Top hotel & travel execs protest delay in NAI permit approval

With the US still stalling on awarding final approval for a foreign air permit to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the CEs of several top hotel chains and travel organisations have written directly to president Barack Obama urging immediate action. Twelve top executives of travel companies and organisations point out that NAI has waited more than 900 days for the US govt to take definitive action on its application—“a wait time that is inexcusable given that the US-EU Open Skies agreement demands that DoT act with ‘minimal procedural delay’.” Signatures on the letter include US Travel Association president and CE Roger Dow, Hilton president and CE Christopher Nassetta, Marriott president and CE Arne Sorenson, Loews Hotels president and CE Kirk Kinsell, and MGM Resorts chairman and CE James Murren. <br/>