Norwegian Reports June Traffic Figures Influenced by Strikes at Airports in Norway

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Norwegian Reports June Traffic Figures Influenced by Strikes at Airports in Norway

Norwegian (NAS) today reported its June traffic results. Nearly 1.6 million passengers flew with the company in June, up 9 percent compared to the same month previous year. June’s traffic figures are influenced by the strike among security guards at major airports in Norway.

Norwegian carried 1,583,735 passengers in June, up 9 percent compared to June previous year. In June 2011 and 2010, Norwegian reported strong passenger growth. However, due to the strike among the security guards at airports across Norway in June 2012, the company experienced a considerable passenger decline. The load factor was 77 percent, down 4 percentage points compared to June previous year.

Norwegian had an RPK growth of 15 percent and an ASK growth of 21 percent in June.

”We’re very pleased that more passengers chose to travel with Norwegian. However, the strike among the security guards at airports across Norway created a situation that strongly affected our passengers this month. We were expecting an impact of this in our traffic figures this month. We operated our schedule as usual but experienced a considerable passenger decline, both in the business and leisure segments,” said CEO Bjørn Kjos.

The company operated 99.6 percent of its scheduled flights this month, where of 86 percent departed on time.

For more detailed information, please see pdf attached.

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SVP Corporate Communications Anne-Sissel Skånvik, tlf. + 47 97 55 43 44
CFO Frode Foss, tlf. + 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 close to 16 million passengers in 2011, Norwegian is the 3rd largest low-cost airline in Europe. Norwegian currently operates 64 aircraft on 294 routes to  more than 114 destinations and employs approximately 2,500 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.

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