Αssociated Press reports from New York that low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle announced on January 14 that it will be cutting all its long-haul routes, including flights departing from the U.S. to destinations in Europe such as the New York to Athens route, Conde Nast (CN) Traveler reported, adding that the carrier will focus instead on its short-haul routes from Scandinavian countries to the rest of Europe in order to survive the global pandemic.
Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO Jacob Schram said in a statement, “Our short-haul network has always been the backbone of Norwegian and will form the basis of a future resilient business model,” CN reported, adding that “Schram noted the airline did not expect the long-haul market to recover from the COVID-19 crisis anytime in the ‘near future.’”
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