Plans for Cork-US flights deferred as May launch date postponed

Plans to launch the first transatlantic flights from Cork Airport in May have been deferred.

Norwegian Airlines confirmed last night that continuing delays by the US Department of Transportation (DoT) on its Irish subsidiary’s application for a foreign carrier permit means it cannot launch the service as planned in May.

The delays have also forced the deferral of its proposed Cork to Barcelona service, which would have shared airline crews and aircraft with the proposed Boston service.