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Omicron restrictions drive down Norwegian Air carryings

Air
James Chapple
6 January 2022

Norwegian Air has said its December carryings were "strongly affected" by government-imposed travel measures and restrictions, stalling its recovery after nearly two years of Covid upheaval during which it has axed its long-haul operation and refocused on its Nordic heartland following a wide-ranging restructure.

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Some 930,000 passengers flew with Norwegian in December on a load factor of 71.3%, "a significant increase" compared with the same month in 2020 when it carried just 130,000 passengers. However, it ends two consecutive months of carryings in excess of one million passengers.


Moreover, after six consecutive months of passenger growth – peaking at 1.2 million in October – following its restructure, Norwegian’s carryings only narrowly surpassed one million in November and have now sunk below the seven figure mark again.