Norwegian joins new European airline alliance
Norwegian announced Thursday that it will join the new alliance Airlines for Europe (A4E), which will see it collaborate with Ryanair and others. “Norwegian has always believed in healthy competition among airlines to create more choice and lower fares for passengers. But we also firmly believe in an industry where low-cost and network carriers can unite to tackle the many issues we all face together," Norwegian CE Bjørn Kjos said. Rumours had been circulating that Norwegian and Ryanair were working on a so-called feeder agreement in which Ryanair’s short-distance routes will be slotted in to Norwegian’s long-haul routes. Ryanair transported 7.5m travellers in January, but the airline has no long-haul aircraft that can range across the Atlantic. Norwegian, meanwhile, has been steadily adding to its long-distance routes. <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/imagelibrary/news/hot-topics/2016-02-26/unaligned/norwegian-joins-new-european-airline-alliance
https://portal.staralliance.com/imagelibrary/logo.png
Norwegian joins new European airline alliance
Norwegian announced Thursday that it will join the new alliance Airlines for Europe (A4E), which will see it collaborate with Ryanair and others. “Norwegian has always believed in healthy competition among airlines to create more choice and lower fares for passengers. But we also firmly believe in an industry where low-cost and network carriers can unite to tackle the many issues we all face together," Norwegian CE Bjørn Kjos said. Rumours had been circulating that Norwegian and Ryanair were working on a so-called feeder agreement in which Ryanair’s short-distance routes will be slotted in to Norwegian’s long-haul routes. Ryanair transported 7.5m travellers in January, but the airline has no long-haul aircraft that can range across the Atlantic. Norwegian, meanwhile, has been steadily adding to its long-distance routes. <br/>
