Norwegian Air International‘s new US-Irish routes are to go ahead after US President Donald Trump voiced no objection.
The president’s press secretary Sean Spicer describing the services as being “a major economic interest in the United States”. It will see direct services offered from Cork and Shannon to Boston/Providence and New York/Stewart International, with potentially more Irish and American cities being added in the future.
NAI official Stuart Buss commented: “We’re pleased with the US press secretary’s correct understanding of Norwegian and Norwegian Air International. No other foreign airline invests more in the American economy or creates more American jobs than Norwegian. We currently have 500 US-based cabin crew and are the only foreign airline to be recruiting American pilots, all of which are hired under local laws and regulations with competitive packages. We also operate an all-Boeing fleet of more than 120 Boeing aircraft, with another 120 on order generating further economic benefits and jobs in the US. Norwegian is doing exactly what the US administration wants – we are creating hundreds of American jobs in the air and on the ground.”
- Watch here minister Shane Ross telling a press briefing in Dublin that there are no further road blocks on Norwegian AI’s proposed routes from Cork and Shannon to New York and Boston
