Thursday, June 6, 2024 In May, Norwegian carried 2,138,484 passengers, while Widerøe transported 333,492, bringing the total to 2,472,976 for the group. Norwegian’s capacity increased by 19 percent compared to the previous May, although the load factor decreased by 2 percentage points to 82 percent. The airline utilized an average of 84 aircraft during this period, gearing up for its summer schedule.
Additionally, Norwegian saw a 12 percent rise in passenger numbers compared to last year. “I’m satisfied with the passenger numbers in May. About 650,000 of our passengers travelled to southern Europe destinations in May.
The average flying distance increased 7 percent, demonstrating our significant capacity growth to beach destinations. Our capacity has been significantly increased overall for the summer season, and we look forward to welcoming even more passengers through the busy summer holidays,” said Geir Karlsen , CEO of Norwegian. The capacity (ASK) was 3,466 million seat kilometers, a 19 percent increase from last May.
Passenger traffic (RPK) reached 2,843 seat kilometers, up 16 percent from May 2023. Norwegian maintained a regularity rate of 99.5 percent, reflecting the proportion of scheduled flights executed.
Punctuality, defined as flights departing within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, improved by 1.2 percentage points to 86.1 percent compared to last May.
Widerøe also reported strong performance In May, Widerøe showed consistent capacity with the previ.
