Budget airline may register aircraft in Ireland to avoid Norwegian labour law (RTE.ie)

April 25, 2013

Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle is considering registering a long-haul aircraft in Ireland to circumvent Norwegian laws, which bar it from hiring cheaper Asian cabin crews.

The carrier has sent a letter to Norway’s Civil Aviation Authority asking it to authorise “renting an aircraft that in all likelihood will be registered in the Irish Aircraft Registration Department”, reports AFP.

The contents of the letter, seen by business daily Dagens Naeringsliv, were confirmed by company spokesman Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen.

The new aircraft would operate on Norwegian’s recently announced routes to Thailand and the United States.

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