ARCHIVED - Norwegian airline to maintain base in Malaga Costa del Sol
The airline has confirmed that it will continue to operate from Malaga-Costa del Sol airport with a plane and crew based there permanently.
Norwegian airline has finished preparing the structure of its short-haul operations in Spain for the post-Covid period and announced that it will be maintaining its operational base in Málaga (Andalusia).
The airline plans, subject to the easing of travel restrictions by the health authorities, to have one Boeing 737 aircraft and crew based at the Costa del Sol airport during the 2021 summer and winter seasons, and to increase this to three aircraft and crews for the 2022 summer season.
Norwegian will also continue to fly from Alicante airport, and run flights to its other usual destinations in Spain with crews based in Scandinavia.
Specific details on routes and schedules will be announced as soon as they are available.
Spain and Scandinavia are the only two places where the airline will be maintaining its operational bases for the time being, but it has stated that it is fully committed to staying in Spain where it has been operating for 18 years now.
The airline filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2020 and has discontinued its long-haul services, but restructured to handle only short-haul services.