Norwegian Airlines posts June 2019 operational performance

Norwegian Airlines carried almost 3.5 million passengers in June, a slight decrease from the same month in 2018. The airline’s total traffic (RPK) increased by 7%, and the capacity growth (ASK) was 5%. The airline’s load factor was 91.5%, up 1 percentage point. Norwegian CEO CEO Bjørn Kjos said: “The total number of passengers declined slightly in June, due to the grounding of 18 Boeing 737 Max and less charter capacity. At the same time the number of long-haul passengers increased considerably. After taking delivery of one Dreamliner in June, we now have a long-haul fleet consisting of 36 new,