Norwegian Air Shuttle : cleared by regulators to operate Brazil-to-London flights

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air on Wednesday received a green light to operate flights in and out of Brazil, according to a notice published in the country's equivalent of the U.S. Federal Register.

Norwegian, which is Europe's third largest low-cost airline, had requested permission in July to operate flights between Brazil and London starting in 2019.

Besides transporting passengers, Brazil's airlines regulator, known as Anac, said Norwegian will also be authorized to transport cargo and mail.

Norwegian Air did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Flavia Bohone; Additional reporting by Terje Solsvik in Oslo; editing by Jonathan Oatis)