In total, Norwegian flew 2,206,424 passengers in July, three times more than it did a year ago (700,000).

Norwegian also recorded its highest load factor – 94.5% – "in many years", up 10 percentage points on its June load factor. The carrier deployed 70 aircraft in July, operating 99.7% of its scheduled flights.

”This has been a great summer for Norwegian," said chief executive Geir Karlsen. "In July, we had the highest load factor in many years, and we operated close to all scheduled flights despite the many demanding challenges the industry has faced.

"These results have been made possible thanks to our dedicated colleagues who are putting our customers at the heart of our operations."

Norwegian’s July punctuality rate – the number of flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time – was 62.2%, with 93% arriving on schedule or no more than an hour late.