Transatlantic carrier Norwegian has put a plan in place for passengers due to fly on services from Shannon.

Norwegian Air has confirmed that it is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

The strength of the tourism across the regions will be emphasised on Sunday when Shannon Airport operates its largest number of transatlantic destinations in 17 years with the commencement of two Norwegian Air International services.

As Cork Airport awaits news on when it can commence its first scheduled transatlantic service, it has emerged that management at Shannon have also struck a deal with the same airline.