Pursuits
Norwegian Air to Launch Winter Flights Between the U.S. and the Caribbean
The move could open a fresh round of tussling between the cut-rate carrier and U.S. airlines and unions
Bjørn Kjos, CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, marks the airline's inaugural flight to New York from London in 2014.
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Two years ago, Norwegian Air Shuttle brought a low-cost business model to the U.S. with cheap flights between the U.S. and Europe, provoking rival carriers and airline employees on both sides of the Atlantic.
Now Norwegian will begin flying directly to the Caribbean from Baltimore, Boston, and New York under an Open Skies agreement between the United States and the European Union and Norway, expanding its cut-rate business right in the backyard of the U.S. airline industry.