​Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in May

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​Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in May

Strong demand among business and leisure passengers influence Norwegian’s May traffic figures. The company carried more than 2.6 million passengers this month, an increase of 265,515 from the same month last year. The load factor was 88.3 per cent, up 3.4 percentage points.

In May, Norwegian carried 2,641,666 passengers, an increase of 11 per cent compared to the same month last year. The total traffic growth (RPK) increased by 15 per cent and the capacity (ASK) increased by 11 per cent.

Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos said: “We are very satisfied that an increasing number of business and leisure passengers are choosing Norwegian. On intercontinental routes in particular, we are experiencing increasingly strong demand as we continue to launch new routes and destinations, not least between London Gatwick and the US.”

A modern fleet of only 3.6 years

Norwegian’s fleet renewal program continues with full force in 2016 with the delivery of 21 brand new aircraft. The company took delivery of one brand new Boeing 737-800 in May. With an average age of only 3.6 years, Norwegian’s fleet is one of the world’s “greenest” and most modern.

Norwegian operated 99.8 percent of the scheduled flights in May, whereof 81.3 percent departed on time.

Please find traffic figures report in the attached pdf.

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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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