statement, there are 74 Max 8s in the U.S.-registered fleet, and 387 worldwide. As carriers grounded those planes, on many airlines, passengers were automatically being rebooked on flights — without even having to call the airline. Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norway’s largest airline, which has 18 Max 8 planes in its fleet, was offering free rebooking and refunds to affected passengers, for example. “Any customers due to fly home today on a 737 Max 8 from their holiday will be flown back on another aircraft,” the company’s statement said. “The reality is that flight cancellations even before this crash were a part of travel,” said Douglas Kidd, the executive director at the National Association of Airline Passengers.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2019 21:58 UTC