Norwegian wet leases Hi Fly A380 for London-NY route
Norwegian Air Shuttle is operating a single Airbus A380 from wet-lease specialist Hi Fly through Aug 23 on its London Gatwick-New York JFK services to fill in for temporarily out-of-service Boeing 787s as they undergo Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine inspections. A Norwegian spokesperson declined to give specific numbers of 787s undergoing inspections, but confirmed the A380 will be used on the New York route to “avoid cancellations of our flights to JFK.” The A380 is a former SIA aircraft equipped with 471 seats: 12 in first class, 60 in business and 399 in economy. The spokesperson said because it is peak season on the New York route, Norwegian has been able to sell all A380 seats as flights are running on full capacity. Norwegian has become the first LCC to operate the A380 on scheduled flights. <br/>
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Norwegian wet leases Hi Fly A380 for London-NY route
Norwegian Air Shuttle is operating a single Airbus A380 from wet-lease specialist Hi Fly through Aug 23 on its London Gatwick-New York JFK services to fill in for temporarily out-of-service Boeing 787s as they undergo Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine inspections. A Norwegian spokesperson declined to give specific numbers of 787s undergoing inspections, but confirmed the A380 will be used on the New York route to “avoid cancellations of our flights to JFK.” The A380 is a former SIA aircraft equipped with 471 seats: 12 in first class, 60 in business and 399 in economy. The spokesperson said because it is peak season on the New York route, Norwegian has been able to sell all A380 seats as flights are running on full capacity. Norwegian has become the first LCC to operate the A380 on scheduled flights. <br/>
