Press release - 5 November 2010 07:00

Norwegian reports a 21 percent passenger growth in October

Norwegian continues to experience a considerable passenger growth in October. Close to 1.3 million passengers flew with the airline in October, a 21 percent increase compared to the same month last year. The company’s overall punctuality has improved considerably.

1,268,941 passengers flew with Norwegian in October, an increase of 219,738 passengers compared to October 2009.

”We are very satisfied with yet another month with strong passenger growth. We manage to increase the load factor, despite larger aircraft and 1,700 more departures than the same month previous years,” said CEO Bjørn Kjos of Norwegian.

”We work incredibly hard to improve our product to increase customer satisfaction. One example is the company’s punctuality, which, by consistent hard work, has improved significantly. Another example is the new Sky Interior that will be delivered on all of our new aircraft starting in December. Our passengers will get an improved in-flight experience with Norwegian, said Kjos.

Norwegian is one of the airlines that have the lowest cancellation rate. In October, Norwegian’s regularity was 99.6 percent and the Groups’ total punctuality was 88.3 percent. The overall punctuality was strongly affected by the strikes in France, delaying a majority of the returning flights to Scandinavia. The load factor for October was 79 percent, one percentage point higher than the same month previous year.

New interior
In December the company will receive its first Boeing 737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior. Norwegian is one of the first airlines in the world with the new interior, based on Boeing’s Dreamliner. The new cabin will give the passengers a new in-flight experience that will enhance comfort considerably, featuring new lighting and larger overhead stowage bins. The new interior will also help reduce the noise level.Norwegian has ordered at total of 59 aircraft with the new interior.

Please find more financial figures in the attached pdf.

Contacts:
SVP Corporate Communications Anne-Sissel Skånvik, phone +47 97 55 43 44
CFO Frode Foss, phone +47 91 63 16 45

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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian,” is a public low-cost airline noted on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company is the second largest airline in Scandinavia, and has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East. With competitive prices and customer friendly solutions and service, the company has experienced significant growth over the previous years. With more than 10.7 million passengers in 2009, Norwegian is the 3rd largest low-cost airline in Europe. The turnover in 2009 was in excess of NOK 7.3 billion. Norwegian currently operates 53 aircraft on 239 routes to 94 destinations and employs approximately 2 000 people.

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The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2's. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.