A busy end to the summer holiday season saw Norwegian Air’s August carryings more than double year-on-year to just shy of two million, with renewed demand expected in the autumn months.
Norwegian carried 1,996,221 passengers in August, up from 790,220 a year ago, driven by demand during the final weeks of the summer. However, load factor was 85.5%, down nearly 10% from 94.5% in July which Norwegian last month hailed as its highest load factor "in many years".
Nonetheless, Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen said the figures came as further signs of recovery, with "encouraging" autumn bookings and a return of business travellers.
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