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Norwegian cancels 22 flights between Europe and the US

Thursday, 5 March 20203 min read
Norwegian cancels 22 flights between Europe and the US

Norwegian is cancelling 22 flights between Europe and the US as a result in reduced demand, which the airline has blamed on coronavirus.

The routes include London-New York, which will reduce from three daily departures to two on some days.

The others all affect services to and from Rome, with a reduced number of departures on Rome to Los Angeles, Boston and New York during selected weeks.

The cancellations will be effective from March 28-May 5 and affected customers will be contacted by Norwegian and offered a new itinerary.

The airline said: "Norwegian has during the past few days experienced reduced demand on some routes, particularly on future bookings.

"Bookings for flights departing in the coming weeks are less affected.

"Norwegian has a limited number of flights to Northern Italy and other regions heavily affected by the virus. In addition, the company has a higher share of leisure traffic, which seem less affected than business traffic."

Last month, the company announced it was reducing capacity by up to 15% in 2020.

"Norwegian is monitoring the developments closely and is continuously evaluating additional changes to its schedule," it added.