The Norwegian Group reported record strong figures during the second quarter, with a profit before tax (EBT) of above NOK 1 billion. Operational performance remained stellar, with Norwegian among the top European airlines on punctuality. In addition, the company announced that it will pay a dividend for the first time in its history, of NOK 0.90 per share, to be paid in August.
In June, Norwegian had 2,371,908 passengers, which sets a post pandemic record for June. Widerøe had 394,290 passengers, bringing the group total to 2,766,198. The load factor for both Norwegian and Widerøe increased with a solid four percentage points compared to last year. In addition, Widerøe delivered record high passenger numbers during the month.
In May, Norwegian had 2,178,172 passengers, while Widerøe had 349,345 passengers, bringing the group total to 2,527,517. The load factor for Norwegian increased by 1.5 percentage points in May compared to last year. Norwegian is looking forward to a very busy summer.
In April, Norwegian had 1,931,550 passengers, while Widerøe had 334,228 passengers, totalling 2,265,778 for the group. Capacity growth stabilised compared to the previous months, and April had a 3.2 percentage point increase in load factor compared to last year. Norwegian continues to have strong operational performance, and a robust booking momentum going into summer.
In March, Norwegian had 1,587,550 passengers, while Widerøe had 328,385 passengers, totalling 1,915,935 for the group. The capacity increased by 13 percent for Norwegian, while Widerøe had a 9 percent increase in capacity compared to March 2024. Norwegian strong operational performance and high punctuality in March.
In February, Norwegian had 1,294,243 passengers, while Widerøe had 288,304 passengers, totalling 1,582,547 for the group. The capacity increased by 14 percent for Norwegian, while Widerøe had a capacity comparable to February 2024. Both airlines had good operational performance and punctuality in February.
In December, Norwegian had 1,476,256 passengers, while Widerøe had 293,257 passengers, totalling 1,769,513 for the group. Capacity for Norwegian was up 24 percent, while the load factor was somewhat down from last year. During the year, over 26.4 million passengers travelled with Norwegian and Widerøe.
In November, Norwegian had 1,531,361 passengers while Widerøe had 326,041 passengers, totalling 1,857,402 for the group. Capacity for Norwegian was up a solid 28 percent, while the load factor remained stable. Average flying distance increased by 17 percent compared to last year as the network includes more routes to warm winter and arctic tourism destinations.
In October, Norwegian had 2,197,751 passengers while Widerøe had 372,757 passengers, totalling 2,570,508 for the group. Capacity for Norwegian was up 10 percent, while the load factor was close to 87 percent, resulting in a record load factor this year if we exclude the peak summer month of July.
In September, Norwegian had 2,263,270 passengers while Widerøe had 356,259 passengers, totalling 2,619,529 for the group. The capacity was up 10 percent while the number of passengers rose by 11 percent compared to September 2023. Norwegian responds actively to external challenges impacting the airline by maintaining a strong focus on costs, even with positive September traffic figures.
In August, Norwegian had 2,369,469 passengers while Widerøe had 340,955 passengers, totalling 2,710,424 for the group. The positive trend continues with a passenger growth of 10 percent from August last year. Norwegian’s load factor was slightly up in a month that had a capacity increase of 11 percent compared to the same period last year.
In July, Norwegian had 2,526,093 passengers while Widerøe had 331,035, totalling 2,857,128 for the group. For Norwegian, this represents a passenger growth of 9 percent from July last year and the highest number of passengers since 2019. Unit revenue equalled the record figure from July last year.
In June, Norwegian had 2,245,735 passengers while Widerøe had 346,747 passengers, totalling 2,592,482 for the group. This represents an 11 percent increase in passengers since last June for Norwegian and a 6 percent increase for Widerøe. The group revises its profit outlook for 2024 downwards and provides an updated unit cost forecast.
In May, Norwegian had 2,138,484 passengers, while Widerøe had 333,492 passengers, totalling 2,472,976 for the group. Capacity for Norwegian was up 19 percent compared to May last year, while the load factor was down 2 percentage points to 82 percent. The airline operated an average of 84 aircraft this month, as the summer programme is approaching cruising speed.
In April, Norwegian had 1,892,362 passengers, while Widerøe had 315,495 passengers, totalling 2,207,857 for the group. Capacity for Norwegian was up 18 percent compared to April last year, while the load factor was 80.3 percent. The airline operated an average of 81 aircraft this month, up from 73 in March, as the summer programme gets up to full speed.
In March, Norwegian had 1,544,289 passengers, while Widerøe had 276,413 passengers, totalling 1,820,702 for the group. The load factor for Norwegian increased to 85 percent, up 4 percentage points compared to March last year. Norwegian recorded a strong regularity of 99.6 percent in March, while on-time performance also improved compared to previous months.
In February, Norwegian had 1,281,212 passengers, while Widerøe had 257,826 passengers, totalling 1,539,038 passengers for the group. Norwegian increased its load factor to 86 percent in February, up 2 percentage points compared to the same period last year and close to the highest ever load factor Norwegian has recorded for the month of February.
In January, Norwegian Air Shuttle had 1,138,621 passengers, while Widerøe had 246,326 passengers. This means that the Norwegian Group had 1,384,947 passengers in total. Norwegian increased its load factor to 83.1 percent in January, up 5 percentage points compared to the same period last year.
In December, Norwegian had more than 1.3 million passengers and recorded a strong load factor of 83.6%, 6 percentage points higher than December 2022. Throughout 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers, a 16 percent increase from the previous year.
Norwegian had 1.3 million passengers and a load factor of 82.3 percent in November. Norwegian is still experiencing robust demand for air travel. Regularity was record-high with 99.9 percent of all scheduled flights taking place.
