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Miami marina: Norwegian is chartering extra capacity for transatlantic flights (Getty)

Q We booked fights to Miami with Norwegian Air for July 2019. I have just received an email saying the carrier is now Privilege Style. How can Norwegian Air justify the change to an old aircraft with no in-flight entertainment for nine and a half hours as an acceptable substitution?

Sara P

A You are one of many people who have contacted me about Norwegian’s “wet-lease” arrangements this summer. The airline would very much like to be exclusively flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliners between Gatwick and the US, but issues with the Rolls-Royce engines mean that is one of many airlines which is having to charter in extra capacity while its planes are grounded.