The pilot strike in Norwegian is finally over
The Scandinavian pilot strike at Norwegian is finally over. Norwegian has gone to great lengths to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute, which has now lasted for 11 days.
The Scandinavian pilot strike at Norwegian is finally over. Norwegian has gone to great lengths to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute, which has now lasted for 11 days.
Norwegian regrets to inform that nearly 20,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) on Tuesday. Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated. Most flights between the Scandinavian capitals will also be cancelled.
Norwegian regrets to inform that nearly 25,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) on Monday. Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated.
Norwegian regrets to inform that nearly 20,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) on Sunday. Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated. Most flights between the Scandinavian capitals will also be cancelled.
Norwegian has during mediation presented an offer that will give the Scandinavian pilots job security, a job guarantee for three years, keep their salaries and, not least, have a connection with the mother company. It is therefore extremely disappointing that it was not possible to reach an agreement with Norwegian Pilot Union and Parat at the state mediator’s office.
Tomorrow, Saturday, nearly 20,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN). Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated.
Norwegian’s passengers will again be affected by the pilot strike. Tomorrow, Friday, nearly 35,000 passengers will be affected. Almost all domestic flights in Norway, Sweden and Denmark will be cancelled due to the strike. This also applies to flights between the Scandinavian capitals.
Norwegian will soon experience its seventh day of pilot strike - it's a state of emergency throughout the whole company. Enough is enough. Over 100,000 passengers have already been affected by the pilot strike.
Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in February 2015, an increase of seven percent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 84.8 percent in February, up 5.5 percentage points.
All the domestic flights in Norway will be cancelled tomorrow, Thursday, due to the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN). In Sweden and Denmark, the strike will affect some of the domestic flights, while most of the flights between the Scandinavian capitals will be cancelled. The flights between Scandinavia and USA, and Scandinavia and Thailand will not be affected by the pilot strike.
More than 35,000 customers in Scandinavia will tomorrow be affected by the pilot strike at Norwegian. Ever since the weekend, Norwegian’s management has been trying to get a solution with Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU) and the union Parat to prevent that even more passengers are affected, without success.
Norwegian regrets to inform that it was not possible to reach an agreement in the mediation between Norwegian’s subsidiary Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU). Norwegian’s goal is still to operate all flights on Saturday and Sunday as planned, as only a limited number of pilots are on strike this weekend.
Norwegian’s U.S. based flight attendants have delivered letters to the Obama Administration urging the “swift approval” of the foreign air carrier permit application submitted by Norwegian’s affiliate, Norwegian Air International (NAI), an application that has been pending for over a year. More than 300 U.S. flight attendants work for Norwegian at their crew bases in New York and Fort Lauderdale.
Norwegian’s 2014 results are characterized by strong revenue and capacity growth as well as major investments for future expansion. Fuel hedging for 2015 for the amount of 459 MNOK was a considerable cost in 2014. Consequently, major costs for 2015 have already been covered. The company reported a net profit of -1,050 MNOK compared to 322 MNOK in 2013.
Norwegian continues its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter passengers to several destinations in the Mediterranean. The agreements are worth over 400 million NOK and include almost 2,000 flights.
Norwegian continues to grow in all markets. Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in January 2015, an increase of five percent compared to January last year. The load factor was 80 percent in January, up 5.2 percentage points.
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will release its fourth quarter results on Thursday 12th February 2015.
Norwegian continues to expand its route network with new destinations and more flights to already popular destinations. Stockholm - Corsica (Bastia), Madrid - Nice and London - Kefalonia (Greece) are new routes commencing in April.
Norwegian continues to expand its route network. The Greek island of Kefalonia is a new destination from Norwegian’s UK base at London Gatwick. The new route commences in April.
Norwegian reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year with almost 24 million passengers in 2014, an increase of three million compared to 2013. Since the company’s first flight in 2002, 130 million passengers have traveled with Norwegian.