Scandinavian low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will wet lease up to 10 aircraft to cope with demand on its routes this summer. It will also offer refunds to any passengers disappointed about not traveling on Norwegian’s own aircraft.
The LCC has pulled in aircraft—mainly Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, but also some Fokker 100s, from several European airlines including British charter Titan Airways, Portuguese charter Hi Fly, Slovakia’s Go2Sky and Germany’s Avanti Air.
“Norwegian plans to wet lease between five to 10 aircraft over the summer period to help provide additional capacity on selected routes, predominantly in Scandinavia,” a Norwegian spokesman said. “Norwegian will predominantly lease Boeing 737 and A320 aircraft to offer a similar capacity to Norwegian’s existing fleet. However, with limited wet-lease operators available during the peak season, a small number of Fokker aircraft will also be used on selected routes.”
The spokesman added, “We would like to apologize to affected passengers for any inconvenience this may cause, but the most important thing for us is that our passengers get to their final destination as planned. The aircraft are all being leased from approved European operators, but we understand if people are disappointed that they are not going to fly with our aircraft. Therefore, we have offered passengers their money back if they do not wish to travel.”
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