DALLAS — Norse Atlantic Airways (N0) reports high load factors and overall positive performance, year-on-year.
The airline’s load factors stood at a record-high of 95% for April this year, representing an increase of 16 percentage points compared to April 2024. N0 has continued to grow its route network, charter, and scheduled operations.
“I’m pleased that for the third consecutive month we reached a record-high 95% load factor across our own scheduled network and chartered flights. We have a good momentum into the upcoming busy summer months, where we will continue to deliver our affordable, value for money product to our customers worldwide.” Bjørn Tore Larsen, CEO, Norse Atlantic Founder and major shareholder, said.
Growth for Norse Atlantic
In 2024, the airline successfully operated services to various leisure destinations, including Montego Bay (MBJ) and Barbados (BGI), amongst others. It launched new routes such as Cape Town (CPT), which was introduced as a seasonal service from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) during the Northern Hemisphere’s 2024/2025 winter months.
Norse Atlantic also plans to introduce flights to Bangkok (BKK) from LGW. This route will be introduced in October this year. Significantly, the load factor in Norse’s own scheduled network was the highest ever at 95%, representing a Year-on-Year increase of 19% points.
- 95% load factor across own network and ACMI/Charter operations (79%)
- 95% load factor in own scheduled network (76%)
- 433 flights in own scheduled network (337)
- 66 ACMI/charter flights operated (61)
- 155,813 passengers transported (98,542) across own network and ACMI/charter operations, up 58% YoY
- 71% of the flights departed within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time (81%)
- On-time performance was negatively impacted by Air Traffic Control (ATC) delays and airport congestion
(Comparable figures for the same month the previous year are shown in brackets)
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