Norwegian carried 2.1 million passengers in April 2015, an increase of seven percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 82.4 percent, up 2.6 percentage points.
Norwegian today reported its Q1 results for 2015. The net profit is -538 MNOK, an improvement of 57 MNOK from the previous year. The results were affected by the pilot strike in Scandinavia and the weak Norwegian currency. The passenger growth outside Scandinavia is strong and the load factor is six percentage points higher than the same period last year. Future bookings are looking good.
Norwegian continues to expand its long-haul network with new direct routes. Starting November 2015, Norwegian will launch a non-stop service between London Gatwick and the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. As of May 2015, Pula in Croatia will be a new destination from London Gatwick. The airline is also adding more weekly flights between London Gatwick and New York.
In connection with the release of Norwegian's first quarter results 29 April, the company invite to a presentation at 8:30 AM in Oslo by CEO Bjørn Kjos and CFO Frode Foss and a conference call for investors and analysts in the afternoon.
Norwegian has today announced that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on May 12 at the company's headquarters. The notice of the AGM and the annual report is now available for downloads at our home page.
Norwegian’s traffic figures for March are strongly affected by the strike among the company’s Scandinavian pilots. Calculations show that the strike amounted to a loss of 350 MNOK in additional costs and loss of revenue. For the first time ever, Norwegian has had a decline in number of passengers compared with the same month the previous year.
On Saturday afternoon, Norwegian’s first flight from London Gatwick to Orlando International Airport (MCO) in Florida, took off.
Today, Norwegian celebrated its inaugural flight from Birmingham Airport to Madrid; the first of three new Spanish destinations set to launch this summer from the airport. “Today is a double celebration – we’re celebrating the launch of direct flights to Madrid and welcoming Norwegian to Birmingham Airport,” said David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Airport.
Norwegian has decided to change its cockpit procedures so that two crew members always are present in the cockpit.
The Scandinavian pilot strike at Norwegian is finally over. Norwegian has gone to great lengths to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute, which has now lasted for 11 days.
Norwegian regrets to inform that nearly 20,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) on Tuesday. Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated. Most flights between the Scandinavian capitals will also be cancelled.
Norwegian regrets to inform that nearly 25,000 passengers will be affected by the pilot strike in Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) on Monday. Almost all domestic flights in Norway and Sweden will be cancelled due to the strike, while a few domestic routes in Denmark will be operated.
