Press release - 30 September 2010 10:35

Final judgment in compensation suit against SAS

The Appeals Committee of the Supreme Court has 28 September 2010 denied SAS' appeal against Borgarting High Court's judgment 16 March 2010, in which SAS was held liable to pay to Norwegian damages and costs for unlawful use of Norwegian's trade secrets. The Appeals Committee's decision was communicated to Norwegian today.

This means that the High Court judgment is final, and that the damages and costs awarded are payable to Norwegian.

In the High Court judgment Norwegian was awarded NOK 160 000 000 in damages, NOK 6 839 770 in costs before the county court, and NOK 7 851 472 before the High Court, from SAS AB (publ.) and SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge AS. Interest will be added to these amounts. Norwegian has also been awarded NOK 637 000 in costs in connection with the Supreme Court's consideration of SAS ill-fated appeal.

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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian,” is a public low-cost airline noted on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company is the second largest airline in Scandinavia, and has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East. With competitive prices and customer friendly solutions and service, the company has experienced significant growth over the previous years. With more than 10.7 million passengers in 2009, Norwegian is the 3rd largest low-cost airline in Europe. The turnover in 2009 was in excess of NOK 7.3 billion. Norwegian currently operates 53 aircraft on 230 routes to 91 destinations and employes approximately 2 000 people.

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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.