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Norwegian with 10 million passengers during the last 12 months

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Norwegian with 10 million passengers during the last 12 months

From the beginning of October last year until the end of September this year more than 10 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian. September was thus the third consecutive month with more than 1 million passengers traveling on the company's 180 routes, an increase of almost 200 000 passengers or 24 percent compared to September 2008.

- For the third month in a row over 1 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian. It is inspiring to experience such vote of confidence as these September figures demonstrate. It is therefore particularly pleasing that we have been able to offer our passengers even lower fares than last year due to the lower price of oil, says CEO Bjørn Kjos.

- September was also the first full operating month for the start-up destinations Molde and Haugesund, two strategically important domestic destinations in Norway. The reception of the new Norwegian routes have been above our expectations at both destinations, says Kjos.

The load factor for the Group was 77 per cent in September, a one percentage point decrease from last year. In September 2009 the Group operated 99.9 per cent of its scheduled flights, of which 87.7 per cent departed on time.

Contacts:

SVP Corporate Communications Anne-Sissel Skånvik, tel +47 48 99 44 40

CFO Frode Foss, tel + 47 91 63 16 45

 

 

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The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2's. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.

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