Norwegian confident of Cork flights despite UK setback

Low-fares airline, Norwegian, says it remains confident of launching transatlantic flights from Cork, despite the denial of a licence for its British subsidiary to operate US flights.

US authorities, yesterday, dismissed an application, by Norwegian Air UK, for a foreign-air carrier permit to conduct scheduled and charter flights to the US, from London’s Gatwick Airport.

The airline is hoping to access more US airports under the EU-US Open Skies Agreement, so as to use its long-haul fleet more effectively, and offer lower fares.