Norwegian Air Evades Covid-19 Flight Refund Suit in California

A proposed class action alleging Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA failed to issue timely refunds for flights canceled due to Covid-19 travel restrictions won’t proceed in California after a federal judge said the class failed to allege a breach of contract.

Cherish Daversa-Evdyriadis, whose flight from Los Angeles to Paris was canceled, sued the airline on behalf of hundreds of thousands of similarly situated individuals, alleging a single cause of action for breach of contract.

Daversa-Evdyriadis allegedly received a refund for the flight several weeks later, and in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of ...