Coronavirus flights: Norwegian to cancel 85 percent of flights – are yours axed?

Norwegian Air Shuttle announced today they are cancelling “85 percent” of their flights. This comes as coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, with the worldwide total number of cases confirmed at 174,893 at the time of writing. Norwegian has said the virus has resulted in “most of the company’s planes being parked.”

“We appreciate that the authorities of Norway have communicated that they will implement all necessary measures to protect aviation in Norway, consequently securing crucial infrastructure and jobs.”

Norwegian has already discontinued thousands of flights.

The airline has said their main priority this week is “to maintain as many scheduled flights as possible to ensure that customers are able to immediately return to their home destinations.”

Norwegian will work closely with the authorities to arrange flights for the benefit of stranded passengers, if necessary.

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Customers who are directly affected by route changes and cancellations will be contacted by Norwegian via text message or e-mail.

“We understand that this extraordinary situation is stressful for our customers, but I want to assure everyone that we are working around the clock to ensure that everyone is taken care of in the best way possible at this time,” said Schram.

As of March 21, the company will primarily fly a reduced scheduled domestically in Norway and between the Nordic capitals.

“Some European flights will be operated,” said Norwegian.