Norwegian Air Shuttle boss sees US dispute going to arbitration

Norwegian Air Shuttle's dispute with US regulators over its wish to fly more transatlantic routes will likely go to arbitration, the CE of the airline said Thursday. Norwegian wants to fly to the US from Ireland but its Irish subsidiary has been waiting more than 2-and-a-half years for permission from the DoT, which it says is far longer than airlines usually wait. The EC has previously said the delay constitutes a breach of the Open Skies air traffic agreement between the EU and the US. Norwegian Air Shuttle CE Bjorn Kjos said: "The ongoing delays by the DoT set a dangerous precedent that can only be bad news for...everyone in the industry." More transatlantic flights from Britain are a key part of Norwegian's expansion and Kjos said the airline's plans would not be affected if Britain votes to leave the EU June 23. <br/>