Cork runway may be too short for Norwegian Air flights to New York
Norwegian Air International may not be able to fly its proposed route from Cork to New York because the Irish airport’s runway is too short, according to its group CE, Bjorn Kjos. The carrier will begin flying from Ireland to the US east coast from July, including the first transatlantic service from Cork. Norwegian is also considering a service to Stewart International in New York state from Cork next year, but Kjos said the airline would have to see if it was possible to fly this route “because of the runway length”. The length of Cork Airport’s runway, 2,133m, means Norwegian cannot fill the Boeing 737 Max aircraft it intends using on the Providence route, to ensure the aircraft can take off. However, because New York is further south, and thus a longer journey, Kjos said that it may not be possible to complete it from Cork. <br/>
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Cork runway may be too short for Norwegian Air flights to New York
Norwegian Air International may not be able to fly its proposed route from Cork to New York because the Irish airport’s runway is too short, according to its group CE, Bjorn Kjos. The carrier will begin flying from Ireland to the US east coast from July, including the first transatlantic service from Cork. Norwegian is also considering a service to Stewart International in New York state from Cork next year, but Kjos said the airline would have to see if it was possible to fly this route “because of the runway length”. The length of Cork Airport’s runway, 2,133m, means Norwegian cannot fill the Boeing 737 Max aircraft it intends using on the Providence route, to ensure the aircraft can take off. However, because New York is further south, and thus a longer journey, Kjos said that it may not be possible to complete it from Cork. <br/>
