Norwegian reports doubling of profits and record high load factor

Norwegian (NAS) has reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million; doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was positive in all of Norwegian’s main markets during the second quarter. The load factor for the second quarter was 88 percent, up three percentage points from the same quarter last year. This year Norwegian has introduced two new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and ten new Boeing 737-800