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Norwegian sets new passenger record in October

Norwegian set a new passenger record with 1,049,200 passengers in October. This is an increase of over 200,000 passengers or a 25 percent increase from the same month last year.

"Over one million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian for a fourth consecutive month. The positive development for the company means that we can offer our passengers a continually improving route portfolio. Just this week, we have launched eight new routes, and even more new routes will be added in the nearest future", says Bjørn Kjos, Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian.

No fuel surcharge at Norwegian

The airline industry has been in the spotlight of consumer associations this week as many airlines include fuel surcharges on tickets disguised as taxes and charges imposed by authorities. Norwegian chose to remove the fuel surcharge all together last year. The removal of the fuel surcharge has generated lower income per sold passenger kilometer (yield), which is in line with the lower fuel cost and has resulted in lower fares for our passengers.

"We have communicated to the market that the removal of the fuel surcharge would impact yield. The passenger growth we had in October shows that it was right to remove the fuel surcharge. The customers are offered lower fares which increases customer satisfaction, and we can continue to open new routes across Scandinavia, says Kjos.

The cabin factor for the Group was 78 percent in October, as opposed to 79 percent last year. The company operated 99.9 percent of the planned flights in October, whereof 84 percent departed on schedule.

Contacts:

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Anne-Sissel Skånvik, phone +47 48 99 44 40

CFO, Frode Foss, phone +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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