Norwegian to cut Singapore service
Norwegian plans to drop its only service to Southeast Asia early next year in a major blow to its ambitious plans to grow Asian traffic. According to the airline’s booking website, the flight departing London-Gatwick will no longer be available after Jan 10, 2019, and the last return flight leaves Singapore the following day. Norwegian did not immediately comment. Expansion to Asia-Pacific—China in particular—was initially one of the main pillars of Norwegian’s planned foray into long-haul flying. The start of new services was initially held up by the long-delayed US air carrier permit for Norwegian Air UK, the unit that was supposed to operate Asian routes because it could take advantage of UK or EU traffic rights. Since overcoming that hurdle, Russia’s refusal to grant overflight rights has held back any moves. <br/>
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Norwegian to cut Singapore service
Norwegian plans to drop its only service to Southeast Asia early next year in a major blow to its ambitious plans to grow Asian traffic. According to the airline’s booking website, the flight departing London-Gatwick will no longer be available after Jan 10, 2019, and the last return flight leaves Singapore the following day. Norwegian did not immediately comment. Expansion to Asia-Pacific—China in particular—was initially one of the main pillars of Norwegian’s planned foray into long-haul flying. The start of new services was initially held up by the long-delayed US air carrier permit for Norwegian Air UK, the unit that was supposed to operate Asian routes because it could take advantage of UK or EU traffic rights. Since overcoming that hurdle, Russia’s refusal to grant overflight rights has held back any moves. <br/>
