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Norwegian Signs First Ever U.S Charter Agreement

Norwegian Air Shuttle has signed charter agreements with US firms Apple Vacations http://www.applevacations.com and Funjet Vacations  http://www.funjet.com covering the upcoming winter season 2017 for charter flights out of Chicago Rockford International Airport (IATA:RFD) to Mexico and the Caribbean between December 2016 and April 2017.

The two contracts have a total value of approximately NOK120 million (USD14.2 million) and include more than 600 flights.

Under the terms of the agreement, Norwegian will base three Boeing 737-800 aircraft between Chicago Rockford and Milwaukee General Mitchell airports.

 Chicago Rockford International Airport has developed a strong reputation as a package holiday friendly getaway airport that serves the Chicago and mid west USA markets through its long time partnership with Apple Vacations and low cost carrier Allegiant Air, who operate a leisure network hub operation at RFD