Norwegian reports passenger growth and higher load factor in November
Norwegian carried close to 2 million customers in November, an increase of 11 per cent.
Norwegian carried close to 2 million customers in November, an increase of 11 per cent.
Norwegian’s October traffic figures are characterised by international growth, particularly on the long-haul routes, a trend the company has reported over the past few months.
Norwegian continues to grow in all markets. Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in January 2015, an increase of five percent compared to January last year. The load factor was 80 percent in January, up 5.2 percentage points.
Norwegian reports a traffic growth of 21 percent in November. The company carried more than 1.7 million passengers this month. The load factor was 79 percent, up 2.8 percentage points from the same month previous year.
Norwegian’s passenger growth continued in October. The company carried more than 2.2 million passengers this month, an increase of 15 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 81.6 percent, up 2.3 percentage points.
Norwegian carried more than 2.3 million passengers in August 2014, an increase of 19 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 83.6 percent, up 4.4 percentage points.
Norwegian carried approximately 2.5 million passengers in July 2014, an increase of 17 percent compared to the same month previous year. This is the highest number of passengers Norwegian has carried in a single month. The load factor was 88.2 percent.
Norwegian carried more than 2.3 million passengers in June 2014, an increase of 21 percent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 82.5 percent.
Norwegian carried more than 2.1 million passengers in May 2014, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 77 percent. The strike threats from labor union Parat affected the company’s revenues this month, as many customers in Norway and Denmark refrained from booking flights due to fear of strike.
Norwegian carried almost two million passengers in April 2014, an increase of 17 percent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 79.8 percent.
Norwegian today reported its first quarter results for 2014. The pre-tax profit (EBT) was -813 MNOK. Despite a seasonally weak quarter, the passenger growth is strong and the load factor high. The quarterly results are affected by the additional costs associated with wet-leasing replacement aircraft on long-haul routes, as well as a weaker Norwegian currency (NOK).
Norwegian carried more than 1.8 million passengers in March 2014, an increase of 25 percent compared to the same month last year. The capacity growth was 51 percent, in absolute terms the highest capacity growth in a single month.