In December 2023, Norwegian carried more than 1.3 million passengers and recorded a strong load factor of 83.6%, six-percentage points higher than December 2022. Throughout 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers, a 16% increase from the previous year.
The capacity (ASK) was 2,013 million seat kilometres, down five percent from the same period last year. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 1,684 million seat kilometres. In December, Norwegian operated an average of 65 aircraft with a regularity, meaning the share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.5%. Punctuality was affected by the winter storm Pia and the share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time was 70.4%. However, 93% of all departed flights arrived on schedule or within one hour of scheduled arrival time.
For 2023 as a whole, Norwegian carried 20.6 million passengers, an increase of 16% from the previous year, the capacity was up by a total of 18%, while the load factor increased by two-percentage points to 84.7%.
In December, the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) approved Norwegian’s acquisition of Widerøe and the transaction will be implemented later in January. The two companies complement each other well and will offer customers a better choice of routes and the opportunity for more streamlined travel within Norway and abroad.
