In January,
'For the first time, our traffic figures include those of Wideroe, and in total, Norwegian and Wideroe had 1.4 million passengers on board in the first month of the year. For Norwegian, it is very positive that the load factor increased by five percentage points compared to January last year. Demand to beach destinations continues to perform in the high-end of our expectations with many of our customers opting for some warmer Mediterranean weather,' said
Norwegian had 1,138,621 passengers in January. The capacity (ASK) was 1,820 million seat kilometres, down 3 percent from the same period last year. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 1,512 million seat kilometres. In January, Norwegian operated an average of 63 aircraft with a regularity, meaning the share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.0 percent. Punctuality was affected by the severe winter weather and the share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time was 76.7 percent.
'Our operations during the winter season are affected by seasonal weather and particular winter storms. I would like to give thanks to the tireless effort of our colleagues, who have ensured that our disruptions are kept to a minimum, to the benefit of our many customers,' said
For 2024, Norwegian have hedged jet fuel corresponding to approximately 50 percent of projected consumption at levels close to current forward prices.
In December, the
The attached report on the monthly traffic numbers now also includes numbers from Wideroe which is attached on page two. Wideroe increased its production in January with 4 percent compared with the same period last year, while the number of passengers increased with 8 percent. The load factor was up 3 percentage points.
Separate press release on Wideroe's traffic figures is found at the Wideroe media centre. In Norwegian only.
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