Norwegian Group reports strong passenger growth and occupancy in February | News
In February, the Norwegian group had a total of 1.6 million passengers. Norwegian recorded 1.32 million, while Widerøe had 298,000. This month saw strong demand for this time of year, with capacity well adapted to market seasonality.
“February was another solid month for Norwegian and I am particularly pleased with the high load factor for this time of year. This shows that our active capacity management is working well. At the same time, our unit revenues continue to grow, confirming the solid underlying demand in our Nordic markets,” said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.
Norwegian’s capacity (ASK) was 2,111 million seat kilometers, a decrease of 5 percent compared to February 2025. Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) was 1,888 million seat kilometers, an increase of 0.5 percent compared to last year. In February, Norwegian operated an average of 75 aircraft. The occupancy rate was 89.5 percent, an increase of 5 percentage points compared to last year. The regularity, the share of scheduled flights that took place, was 99.6 percent. Punctuality, the proportion of flights that depart within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, was 75.4 percent.
Looking ahead, the booking trend for the coming months remains encouraging. To limit market volatility, the group has hedged 45 percent of estimated fuel consumption for the remainder of the year.
The capacity of Widerøe (ASK) amounted to 144 million seat kilometers, 3 percent less than last year. Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) amounted to 104 million seat kilometers, unchanged from February 2025. The occupancy rate was 72.5 percent, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to last year. The regularity, the share of scheduled flights that took place, was 96.8 percent. Punctuality, the proportion of flights that depart within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, was 85.6 percent.
“February was a strong month for Widerøe. We are pleased with the growth in both passenger numbers and load factors, while also delivering a strong operational performance. This provides a great foundation as we look forward to the busy spring and summer season,” said Tore Jenssen, CEO of Widerøe.
