Norwegian Air Shuttle has submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission and ESA (EFTA Surveillance Authority) about SAS Scandinavian Airlines receiving what it believes is “differential treatment.
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Norwegian is lobbying for equal access to the same sort of joint air operator’s certificate (AOC) under which SAS operates, giving the Scandinavian carrier access to traffic rights both within the EU and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), which includes Norway. Norwegian cannot access those rights because Norway is not a part of the EU. Those traffic rights would enable it to operate flights between Helsinki and Dubai, for example, or London and Tel Aviv, or Barcelona and Tel Aviv...”