Norwegian blames 737 for transatlantic flight cancellations

Norwegian has said it will end its transatlantic flights between Ireland and North America. The cancellations are said to be caused by the extended grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. With the uncertainty surrounding when the Max 737 will take to the skies again Norwegian made the decision to cut all six routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to the US and Canada citing that the routes are no longer “commercially viable. The decision takes effect 15 September. Matthew Wood, senior vice president long-haul commercial at Norwegian said: “Since March, we have tirelessly sought to minimise the impact on our