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Old 16th Mar 2021, 11:59
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november.sierra
 
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Grrr

Yes, many things are the same, BUT: looking at the proposed route network, it was only those LH routes that made money for Norwegian and the gang behind this project would know that. There is now a lower cost base through lower lease costs and no doubt lower staffing costs (OSM will take the opportunity to set lower T&C's of course...) The slots left behind by Virgin at LGW can be snapped up on the cheap, so why not. On top of that, I'm sure they've learned their lesson and won't cover aircraft maintenance downtime with Wamos etc as before, no doubt this downtime will be factored into any lease agreements including enough spare airframes on a 'power by the hour' agreement. Capitalism at its best quite simply
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