In July, Norwegian had 2,526,093 passengers while Widerøe had 331,035, totalling
2,857,128 for the group. For Norwegian, this represents a passenger growth of 9
percent from July last year and the highest number of passengers since 2019.
Unit revenue equalled the record figure from July last year.
"I am very pleased with the incredible job all our colleagues have been doing
during the busiest travel month of the year. Their hard work is reflected across
all our numbers, including a record high number of passengers who have chosen to
travel with the group. For Norwegian, I am particularly pleased that we that we
delivered an improved load factor versus last year while at the same time
increasing capacity by 10 percent. We are excited to see a solid booking
momentum for August and further into the autumn season," said Geir Karlsen, CEO
of Norwegian.
Norwegian's capacity (ASK) was 4,068 million seat kilometres, up 10 percent from
the same period last year. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 3,763 million seat
kilometres, an increase of 10 percent from July 2023. Load factor increased by
0.1 percentage point from July 2023 to 92.5 percent, an increase of more than 8
percentage points from the previous month. In July, Norwegian operated with a
regularity, meaning share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.5 percent.
The punctuality, meaning share of flights departing within 15 minutes of
scheduled time, was 67.6 percent, down 5.6 percentage points from July last
year. However, 93 percent of all flights arrived within 60 minutes of scheduled
arrival time. During July, European air space was heavily congested with several
air traffic control (ATC) restrictions. This resulted in a lower than usual
punctuality across European airlines. The airline operated an average of 87
aircraft in July.
Strong month for Widerøe
Widerøe delivered strong traffic numbers for the month of July with a
significant improvement from last year. Load factor for the regional airline
increased by 4 percentage points compared to July last year, resulting in a load
factor of 83.5 percent.
"We are pleased with Widerøe's continuing positive performance. This July
Widerøe had a record high load factor for the month of July. This demonstrates
that passengers appreciate the consistent high level of service our Widerøe
colleagues are delivering. We look forward to continuously improving the travel
experience across the entire Norwegian group for all our passengers", said Geir
Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.
For Widerøe the capacity (ASK) in July was 201 million seat kilometres. The
actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 168 million seat kilometres, while the load
factor was 83.5 percent, up 4 percentage points from July last year.
See detailed traffic figures in the attached PDF.
For further information, please contact:
Jesper M. Hatletveit, Investor Relations at Norwegian, Tel: +47 906 64 401
Fornebu, 6 August 2024
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
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announcement was published by Jesper M. Hatletveit, VP Investor Relations at
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, on 6 August 2024 at 08:00 CEST.