Norwegian Air Postpones Canada Services Amid 737 Delivery Delays
- Flights slated for July have been pushed back to spring 2019
- Late handovers left too little time for marketing, CEO says
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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has shelved flights between Europe and Canada until next year after delivery delays afflicting Boeing Co. 737 Max narrow-body jets left too little time to market the planned routes.
Services won’t now begin until spring 2019 following a slippage of about four weeks in the handover of two 737s, Norwegian Air Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Kjos said in an interview. Ticket sales had been authorized to start last month with flights due from July 23, according to the Canadian Transportation Agency.