Norwegian group had 2.7 million passengers in August

In August, Norwegian had 2,369,469 passengers while Widerøe had 340,955 passengers, totalling 2,710,424 for the group. The positive trend continues with a passenger growth of 10 percent from August last year. Norwegian’s load factor was slightly up in a month that had a capacity increase of 11 percent compared to the same period last year.

“I am pleased that we continued the positive trend from July to August. We had a significant increase in capacity year on year, while at the same time improving both the load factor and the yields from August 2023. I would also like to thank our dedicated colleagues for all the hard work they have been putting in throughout the summer,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.

Norwegian’s capacity (ASK) was 3,899 million seat kilometres, up 11 percent from the same period last year. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 3,341 million seat kilometres, an increase of 11 percent from August 2023. Load factor increased by 0.4 percentage points from the same period last year, to 85.7 percent. In August, Norwegian operated with a regularity, meaning share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.5 percent. The punctuality, meaning share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time, was 76.5 percent, down 5.9 percentage points from August last year. However, 95.9 percent of all flights arrived within 60 minutes of scheduled arrival time. Norwegian operated an average of 86 aircraft in August.

Positive booking momentum

Norwegian is also reporting good booking momentum into the autumn and winter seasons. The launch of several new and exciting routes, in addition to an already extensive network, suggests a busy autumn season lies ahead for Norwegian.

“Norwegian’s autumn sales campaign was well received by our customers. We are excited to see the pace of bookings continuing into the autumn and winter seasons across a good mix of traditionally popular routes and new destinations. The autumn school holiday weeks are beginning to look quite busy with many popular destinations filling up rather quickly,” said Geir Karlsen.

Widerøe had a strong performance in August with an 8 percent increase in passengers. The regional airline also reports solid booking momentum for the coming months across their entire network.

For Widerøe, the capacity (ASK) in August was 194 million seat kilometres. The actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 148 million seat kilometres, while the load factor was 76.5 percent, up 3.9 percentage points from August last year.

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