Norwegian group carried nearly 3 million passengers in August

Norwegian group carried a total of 2.7 million passengers in August 2024, up 10% over the same period last year. This consists of Norwegian carrying 2.4 million passengers, while its regional airline subsidiary Wideroe carried nearly 341,000 passengers. “We had a significant increase in capacity year on year, while at the same time improving both the load factor and the yields from August 2023,” said Norwegian CEO Geir Karlsen. Norwegian’s load factor was up 0.4 percentage point (ppt) to 85.7%, while Wideroe’s was up 3.9ppt to 76.5%. Norwegian’s total capacity was up 11%, however, its subsidiary was down 2% when