Norwegian has reported an increase in passenger numbers for April, despite “repercussions” from the pilot strike that hit the airline in March.
The Scandinavian carrier carried 2.1 million passengers in April 2015, an increase of 7per cent compared the same month in 2014.
The airline’s load factor was 82.4 per cent in April, up 2.6 per cent on the same period last year.
In a statement Norwegian said traffic figures for April were “influenced by repercussions from the pilots strike”.
CEO Bjørn Kjos said we are pleased that in spite of [the pilot strike] the load factor is better than the same period last year. We are especially pleased that we continue to attract many new customers in Europe and USA, which proves that our international strategy works,”
Norwegian took delivery of a new Dreamliner in April, which means that the long-haul fleet now consists of eight Dreamliner aircraft.