Norwegian Airlines News
Norwegian to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing for a recommitment to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The agreement also includes options for an additional 30 aircraft.
Norwegian builds liquidity in first quarter
Norwegian reported its first quarter 2022 results, showing a strong cash position, despite the impact of the omicron virus and the war in Ukraine.
Norwegian’s passenger figures soar in April
Norwegian’s traffic figures showed it flew 1.4 million passengers in April, approximately 50 percent more than in March.
Norwegian to remove all face mask requirements next week
For the first time since June 2020, the mandatory requirement of wearing a face mask will be lifted on every flight across the Norwegian network as a result of revised guidance across Europe.
Norwegian to recruit staff for Finland expansion
As part of the preparations for the summer season, Norwegian has started recruitment of more than 150 air crew that will be based at Helsinki Airport.
Norwegian sees demand hold up into February
Traffic figures at Norwegian show that the number of passengers has remained stable over the second month of the year. Bookings were also at the highest level since the start of the pandemic.
Norwegian welcomes January boost to passenger figures
Traffic figures for January show that almost 640,000 passengers flew with Norwegian. This represents a significant increase compared to the same month last year.
Norwegian to launch new Trondheim flight this summer
Norwegian has announced it will add a twice-weekly direct flight between Manchester and Trondheim in Norway from August 15th. The destination is currently the European Region of Gastronomy.
Norwegian continues to grow passenger numbers
Monthly traffic figures for December show that more than 930,000 passengers flew with Norwegian. However, the figure was hit by new Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Passenger numbers continue to grow at Norwegian
New figures from Norwegian reveal the carrier welcomed over one million passengers in November for the second consecutive month. In addition, the load factor in November was 76 per cent.
Norwegian to welcome Boeing 737 Max back to fleet
Norwegian has continued to selectively grow its fleet and has entered into an agreement to lease two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. They will fly during the summer season.
Wibstad to take up chief financial officer role with Norwegian
Hans-Jørgen Wibstad has been appointed chief financial officer of low-cost carrier Norwegian. He will take up the position no later than June next year.