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Another month with more than 1 million passengers

The total number of passengers flown in August was over 1million, an increase of more than 150000 passengers or 18 per cent compared to August 2008. August is thus the second consecutive month with more than 1 million passengers for Norwegian.

"For the second month in a row over 1 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian. This is very satisfying; particularly in a time with challenging market conditions and heavy competition between the airlines Norwegian has recently launched seven new routes from Scandinavia. We take great care to listen to our customers and expand our network in line with changes in demand. These traffic figures inspire us to work even harder, says CEO Bjørn Kjos.

The load factor for the Group was 81 per cent in August, a two percentage point increase from last year. In August 2009 the Group operated 99.9 per cent of its scheduled flights, of which 87.7 per cent departed on time.

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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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