So who would be interested in Norwegian slots?
1. Easyjet? Doesn’t like as though they will want more slots, especially as they will be smaller in fleet size. Could move their Stansted and perhaps Luton ops down?
2. Virgin? Have not shown any intention of expanding Gatwick ops, concentrating on Manchester expansion outside London. Would they sell Heathrow slots to raise much needed funds and move some routes back to Gatwick? Will the pre-virus Gatwick operation survive anyway and even Virgin itself!.
3. British Airways? They were quick to concentrate all their London flights to Heathrow, they may decide this make sense in the long term. Another option would be to concentrate any surviving Gatwick operations onto Vueling?
4. TUI? May have an aircraft resourcing issue with Max8 delays?
5. WIZZ ? Looks as though they are keen on expanding Gatwick operations but with Brexit can they attract more Eastern European pax or would they move more flights from say Luton?
6. Finally, my dark horse, Ryanair! Lots of aircraft orders still and an ideal opportunity to create a large base at Gatwick! Been operating for years but no real expansion or perhaps large slot availability until now!