Airlines
Labor Groups Oppose Norwegian Air UK Permit Application
Labor groups also oppose an earlier application by Ireland-based Norwegian Air International, alleging it will flout labor standards.
Norwegian Air UK will leverage the airline group's Gatwick Airport-based personnel. (Photo: Creative Commons Attribution, Steve Bates/ http://media.norwegian.com/en/#/images/norwegian-s-787-dreamliner-at-london-gatwick-307570)
Norwegian Air UK will leverage the airline group's Gatwick Airport-based personnel. (Photo: Creative Commons Attribution, Steve Bates/ http://media.norwegian.com/en/#/images/norwegian-s-787-dreamliner-at-london-gatwick-307570)

U.S. and European airline labor groups have lined up to oppose an application by Norwegian Air Shuttle’s new UK subsidiary to operate flights to the United States from London’s Gatwick Airport. The groups allege that the subsidiary would be a “flag of convenience” carrier that undercuts labor standards, an allegation they have made against Norwegian’s Ireland-based subsidiary.