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☆ A group of passengers flying from Paris to New York skipped passport control and customs due to a 'disembarkation issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers on an April 4 flight from Paris to New York left the airport with no immigration check. The incident involved a Norse Atlantic Airways flight that landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. "We are investigating a disembarkation issue that took place on arrival at New York JFK on Tuesday evening concerning a Norse Atlantic Airways flight from Paris," the statement said. The low-cost carrier is fairly new to the transatlantic flight scene. Norse's New York to Paris route, which was inaugurated on March 26, has one-way flights starting at 269 Euros, or around $300.

☆ Norse Atlantic adds new US destinations from UK's Gatwick as demand surges
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Norway-based airline Norse Atlantic (NORSE.OL) said it will add Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston to its summer schedule from London Gatwick airport this year, as it seeks to benefit from the post-pandemic boom in travel. Passenger demand for travel has surged over the last 12 months and is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels on most routes in 2023. Norse said it would fly daily to Los Angeles from Gatwick from June 30 with economy return fares from 430 pounds including taxes. When it adds the new destinations later in the summer, it will serve more U.S. cities than any other airline flying from Gatwick, Britain's second-biggest airport. Gatwick's transatlantic connections suffered during the pandemic following the failure of Norwegian and after Virgin Atlantic stopped flying from Gatwick and focused on its operations at Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow.

☆ Norwegian airline Flyr files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Terje Solsvik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OSLO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Loss-making Norwegian airline Flyr (FLYR.OL) said on Tuesday it would file for bankruptcy after failing to raise the cash it needed for its operations. More than 400 employees will lose their jobs as a result of the bankruptcy, Flyr founder and board Chair Erik Braathen told Norwegian daily Dagbladet. Flyr is the latest Nordic carrier to hit financial difficulties in recent years as the pandemic, soaring energy costs and falling consumer confidence dented demand. SAS is itself undergoing a reorganisation under U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings, while Norwegian Air in 2021 underwent restructuring supervised by an Irish court, emerging as a slimmed-down regional airline. ($1 = 9.9939 Norwegian crowns)Reporting by Terje Solsvik Editing by Bernadette Baum, Mark Potter and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Norwegian airline Flyr says it faces liquidity crunch, shares fall 78%
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OSLO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Loss-making Norwegian airline Flyr (FLYR.OL) said on Monday it had failed to raise the cash it needs from shareholders and other potential investors, leaving it in a "critical short-term liquidity situation". Flyr's share price, already weakened by the budget carrier's financial woes, fell 78% in early trade to an all-time low of 0.0015 Norwegian crowns. The company said it had tried in recent days to secure funding of 330 million Norwegian crowns ($33.27 million) but the effort failed. "Market conditions and continued uncertainty with regards to airline travel and earnings through 2023 have deterred investors from committing capital for the required period of time," Flyr said. ($1 = 9.9175 Norwegian crowns)Reporting by Terje Solsvik, Editing by Louise Heavens and Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Thankfully, there are a few ways to get around those extra fees, with more airlines offering passengers access to free Wi-Fi than ever before. Hawaiian Airlines is also planning to launch free in-flight Wi-Fi in 2023 thanks to its partnership with SpaceX's SkyLink. American Airlines also seems to be testing out free Wi-Fi on many of its aircraft that are equipped with Viasat — as part of an ongoing trial, passengers who opt to watch a sponsored video can access 30 minutes of Wi-Fi free of charge. Some international carriers offer free Wi-Fi, but with certain stipulations. Then, choose the airline's Wi-Fi network and login on the Wi-Fi homepage using your T-Mobile or Sprint phone number.

☆ Russia summons Norwegian ambassador over arrest of Russian nationals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it had summoned the Norwegian ambassador over what it said was the politically-motivated arrest of Russian citizens for using drones illegally, while Norway said the arrests were legal. The Nordic country is now the European Union's largest gas supplier, following a drop in Russian gas flows. Russian flights have been banned from Norwegian airspace since Feb. 28, due to Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. This includes Russians flying drones as well as Russian companies flying commercial planes and helicopters. "He also reviewed the status of the cases that are now being processed by Norwegian courts," said a spokesperson for the Norwegian foreign ministry.

☆ An airline apologized to a mom after letting her unaccompanied 11-year-old get off a plane alone
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Norwegian apologized to a mom whose daughter was allowed to get off a plane without a staff member. The parent paid for its unaccompanied minor service but the child was allowed to roam the airport. Norwegian told Insider it didn't "live up" to the customer's expectations and offered a refund. Norwegian Air told Insider that the flight was operated by another "wetleased" airline, which it briefly used during the summer months. Norwegian said it had apologized to Kelly directly and offered a full refund of the fee charged for the unaccompanied minor.

Net profit for the three-months ending Sept. 30 rose to 910 million crowns ($87.57 million) from a year-ago profit of 169 million, Norwegian said. Norwegian Air shares were up 8.5% at 0912 GMT, beating a flat Oslo benchmark index (.OSEBX), though share are still down 17% over the past year, lagging a benchmark down by 6% over the same period. "We have a flexibility with our fleet that means we can reduce our capacity by up to 30%," Chief Executive Officer Geir Karlsen told Reuters. Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800 plane SE-RRJ approaches Riga International Airport in Riga, Latvia January 17, 2020. ($1 = 10.3139 Norwegian crowns)Reporting by Gwladys Fouche; Editing by Terje Solsvik and Mike HarrisonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A flight attendant broke his ankle in 2 places after being thrown to the ground by severe turbulence as his plane flew through a storm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Stephen Jones | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A flight attendant was badly hurt when his plane was hit with turbulence during its descent. The attendant broke his ankle in two places during the July 2021 incident on a Norwegian flight. Turbulence began when the plane was forced to fly through a storm previously missed by air traffic radar. His colleague — cabin crew member three — also injured her ankle in the incident, but provided assistance, and informed the rest of the flight crew of her colleague's more severe injury. Cabin crew member two suffered two fractures and a dislocated ankle, while crew member three suffered bruising.

☆ Avioanele Boeing 737 MAX vor putea zbura din nou în Europa, la aproape doi ani de la imobilizarea lor la sol
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

După SUA, Brazilia şi Canada, a venit rândul Europei să emită, săptămâna viitoare, autorizaţia necesară pentru ca avioanele Boeing 737 MAX să poată zbura din nou, la aproape doi ani de la imobilizarea lor la sol, ca urmare a două accidente care au provocat 346 de morţi, a anunţat marţi autoritatea europeană de reglementare, informează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. "Am beneficiat de o transparenţă totală din partea Autorităţii Federale pentru Aviaţie din SUA (FAA) şi a Boeing", a mai spus Patrick Ky.Autoritatea Federală pentru Aviaţie din SUA (FAA) şi-a dat, încă din luna noiembrie a anului trecut, acordul preliminar pentru ca avioanele Boeing 737 MAX să poată zbura din nou. În luna decembrie 2020, o aeronavă Boeing 737 MAX aparţinând companiei braziliene Gol a efectuat primul zbor comercial al acestui tip de avion, după o pauză de 20 de luni. Faptul că avioanele Boeing 737 MAX pot zbura din nou în Europa înseamnă că producătorul american va putea relua livrările de aparate destinate companiilor aeriene europene - şi deci să îşi îmbunătăţească rentabilitatea -, având în vedere că acestea achită o mare parte din nota de plată în momentul în care iau în posesie avioanele. Un total de 723 de avioane Boeing 737 MAX au fost comandate de companiile aeriene europene, cei mai importanţi clienţi fiind Ryanair (210 avioane), Norwegian Air Shuttle (92 de avioane) şi Turkish Airlines (63 de avioane).

Persons: Patrick Ky Organizations: Aviaţie, Boeing, Autoritatea Federală, Ryanair, Norwegian, Airlines Locations: SUA, Brazilia, Canada, Europei, Europa

☆ Fronturile noului război rece
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-24 | by ( Horia Blidaru | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +8 min

Anul trecut, Hong Kong a fost teatrul unor demonstraţii îndârjite pentru apărarea democraţiei. Europa - ”un pic naivă””Sistemul ONU e sub înaltă tensiune din cauza dezangajării americane, a ofensivei chineze şi a pasivităţii europene”, consideră directorul Institutului francez pentru relaţii internaţionale, Thomas Gomart. În mod curios, UE a urmat o tendinţă inversă. La începutul lunii, Josep Borrell a fost nevoit, de asemenea, să promită că UE nu va mai permite Chinei să cenzureze declaraţiile reprezentanţilor europeni. Spre exemplu, miercuri, o companie de stat chineză a devenit acţionar semnificativ al Norwegian Air, a treia companie aviatică low cost din Europa.

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