Norwegian group had 1.75 million passengers in December | News
In December 2025, Norwegian had 1.45 million passengers, while Widerøe had 304,000 passengers, giving a total of 1.75 million passengers for the Group. Both airlines delivered solid operational performance, with improved regularity and punctuality. Norwegian and Widerøe had a total of 27.3 million passengers in 2025.
We would like to close 2025 with a solid set of December figures. Throughout the year, we have seen a clear increase in passenger numbers, demonstrating the attractiveness of strengthened route networks across both airlines,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.
Norwegian’s (ASK) capacity in December was 2,374 million seat kilometers, a decrease of 5 percent compared to December 2024. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 2,014 million seat kilometers, a decrease of 2 percent compared to the same period the year before. The load factor was 84.8 percent, an increase of 2.7 percentage points compared to December 2024. Norwegian operated an average of 74 aircraft in December.
Despite sometimes challenging winter weather, both airlines delivered solid underlying operating performance in December, including during the busy Christmas travel period. Regularity, the share of scheduled flights taking place, was 99.6 percent for Norwegian and 95.7 percent for Widerøe, an increase of 0.8 and 7.1 percentage points respectively. Punctuality, the proportion of flights departing within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, was 82.0 percent for Norwegian and 84.1 percent for Widerøe.
“Our New Year’s Sale is now underway, the most important and largest sale period of the year. The response so far has been encouraging and the campaign will continue later in January. Overall booking momentum also remains encouraging and we remain fully focused on strong execution for the remainder of our winter program. At the same time, we are also looking ahead to the summer program, which will be our most extensive in several years,” said Geir Karlsen.
For Widerøe, the capacity (ASK) in December was 161 million seat kilometers, an increase of 6 percent compared to December 2024. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 108 million seat kilometers, while the load factor was 67.2 percent, a decrease of 6.1 percentage points compared to December last year. Widerøe set a new annual passenger record of 4.13 million for 2025.
