Norwegian Feb traffic up 7%

Norwegian has reported it carried more than 1.6 million passengers in February 2015, an increase of 7% compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 84.8% in February, up 5.5 percentage points. The total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 17% and the total capacity (ASK) increased by 9% in February. The airline claims the traffic growth is due to expansion in the European market and growth in Norwegian’s long-haul operations. However, it added that the strike among Scandinavian pilots organized in Parat/Norwegian Pilot Union has led to a decline in ticket sales for March, especially on domestic