or claiming exceptional circumstances.
Norwegian may claim extraordinary circumstances.
But it is not an extraordinary circumstance.
Last night, Norwegian's 789 went tech and they cancelled the flight.
If one is insistent on booking Norwegian, one ought to have high end comprehensive travel interruption, reimbursement, and incidental coverage as a hedge.
I haven't done any research about current insurance offers. However, most insurance do not cover risky airlines. Air Berlin, Germania, Monarch, Malev etc. were already on the blacklists of insurance companies - some time before they went bust.
Overall, it is certainly not a good idea to buy a walk-up fare ticket in Business Class - In practical terms, Norwegian will only reimburse that money with a court judgement. Morever, until this court judgement had been granted, Norwegian could be bust already.
Norwegian is not listed on the covered supplier list at (e.g.) Allianz.
https://partner.allianztravelinsuran...ier%20List.pdf
Or read here:
Airlines currently excluded from cover:
* * PLEASE NOTE * *
Cover excludes any airline where there is a threat of, or has filed or applied for any form of insolvency or insolvency protection at the time of effecting cover or issuance of the air ticket.