Low-cost carriers eyeing Asian long-haul market
LCCs such as Norwegian Air are eyeing the Asian long-haul budget market, with the airline saying that it is not facing intense competition in the area. Thomas Ramdahl, CCO of Norwegian Air, said that the airline plans to expand its network in Asia as there is big demand for budget long-haul flights into the region. "As long as we get the overflights over Russia, we are going to expand in 2018, 2019," he said. "We have 11 aircraft coming in next year and we do also look at cooperation with other Asian carriers, so we can bring them into Bangkok, Singapore for instance, and they could fly onwards with Jetstar, as an example." The airline had announced in April that it will launch a non-stop service between Singapore and London in September this year. <br/>
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Low-cost carriers eyeing Asian long-haul market
LCCs such as Norwegian Air are eyeing the Asian long-haul budget market, with the airline saying that it is not facing intense competition in the area. Thomas Ramdahl, CCO of Norwegian Air, said that the airline plans to expand its network in Asia as there is big demand for budget long-haul flights into the region. "As long as we get the overflights over Russia, we are going to expand in 2018, 2019," he said. "We have 11 aircraft coming in next year and we do also look at cooperation with other Asian carriers, so we can bring them into Bangkok, Singapore for instance, and they could fly onwards with Jetstar, as an example." The airline had announced in April that it will launch a non-stop service between Singapore and London in September this year. <br/>
