Norse Atlantic more than doubles YoY passenger numbers

Norse Atlantic has more than doubled its year on year passenger numbers, with strong increases in capacity and revenue during April. Flying increased substantially in April compared to the same period in 2023, with passenger numbers more than doubling during the month, alongside positive year on year increases across all key figures. The month saw an average load factor of 79%, representing an increase of 12 percentage points (p.p.) year on year. During April, Norse Atlantic served 98,542 passengers across 398 flights, including 61 charter flights. The total numbers of passengers increased by 102%, while the total number of flights rose by 83%. Some 81% of flights arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time with a 100% completion rate. April also saw Norse Atlantic capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) rise 93% to 866 million, while revenue passenger kilometres rose by  126%. ""April represented another strong month for Norse as we ramped up the number of flights as part of our summer schedule, load factor also increased by 12 percentage points to 79%, however, some negative effect was expected due to Easter falling in March compared to the previous year,"" said Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO and Founder Norse Atlantic Airways. ""In addition, we welcomed more than double the number of passengers compared to the same period last year and look forward to a busy summer ahead. We completed a record high of 61 charter operations throughout the month, as we now move to increase flying on our own network during the summer season, I am pleased to note that we are already well positioned for longer term charter agreements for next winter.""