Norwegian had a load factor of 86% in October lastest figuers reveal.

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The European budget airline Norwegian scored a load fact of  86% during the month of October, the latest figures released from the carrier reveal. Over 15% of its flights left more than 15 minutes late and carried some 1.9 million passengers in what is considered a peak travel time. 

“We are satisfied with delivering yet another strong month in terms of traffic figures. Our passengers particularly appreciated the routes to our many popular holiday destinations. For instance, more than half a million Nordic travellers chose to fly with Norwegian to the Mediterranean. This shows that we have a product offering that our customers highly appreciate,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.

Norwegian had 1,885,606 passengers in October, up 57 percent from October last year. The load factor in October was 85.8 percent. The capacity (ASK) was 2,703 million seat kilometres, while actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 2,319 million seat kilometres. In October, Norwegian operated an average of 67 aircraft and 99.4 percent of the scheduled flights were completed. 

“Given the current macroeconomic environment, we acknowledge that demand will slow down in the winter season ahead. Thanks to good collaboration with colleagues and unions as well as flexible leasing terms, Norwegian is well-positioned to tackle this quieter period. In addition, we are confident that our product offering fits well with our travellers’ preferences and that this will contribute positively to capturing market share,” said Karlsen.

On domestic routes in Norway, business and leisure travellers now benefit from additional choice, flexibility and seamless travel as a result of the co-operation between Norwegian and Widerøe. Norwegian is currently recruiting 700 new colleagues for the summer 2023 season when Norwegian will offer both new routes and increased frequencies to attractive destinations.