The Board of Directors of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has resolved to issue up to 1,620,000 new shares, which corresponds to approximately 5 percent of the shares outstanding. The proceeds will strengthen the company's balance sheet and position Norwegian well for future growth opportunities.
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The total number of passengers flown in October 2009 was 1,049,203 compared to 837,891 last year, an increase of 211,312 passengers (25 %). Compared to the same period last year: - Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 19 % - Total capacity (ASK) increased by 20 % - The load factor was 78 %, down -1 p.p.
Third quarter revenue up by 15 % to MNOK 2,271.5 (1,971.9).
Earnings before depreciation and leasing (EBITDAR) in the third quarter were MNOK 669.5 (321.5)
Earnings before depreciation (EBITDA) in the third quarter were MNOK 514.7 (228.5).
Net result after tax in third quarter was MNOK 374.8 (414.4).
Ancillary revenue pr passenger up 41 % in the third quarter.
Today Norwegian presents the highest operating profit in the history of the company. Earnings before tax (EBT) in Q3 were MNOK 519, an improvement of more than MNOK 326 compared to the same period in 2008. As part of the company's strong expansion, Norwegian has placed an additional order for six new Boeing 737-800, making the accumulated order for leased and purchased aircraft count 70 by 2014.
Norwegian is starting up a series of new routes from Scandinavia to popular holiday destinations in Europe next spring. A new domestic route in Norway is also being established between Bergen and Tromsø from March 2010. All of the new routes will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, 16 October.
From October last year until September this year more than 10 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian. September was thus the third consecutive month with more than 1 million passengers traveling on the company’s 180 routes, an increase of almost 200 000 passengers or 24 percent compared to September 2008.
The total number of passengers flown in September 2009 was 1,010,439 compared to 816,263 last year, an increase of 194,176 passengers (24 %). Compared to the same period last year: - Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 17 % - Total capacity (ASK) increased by 18 % - load factor was 77 %, down -1 p.p.
The total number of passengers flown in August was over 1million, an increase of more than 150000 passengers or 18 per cent compared to August 2008. August is thus the second consecutive month with more than 1 million passengers for Norwegian.
The total number of passengers flown in August 2009 was 1,007,623 compared to 857,136 last year, an increase of 150,487 passengers (18 %). Compared to the same period last year: - Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 9 % - Total capacity (ASK) increased by 7 % - The load factor was 81 %, up 2 p.p.
Scandinavia’s largest low cost carrier, Norwegian continues to expand and is setting up a number of new routes from Scandinavia in the autumn. Six new routes are being launched from Stockholm and Copenhagen; to Geneva, Salzburg and Barcelona from Copenhagen and to Barcelona, Salzburg and Tenerife from Stockholm. A new route from Trondheim to Las Palmas is being launched from Norway.
The total number of passengers flown in July 2009 was 1,048,684 compared to 900,983 last year, an increase of 147,701 passengers (16 %).
Compared to the same period last year:
- Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 10 %
- Total capacity (ASK) increased by 9 %
- The load factor was 88 %, up 1 p.p.
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