Norwegian cuts some UK to US services to summer only

Norwegian 737 Max
Picture: Norweigan Boeing 737 Max 8 takes off from Edinburgh Airport (Image: Norwegian/www.iangeorgesonphotography.co.uk/)

Edinburgh and Belfast routes become summer only

13/04/2018 Airline news, News < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air International has cut some UK to US transatlantic routes to summer only from October 2018.

Services from Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) to Providence (PVD/KPVD) and Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) to Newburgh Stewart (SWF/KSWF) will no longer be operated between the end of October 2018 and March 2019.

Norwegian Air International is the Irish subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle and the cutbacks also affect flights from Shannon and Cork. It operates trans-Atlantic routes with the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.

Belfast International to Newburgh Stewart operates twice-weekly and Edinburgh to Providence operates three-times-per-week.

Read More: IAG eyes Norwegian take-over

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