- Norwegian’s reputation among pilots in freefall – Dagbladet.no

Many passengers who thought they were going to fly with Norwegian has in recent months been informed that a chartered aircraft from another airline replaces flight. The use of leased aircraft with crews – so-called wet lease – cost in the first quarter Norwegian entire 112 million, compared to a total of 29 million in the first and second quarter last year.

– I would say it is abnormally high. In any case it is very high considering that there is now a very calm period with neither winter or summer storms, says Alexander Tinholt, head of Norwegian Pilot Group (NPG), which is an association of the national pilotfagforeningene in Norwegian. According Tinholt organizes these over 1000 Norwegian pilots.