More Norwegian aircraft swaps at London Gatwick as the Boeing 787 engine problems drag on

Norwegian has announced more aircraft swaps at Gatwick.

Poor old Norwegian is still struggling with availability of its Boeing 787-9 aircraft due to the industry-wide problems with the Rolls-Royce engines.

The following airlines you’ve probably never heard of began operating services this week and will continue for an indefinite period:

Gatwick to New York JFK (DI7013/14) – Evelop Airlines using an A330-300

Gatwick to Orlando – Hi-Fly using an A340-300

Gatwick to Miami – Privilege Style using a Boeing 777-200

Gatwick to Chicago – Wamos Air using an A330-200

Gatwick to Denver – Wamos Air using an A330-200

If you are booked in Economy it is unlikely to make much difference, but passengers booked in Norwegian Premium may benefit from an upgrade to a ‘proper’ business class depending on which operator they are on.

These are ‘wet leases’ which use Hi-Fly / Wamos cabin crew.  This has meant very bad news for Norwegian’s Gatwick based 787 cabin crew, as I will explain over the weekend.