Norwegian axes long-haul flights and cuts 1,100 Gatwick jobs

Low-cost long-haul vision ditched as struggling airline announces strategy for survival post-Covid

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Norwegian has announced it will no longer fly long-haul routes, even after the pandemic, bringing an end to its low-cost, long-haul vision and spelling the loss of about 1,100 jobs based at Gatwick airport.

The airline said it would retrench to a short-haul European network and domestic Norwegian routes for good, as it outlined its business plan for survival.