Norwegian Air Defends Its Move to Dublin For Long-Haul Flights
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Norwegian is getting everything into place for the beginning of its "shuttle" service into the U.S., and it's hard to imagine that the DOT would ban its entry outright despite objections from U.S. airlines and unions.
Norwegian Air claims it didn't transfer the base of its long-haul operations to Dublin to dodge Norway's more restrictive labor laws, as it could have sought an air operator's certificate elsewhere in Europe, and actually considered the UK and Sweden.
The airline says it chose Dublin for long haul because it would get better access to EU traffic rights, and Ireland offers better financing conditions.
Irish aviation authorities granted Norwegian's long-haul subsidiary, now based in Dublin, an operating certificate today. The airli
