In July, Norwegian carried 2.3 million passengers, the load factor was 92.4% and capacity was at its peak for the current year and 12% higher than July last year. Continued bookings throughout the month made by Nordic customers contributed to making this a historically strong July for the carrier.
“July was an outstanding month for Norwegian in terms of traffic figures. We have welcomed the highest number of passengers this year, over 100,000 more compared to the same period last year. Our colleagues in the air and on the ground have worked relentlessly to make sure our passengers reached their destinations safely and as smoothly as possible, despite a few challenging situations across airports in Europe,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.
Norwegian had 2,308,417 passengers in July, up 5% from July 2022. The capacity (ASK) was 3,712 million seat kilometres, while actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 3,430 million seat kilometres. Norwegian operated an average of 79 aircraft with a regularity, share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.5%. Punctuality was at 73.2% in July, the share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time. However, 95.3% of all departed flights arrived on schedule or within one hour of scheduled arrival time.
The booking momentum remains promising and while July saw many last-minute bookings by Nordic travellers longing for sunnier destinations, this trend is continuing into August. In addition, booking rates for travels in September are strong.
“The unstable weather in the Nordics this summer has clearly impacted travel patterns and we notice continued strong bookings throughout the month. I am very pleased to see that so many travellers choose to fly with us this summer, both domestically, within the Nordics and across Europe,” said Karlsen.
