Norwegian Air frustrated by US regulatory delay
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has acknowledged it may have to delay its service from Cork, Ireland to Boston in the absence of US approval for flights using the discount carrier’s Irish subsidiary. Norwegian had hoped to start the service in May under its Irish operating license, but US regulators have so far failed to approve the plan more than two years after the airline submitted it. Norwegian, among a handful of carriers pioneering no-frills long-haul air travel, could push back the start of the new service to 2017 if US regulators don’t give their blessing soon, CE Bjørn Kjos said. “We have to have a pre-sale period for the operation,” Kjos said. The airline has so far held off starting to take bookings for the service while regulators haven’t said how long they may take, he said.<br/>
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Norwegian Air frustrated by US regulatory delay
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has acknowledged it may have to delay its service from Cork, Ireland to Boston in the absence of US approval for flights using the discount carrier’s Irish subsidiary. Norwegian had hoped to start the service in May under its Irish operating license, but US regulators have so far failed to approve the plan more than two years after the airline submitted it. Norwegian, among a handful of carriers pioneering no-frills long-haul air travel, could push back the start of the new service to 2017 if US regulators don’t give their blessing soon, CE Bjørn Kjos said. “We have to have a pre-sale period for the operation,” Kjos said. The airline has so far held off starting to take bookings for the service while regulators haven’t said how long they may take, he said.<br/>
