Hi SSDK you make some good, valid points.
I will however say once again that low cost long haul doesn’t work and Norwegian was on its way out before Covid 19.
Again, I feel terrible for the pilots and cabin crew but did they really expect it to continue? Flying LGW to OAK cheaper than a staff travel ticket with another airline just doesn’t make commercial sense.
Furthemore, flying BKK cabin crew to Europe as passengers then have them operate to the US was a flagrant flouting of the rules. Were you also commuting using the amazing (and it seriously is amazing) text ticketing? Just put your flight details into the phone with your staff number and you get your booking reference and no tax to be paid. Great for commuting.
So, because of the amount of tax dodging carried out by Norwegian I’m not surprised if governments say no to their requests for a bail out.