Norwegian has now also filed for creditor protection proceedings for three Spanish subsidiaries. These are Norwegian Air Resources Spain, Red Handling Spain and Red Maintenance Spain. The staff deployed from Spain are employed by these companies. The first-mentioned group company is also the employer of the flying staff at various other bases. This has repeatedly been the subject of harsh criticism from unions in the past, as the low-cost airline was accused of combining loopholes in labor law. The owner of the three companies is Norwegian Air Shuttle. Norwegian Air Resources Shared Service Centre, the group's internal service center, is not affected by the bankruptcy filing. The carrier writes that the unions representing employees in the three companies were informed in advance of the measure. The group now has six months to negotiate with the creditors and submit a restructuring plan to the court. If no agreement is reached, the court could also declare the three companies bankrupt and order their liquidation.