Norwegian Airlines News

Norwegian reports passenger record in May
Norwegian reports the highest passenger number ever in May. Close to 1.2 million passengers flew with the airline last month.

Norwegian new routes open today from Stockholm and Oslo to Helsinki
Today Norwegian opened its new direct flights from Stockholm and Oslo to Helsinki, with prices from 27 Euros one way. Norwegian consequently becomes the first low-cost airline to fly these routes.

Norwegian cuts costs - strengthening its competitive position
Today, Norwegian announced financial results for the first quarter, showing a unit cost of NOK 0.40 ex. fuel.

30 per cent passenger growth for Norwegian in March
Norwegian continues its strong passenger growth. In March, 1 021 063 passengers chose to fly with Norwegian, a 30 percent increase from the same period last year. In line with the number of passengers and total production, the load factor improved by 3 percentage points.

SAS ordered to pay £20m in espionage case
Airline SAS Norway has been ordered to pay millions in damages to rival Norwegian Air after being found guilty of illegally accessing sensitive data. Norwegian alleges sensitive date was utilised between 2002 and 2004, via the Amadeus booking system.

25 per cent passenger growth for Norwegian in February
Norwegian continues the strong passenger growth. 834 884 passengers chose to fly with Norwegian in February, a 25 percent increase from the same period last year.

Norwegian experiences Exceptional Wave Season
Norwegian Cruise Line experienced an unprecedented year-to-date increase in booking volume during its “Year of the Freestyle Vacation” wave season promotion in January and February.

Norwegian launches direct flights to London, Edinburgh and Munich from Stockholm
Norwegian continues to expand its base in Stockholm and launches direct flights to London/Gatwick, Edinburgh and Munich, three destinations which are appealing to both business and leisure travellers.

Norwegian launches direct flights to Helsinki
Norwegian is strengthening its route network in the Nordic region. For the first time, Norwegian will launch direct flights from Oslo and Stockholm to Helsinki.

Norwegian is the official airline of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Norwegian has entered into a partnership agreement with the European Broadcasting Union - EBU - to become the Official Airline of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.

28 per cent passenger growth for Norwegian in January
Norwegian continues the strong passenger growth. In January, Norwegian transported 827 743 passengers which is a 28 percent increase from the same period last year.

10.8 million passengers flew with Norwegian in 2009
Norwegian experienced strong passenger growth last year and flew 18 per cent more passengers than the previous year. In total, 63 new routes were established; 30 in Denmark, 18 in Sweden and 15 new routes in Norway.