Norwegian Air will lay off staff and cut around 3,000 flights as the spread of t...
) will lay off staff and cut around 3,000 flights as the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak sends shockwaves across the travel industry.
It said the 3,000 flights to be cut between mid-March and mid-June correspond to around 15% of its capacity. “This is a critical time for the aviation industry, including us at Norwegian,” CEO Jacob Schram said. “It will affect the entire network and more details will be shared as soon as they are ready to be implemented,” Norwegian said.
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