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Order HereEuropean low-cost carriers (LCC) Norwegian and Ryanair are closing in on a cooperative agreement that would see the Irish carrier feeding passengers intoNorwegian’s long-haul services. Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos told Bloomberg News that negotiations with Ryanair were proceeding and there could be an agreement “shortly.”
“We’ve been in talks with [Norwegian] and a couple of other airlines,” said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely. “It would primarily be for feeding their base at [London] Gatwick.”
Ryanair has also been talking about feeding traffic into Aer Lingus’s transatlantic services at Dublin, TAP Portugal’s South American services in Lisbon, Virgin Atlantic’s services at Gatwick and International Airlines Group—parent company to British Airways and Iberia—at London Stansted. Currently, Stansted does not host any long-haul services.
However, any such arrangements would not be a standard interline agreement where responsibilities tended to be split evenly between the partners, said Kiely.
It would be up to the long-haul carrier to take responsibility for areas such as baggage transfer or any delays. Tickets for such services would probably be sold through GDS arrangements: “You wouldn’t be able to go on to the Aer Lingus website and buy a Ryanair ticket, for example.
Ryanair would also be unlikely to alter its schedules or hold aircraft in the event of a late incoming long-haul service, Kiely said.
Negotiations were proceeding with several airlines, but he was unable to say which would mature first. However, there was likely to be something in place in time for the next northern hemisphere summer timetables, which begin in late March 2016.
With legacy carriers increasingly moving towards providing long-haul services and Ryanair in a position to deliver large quantities of passengers to long-haul hubs, such a move made sense, Kiely said.
“We have talked to several players at London Gatwick, including Ryanair and easyJet about cooperating on smooth and affordable transfers from one airline to another,” said a Norwegian spokeswoman, “and we welcome any initiatives or partnerships that gives customers a greater choice.
“We continue to have good discussions with Ryanair but nothing is agreed at this stage and it is too early to speculate further.”
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Order HereEuropean low-cost carriers (LCC) Norwegian and Ryanair are closing in on a cooperative agreement that would see the Irish carrier feeding passengers intoNorwegian’s long-haul services. Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos told Bloomberg News that negotiations with Ryanair were proceeding and there could be an agreement “shortly.”
“We’ve been in talks with [Norwegian] and a couple of other airlines,” said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely. “It would primarily be for feeding their base at [London] Gatwick.”
Ryanair has also been talking about feeding traffic into Aer Lingus’s transatlantic services at Dublin, TAP Portugal’s South American services in Lisbon, Virgin Atlantic’s services at Gatwick and International Airlines Group—parent company to British Airways and Iberia—at London Stansted. Currently, Stansted does not host any long-haul services.
However, any such arrangements would not be a standard interline agreement where responsibilities tended to be split evenly between the partners, said Kiely.
It would be up to the long-haul carrier to take responsibility for areas such as baggage transfer or any delays. Tickets for such services would probably be sold through GDS arrangements: “You wouldn’t be able to go on to the Aer Lingus website and buy a Ryanair ticket, for example.
Ryanair would also be unlikely to alter its schedules or hold aircraft in the event of a late incoming long-haul service, Kiely said.
Negotiations were proceeding with several airlines, but he was unable to say which would mature first. However, there was likely to be something in place in time for the next northern hemisphere summer timetables, which begin in late March 2016.
With legacy carriers increasingly moving towards providing long-haul services and Ryanair in a position to deliver large quantities of passengers to long-haul hubs, such a move made sense, Kiely said.
“We have talked to several players at London Gatwick, including Ryanair and easyJet about cooperating on smooth and affordable transfers from one airline to another,” said a Norwegian spokeswoman, “and we welcome any initiatives or partnerships that gives customers a greater choice.
“We continue to have good discussions with Ryanair but nothing is agreed at this stage and it is too early to speculate further.”
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Order HereEuropean low-cost carriers (LCC) Norwegian and Ryanair are closing in on a cooperative agreement that would see the Irish carrier feeding passengers intoNorwegian’s long-haul services. Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos told Bloomberg News that negotiations with Ryanair were proceeding and there could be an agreement “shortly.”
“We’ve been in talks with [Norwegian] and a couple of other airlines,” said Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely. “It would primarily be for feeding their base at [London] Gatwick.”
Ryanair has also been talking about feeding traffic into Aer Lingus’s transatlantic services at Dublin, TAP Portugal’s South American services in Lisbon, Virgin Atlantic’s services at Gatwick and International Airlines Group—parent company to British Airways and Iberia—at London Stansted. Currently, Stansted does not host any long-haul services.
However, any such arrangements would not be a standard interline agreement where responsibilities tended to be split evenly between the partners, said Kiely.
It would be up to the long-haul carrier to take responsibility for areas such as baggage transfer or any delays. Tickets for such services would probably be sold through GDS arrangements: “You wouldn’t be able to go on to the Aer Lingus website and buy a Ryanair ticket, for example.
Ryanair would also be unlikely to alter its schedules or hold aircraft in the event of a late incoming long-haul service, Kiely said.
Negotiations were proceeding with several airlines, but he was unable to say which would mature first. However, there was likely to be something in place in time for the next northern hemisphere summer timetables, which begin in late March 2016.
With legacy carriers increasingly moving towards providing long-haul services and Ryanair in a position to deliver large quantities of passengers to long-haul hubs, such a move made sense, Kiely said.
“We have talked to several players at London Gatwick, including Ryanair and easyJet about cooperating on smooth and affordable transfers from one airline to another,” said a Norwegian spokeswoman, “and we welcome any initiatives or partnerships that gives customers a greater choice.
“We continue to have good discussions with Ryanair but nothing is agreed at this stage and it is too early to speculate further.”
The information on this page may have been provided by a contributor and no guarantees can be made about the accuracy of any content. Contributors must obtain all necessary licenses and/or ownership rights from the relevant content owner(s) before submitting the same for publication. AIRLINE PARTNERSHIP disclaims all liability arising from the publication of content received from contributors. Please refer to our Disclaimer for more details.