Norwegian (NAS) has reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million; doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was positive in all of Norwegian’s main markets during the second quarter.
The load factor for the second quarter was 88 percent, up three percentage points from the same quarter last year. This year Norwegian has introduced two new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and ten new Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. Norwegian now has a fleet of 10 787s and will have a fleet of at least 42 787s.
During the second quarter, the airline carried 7.7 million passengers, an increase of 11 percent. Norwegian’s strongest growth in terms of passenger numbers was Stockholm Arlanda, London Gatwick and its Spanish bases. During this quarter, Norwegian has established a new base in Palma, and the company now flies a number of domestic routes in Spain.
During the second quarter, Norwegian’s total revenue was NOK 6.6 billion, up 13 percent from the same quarter last year. Norwegian’s production growth (ASK) for this quarter was 12 percent, while the company’s traffic growth (RPK) was 16 percent, which reflects that each of Norwegian’s passengers on average flies significantly longer than they did before. Norwegian’s growth estimate of 18 percent (ASK) for the whole year remains the same.