Press release - 9 May 2016 07:00

Norwegian reports passenger growth and higher load factor in April

Increased demand from business and leisure passengers contributed to Norwegian’s growth in April. The company carried almost 2.3 million passengers this month, an increase of 168,000 passengers compared to April previous year. The load factor was 84.5 per cent, up 2.1 percentage points.

Norwegian carried 2,302,041 passengers in April, an increase of eight per cent compared to the same month previous year. The total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 14 per cent and the total capacity (ASK) increased by 11 per cent.

Norwegian's CEO Bjørn Kjos said: “We are very pleased that an increasing number of travellers are choosing Norwegian, not least business travellers. We see growth in the Nordics and in Europe in general, and the high demand for long-haul routes keeps growing.”

Fleet age of 3.6 years

Norwegian’s fleet renewal program continues with full force in 2016 with 21 brand new aircraft entering the fleet. The company took delivery of one Boeing 737-800 and one Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from the factory in Seattle in April. With an average age of 3.6 years, Norwegian’s fleet is one of Europe’s newest and most environmentally friendly.

Norwegian operated 99.7 per cent of its scheduled flights in April, whereof 84.4 per cent departed on time.

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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.