Stockholm (dpa) - Low-cost airline Norwegian Air said Tuesday that it is going to discontinue six of its services from Ireland to North America, saying that they were "no longer commercially viable."
The move - effective from September 15 - was also due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
"We take a strict approach to route management and constantly evaluate route performance to ensure we meet customer demand," said Matthew Wood, senior vice president for long-haul commercial at Norwegian, in a statement.
The affected routes were from Dublin, Cork and Shannon in Ireland to Canada's Hamilton Airport in Ontario and two US airports, New York Stewart in New York state and Providence Green in Rhode Island.
Norwegian has operated Boeing 737 MAX jets for those routes, but like several other carriers has since March temporarily suspended use of those jets. The move followed two fatal accidents involving the model in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
Wood said it was not sustainable for the airline to continue to lease replacement aircraft for the affected routes.
Flights from Dublin to Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen were to continue, he added.
Norwegian has 18 Boeing MAX 8 jets in its fleet. It also uses the larger Boeing 787 Dreamliner for other long-haul services.
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