April saw the Norwegian Group carry a total of 2.35 million passengers. Of these, Norwegian recorded 2.02 million passengers, while Widerøe had 336,000.
The month was marked by particularly high punctuality for both airlines, and Norwegian’s punctuality of 90.6% was the strongest in any single month since 2023.
Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian, said: “We are pleased to see that more than 2.35 million passengers chose to fly with Norwegian and Widerøe in April. We have increased our capacity for the coming season to meet the robust demand that we see across our markets. The macro picture surrounding us remains uncertain, but I am happy to see that the summer booking trend remains robust as more customers continue to plan their holidays with us. We do not plan to cancel any flights due to the current high fuel prices.”
Norwegian’s capacity (ASK) was 3,288 million seat kilometres in April, an increase of 3% compared with April 2025. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 2,714 million seat kilometres, an increase of 2% from the same period last year.
In April, Norwegian operated an average of 89 aircraft. The load factor was 82.6%, down 0.9 percentage points from last year, and was impacted by the timing of Easter which came earlier this year. Regularity, the share of scheduled flights that took place, was a very high 99.8%. Punctuality, the share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time, was 90.6%, an increase of 2.5 percentage points from last year.
Karlsen added: “I am particularly satisfied with our operational performance this month. Due to the efforts of our colleagues across the company, Norwegian had the best punctuality in any single month in three years. This focus on operational excellence, combined with our attractive network and competitive fares, positions us well as we head into a busy summer.”
Widerøe’s capacity (ASK) was 174 million seat kilometres, unchanged from last year. Actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 122 million seat kilometres, a decrease of 3% from April 2025. The load factor was 70.1%, down 1.7 percentage points from last year. Regularity was 97.7% and punctuality 94%, the latter representing an increase of 8.5 percentage points on last year.
Tore Jenssen, CEO of Widerøe, said: “Widerøe also had a high level of operational performance in April. The fact that 94% of our flights departed on schedule is a result of our colleagues’ work, which benefits all our passengers.”
