Press release -
Norwegian Reports Solid April Passenger Figures
Norwegian (NAS) today reported April traffic results. More than 1.3 million passengers flew with the company in April, up 11 percent compared to the same month previous year. This month’s traffic figures were influenced by Easter, as a majority of the holiday travel was conducted the last weekend in March.
The fact that Easter fell on an earlier date this year than previous year, influenced April’s traffic results. As the majority of the Easter holiday traffic was conducted the last weekend of March, both business and holiday travel the first week of April was considerably lower than usual.
Norwegian carried 1,345,293 passengers in April, up 11 percent compared to April previous year. Norwegian had an ASK growth of 9 percent in April. The load factor was 76 percent, one percentage point lower than April last year. The yield improved by 6 percent from last year.
”We’re very pleased that more and more passengers choose to fly with us. Brand new aircraft with free in-flight WiFi continue to attract more passengers. 46 of our aircraft are now WiFi equipped. In April alone, more than one million passengers have had the opportunity to experience our WiFi on board,” said CEO Bjørn Kjos.
The company operated 99.7 percent of its scheduled flights this month, whereof 88.8 percent departed on time.
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Media Contacts:
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 62 aircraft on 294 routes to more than 114 destinations and employs approximately 2 500 people.