The U.S. affiliate of a large international airline filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy on Feb. 12, the South Florida Business Journal reported. Fort Lauderdale-based Norwegian Air Resources US Inc. filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, according to court filings. The filing is part of a larger reorganization strategy from parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle, an international airline that connected Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to international destinations including Amsterdam; Madrid; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm; Barcelona, Spain; and Paris. International travel, especially to Europe, has been close to nonexistent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have placed regulations on travel to and from the U.S. The Norwegian Air subsidiary had $921,000 in total assets and $5.3 million in total liabilities, according to court documents. In addition to the bankruptcy filing, Norwegian Air Resources US filed a Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice with the state Feb. 12. The company said it permanently laid off 152 workers at FLL, effective Feb. 11.
