Norwegian Air to start US-Paris flights
Norwegian Air will start direct flights between Paris and the US this summer but must postpone new service from Cork, as US regulators mull whether to approve those flights. The Paris flights underscore the ambitions of the carrier to expand its long-haul business to the US. "The most interesting cities for (US) tourists to go to are London, Paris, Barcelona and Rome. That's where we see large leisure growth in the future," CE Bjorn Kjos said, noting Norwegian will more than double the number of Boeing 787s it flies in the next 2 years. "We have opened a new base in Rome now. Obviously there is a reason why we open new bases," he added. A more than 2-year review by the US DoT of a request by Norwegian's Irish subsidiary to fly from the US is putting some growth plans on hold, however. <br/>
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Norwegian Air to start US-Paris flights
Norwegian Air will start direct flights between Paris and the US this summer but must postpone new service from Cork, as US regulators mull whether to approve those flights. The Paris flights underscore the ambitions of the carrier to expand its long-haul business to the US. "The most interesting cities for (US) tourists to go to are London, Paris, Barcelona and Rome. That's where we see large leisure growth in the future," CE Bjorn Kjos said, noting Norwegian will more than double the number of Boeing 787s it flies in the next 2 years. "We have opened a new base in Rome now. Obviously there is a reason why we open new bases," he added. A more than 2-year review by the US DoT of a request by Norwegian's Irish subsidiary to fly from the US is putting some growth plans on hold, however. <br/>
