The reason for the action, which takes place in Washington today, Norwegian long struggle to achieve a permanent operating permit in the United States for its Irish-based long-distance company. It operates under the name Norwegian Air International.
It is the US Department of Transportation, DOT, which must give Kjos the necessary permits. It has proved to be a tough battle.
So far, DOT, with heavy and intense support from US trade unions, failed to provide English the required clear signal.
The last thing that has happened is that the American English-employees now have started a major campaign in the capital today and will culminate in a letter from US citizens requesting that airlines must obtain the necessary operating permits now.
Printer letter to Barak Obama
50 of Norwegian employees at bases in New York and Fort Lauderdale met Wednesday in front of the building to the Transport Ministry to give to know their position. They also sent a letter Obama where prayers to the president are:
– Save our jobs , according to the petition.
English lures however 2000 people with pledge ticket money to get US public opinion to support their application for a license.
Anyone who writes under the requirement that Kjos now must get their permits, are offered a voucher for 150 US dollars. It can be used to purchase tickets with airlines between the US and Europe. Also if you give your support on the internet, one could get the gift card.
– Volunteer to write the petition
– Is not this buy you support, information chief Lasse Sandakerveien-Nielsen in English?
– No, it is totally wrong to say that we buy us support in Washington. It is completely voluntary signing support statement and certainly no requirement to get gift ticket. This is contrary a completely ordinary initiative to highlight an issue that means a lot to US consumers who for too long have been accustomed to expensive flights to Europe and that also means a lot to the tourist industry and the opportunities to create new jobs in the US, he says Aftenposten.
– What we do is to encourage people to meet up in Washington center tomorrow (Wednesday) morning if they want to know more about English and what it takes to make it even more direct routes to a low price between the US and Europe, namely that Norwegian Air International needs to get its permit to fly. It is in line with the Open Skies Agreement. The first thing that comes at the event will travel gift. Giving out travel vouchers are a normal way of doing marketing, believes Sandakerveien-Nielsen.
Preliminary dismissive of English
The US government has in a preliminary assessment imagined negative to redeem application from Kjos.
A final decision on hold and is not stipulated by Transport Ministry.
The major US airlines and many unions have asked their government to say no to Kjos because they believe North man will create unfair competition.
Today’s Business Wednesday said Kjos that there is much at stake, not least US jobs:
– It can go beyond the foundation of the bases in the United States. That way, it beyond that they (Americans, ed.’s Note.) To protect other workers in the United States at the expense of ours.
Parat: What will the politicians in the United States say to this?
vice chairman of the trade union Parat, Vegard Einan, believes that Norwegian way to act on should be construed as an attempt to pay for support in the American people. He believes the method is questionable and that it will not necessarily serve to Norwegian advantage in the further proceedings in the United States.
– application for an operating permit in the United States is the political contentious issue. I wonder what the politicians in the United States say when they discover that Norwegian campaign to obtain operating permits in the US now appears to be driven on the basis of, inter alia, a promise of over 1,000 million in ticket money, says Einan.
Will fly with Asian crew
English wish to operate long-haul routes from a separate company. It is established in Ireland to employ Asians aboard and secure traffic rights in the EU.
The main reason that English has established long-distance company in Ireland is access to traffic rights in the EU who are not EEA country Norway has day.
Through having a foothold in the EU can airlines continue to offer a number of new international routes, the company believes. Then, it is a not only on routes westward, but also to several countries in Asia, Africa and South America.
When the Norwegian discount airlines operate their flights to and from the United States are currently taking place on the Norwegian operation permit as Norwegian-registered Norwegian Air Shuttle has to fly between Europe and the United States.
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