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Norse Atlantic reveals first-year financial woes in 2023 figures

Air
Gary Noakes
28 February 2024

The UK’s newest transatlantic carrier, Norse Atlantic Airways, has revealed a 2023 loss of $168.6 million despite quadrupling its revenue and significantly increasing flights.

Norse Atlantic Airways 2021

Norse Atlantic has been forced to lease out some of its fleet to try to achieve profitability

In its first full year of operation, the budget transatlantic carrier saw revenue jump from $104.3 million in 2022 to $439.4 million in 2023, while flight numbers rose from 1,451 to 4,002.

Despite this, the carrier was only able to reduce its losses slightly from 2022’s deficit of $175 million.

The airline’s average fare was $304 compared with $215 the previous year, while ancillary sales per passenger rose from $47 to $83. Average load factors increased from 62% to 74%.

The carrier ended 2023 with cash totalling $54.8 million, compared with $69.7 million a year earlier.