Aviation remains in serious crisis, pilots union Balpa has said after Norwegian Air confirmed on Thursday (14 January) it was withdrawing from the long-haul market.
Norwegian will instead make short-haul its sole focus, placing more than 1,000 UK pilot and cabin crew roles at its Gatwick long-haul hub at risk.
In excess of another 1,000 roles across Norwegian’s European and US long-haul operations are also under threat.
Balpa said around 300 pilots and more than 1,000 staff in total would be affected by Norwegian’s plans in the UK.