Airline pledges 150 new planes if Gatwick gets second runway
Norwegian will base 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 100 short-haul aircraft at Gatwick Airport if its second runway bid goes ahead. Norwegian CE Bjorn Kjos ‘strongly’ backed Gatwick’s expansion bid Thursday. He said: “This isn’t just for selfish commercial reasons - in my view Gatwick is the only choice that will actually deliver what the whole industry needs. Clearly Heathrow is a world-class airport but when we look at how the industry is changing and what it needs in the future - lower landing charges and more capacity for low-cost growth, greater competition, more point-to-point travel – it is clear that Gatwick is the best choice.” Norwegian is Gatwick’s third largest airline and currently has more than 260 new aircraft on order including 30 Dreamliners. <br/>
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Airline pledges 150 new planes if Gatwick gets second runway
Norwegian will base 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 100 short-haul aircraft at Gatwick Airport if its second runway bid goes ahead. Norwegian CE Bjorn Kjos ‘strongly’ backed Gatwick’s expansion bid Thursday. He said: “This isn’t just for selfish commercial reasons - in my view Gatwick is the only choice that will actually deliver what the whole industry needs. Clearly Heathrow is a world-class airport but when we look at how the industry is changing and what it needs in the future - lower landing charges and more capacity for low-cost growth, greater competition, more point-to-point travel – it is clear that Gatwick is the best choice.” Norwegian is Gatwick’s third largest airline and currently has more than 260 new aircraft on order including 30 Dreamliners. <br/>
