The total number of passengers flown in April was 861 530, an increase of 18 per cent. The domestic growth in Norway is even larger with 23 per cent growth in the number of passengers. From the recently established base in Denmark more than 95 000 passengers chose to travel with Norwegian in April.
More than 2.1 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian in the first quarter of 2009 - an increase of close to 108,000 passengers compared to last year. The turnover was BNOK 1.4, an increase of 27 percent. The net result was MNOK -110 which is significantly better than last year. The seasonal variations in the aviation industry always hamper profitability in the first quarter.
Oslo/Fornebu 20 February 2009: Norwegian carried 9.2 million passengers in 2008 – an increase of 2.3 million compared to last year. The Group reported revenues of 6.2 billion in 2008 – nearly 50 per cent higher than the year before. In a challenging year with high fuel prices, CEO Bjørn Kjos is pleased with the company’s performance.
Oslo/Fornebu, 6 February 2009: A total of 648,302 passengers traveled with Norwegian in January, which is an increase of 5 percent compared to the equivalent period last year. The passenger traffic (RPK) for Norwegian.no increased by 20% and for Norwegian.se by 61%.
”We have experienced a significant growth of 32 percent for the Group in 2008. The domestic market share has increased in Norway, and is now well above 45 percent on some of the major routes. We have also improved our presence in the Scandinavian market. We are very satisfied with the passenger growth, and are looking forward to 2009 with excitement.