Oakland, as well as increased flights on the existing routes from Paris to New York and Los Angeles.

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Not a nice way to start. Only a few days after launch, Norwegian Air US-bound flight from Belfast is cancelled due to "staff sickness". I beg your pardon?

A Norwegian spokesman said: "Passengers are able to rebook free of charge on to another Norwegian flight or if they no longer wish to travel will be given a full refund. "We would like to sincerely apologise again to passengers for the inconvenience caused."

Nothing about EU261?

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Not a nice way to start. Only a few days after launch, Norwegian Air US-bound flight from Belfast is cancelled due to "staff sickness". I beg your pardon?

A strong growing airline !

Happened also at Sabena: due to the flu 1 long-haul flight was cancelled.

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Excellent passenger figures for Norwegian but share price tanked and the CFO ran away!
Are Norwegian in trouble.

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Norwegian to start Boeing 787-9 service from Paris CDG to Denver on 09 April 2018.

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Argentina plans to concede new routes to nine airlines on 06 September 2017, including main contenders Norwegian and Avianca Argentina.

Norwegian looks to operate 34 domestic routes, as well as internationally to Ft Lauderdale, Malaga, Copenhagen, Tel Aviv, Zurich, Point A Pitre, Cape Town, Papeete and San Jose CR, with plans to operate between 50 and 80 aircraft.

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Norwegian Air Argentina is looking to hire 300 pilots and cabin crew ahead of the start of operations.

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Norwegian started new B787-8 service from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale on 23 August 2017; it plans to increase based aircraft at the Spanish airport from five to nine in 2017. Carrier also plans service from Providence and Fort Lauderdale to Fort-de-France on 30 October, and from Oakland and Boston to Paris on 10 April and 02 May 2018, respectively.

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According to the newspaper "Le Soir", Norwegian considers flying to Belgium (Brussels or Charleroi) in 2019-2020:

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/norwegi ... 2019-2020/

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Norwegian intends to open a new pilot base at Dublin Airport later in 2017 to support the airline’s international operations, including the new transatlantic routes from Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Belfast.

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Norwegian Air eyes Monarch Airlines deal

The Press Association understands that Norwegian Air Shuttle has approached Monarch over a deal to buy all – or part – of the business as it looks to up the pressure on rivals easyJet and Ryanair.

The UK is a key market for Norwegian where the airline is looking for opportunities to expand.

Monarch, which is owned by private equity firm Greybull Capital, has hired KPMG to investigate options for overhauling or selling its short-haul business, with an eye to focusing on more lucrative long-haul routes.

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Norwegian Air Argentina is looking to hire 300 pilots and cabin crew ahead of the start of operations.

Argentinian authorities back Norwegian start-up

Norwegian Air Argentina was on Wednesday night granted concessions to operate 153 routes from Argentina by the Argentine National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC). These concessions came as a result of the application and consultation of 156 routes.

The Norwegian Group established its Argentinian subsidiary in January 2017. Norwegian plans to have a considerable operation in Argentina that includes both domestic and international flights.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/norwe ... ian-start/