US trade unions protest Cork-Boston flights outside White House

Cork Chamber issued a rallying call to people last night to back the proposed Cork-Boston flights as US labour unions staged a protest rally at the White House.

Opponents to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Dublin-based low-fares airline planning to launch the Boston service this year and a Cork to New York service next year, called on the Obama administration to block the issuing of a foreign carrier permit to NAI, claiming the airline’s business model will threaten thousands of American jobs.

They also called on congressmen to back proposed legislation which could block the permit.