Norse Atlantic Airways, the low-cost airline specializing in long-haul flights (mainly across the North Atlantic), reported that it transported 79,240 passengers in December, a figure 44% higher than the same month in 2022. The capacity (in ASK) grew by 52, while demand (in RPK) increased by 59%, resulting in an occupancy factor of 71% (+10 percentage points).
In this way, the first full calendar year of Norse (whose inaugural flight had been on June 14, 2022) closed with 975,913 passengers transported, 4,002 flights, and an occupancy factor of 70%.
«December represented a busy month for Norse as passenger demand increased in line with the holiday season while we continued our robust operational performance throughout the month with zero cancellations. We are also pleased to have completed 22 charter flights during December which highlights the continued focus on the efficient use of our fleet during the quieter winter months«, said Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO and founder of Norse Atlantic Airways.
The executive also noted that in December they launched sales for their new route between New York and Athens (scheduled for May 2024), while they scheduled the first wave of flights for the winter season 2025, in which they observe a 77% increase in the number of bookings.
Larsen added that they reduced frequencies on some routes to maintain focus on achieving a profitable operation. In January, the Norse Atlantic Airways network reaches Berlin, Bridgetown, Bangkok, Paris-CDG, New York-JFK, London-LGW, Montego Bay, Orlando, Miami, and Oslo. Its fleet consists of fifteen Boeing 787-9.
