Norwegian to axe Edinburgh-Hartford route
Norwegian has disclosed plans to end its transatlantic service between Edinburgh and Hartford later this year, citing the Scottish govt's failure to reduce air taxes. The airline notes that when it began operating the route in June 2017 there was the "prospect" that Scotland's govt would cut air passenger duty this year. In Oct 2017, however, Scotland's finance secretary Derek Mackay told parliament that securing EU approval for continuing to exempt Highlands and Islands airports from air tax would delay the whole process of reducing APD. Norwegian says its Edinburgh-Hartford route will close March 25. The carrier is also reducing the frequencies of its services from the Scottish capital to Boston and New York, and redeploying capacity to other markets. <br/>
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Norwegian to axe Edinburgh-Hartford route
Norwegian has disclosed plans to end its transatlantic service between Edinburgh and Hartford later this year, citing the Scottish govt's failure to reduce air taxes. The airline notes that when it began operating the route in June 2017 there was the "prospect" that Scotland's govt would cut air passenger duty this year. In Oct 2017, however, Scotland's finance secretary Derek Mackay told parliament that securing EU approval for continuing to exempt Highlands and Islands airports from air tax would delay the whole process of reducing APD. Norwegian says its Edinburgh-Hartford route will close March 25. The carrier is also reducing the frequencies of its services from the Scottish capital to Boston and New York, and redeploying capacity to other markets. <br/>
