Air traffic control delays and congestion hit Norse Atlantic performance

Norse Atlantic Airways saw punctuality affected by air traffic control delays and airport congestion in February.

The low cost long-haul carrier operated just 70% of flights within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time, compared to 84% the same month last year. 

Passenger carryings rose by 66% year-on-year to 84,335 as Norse ramped up charter flying and leases of Boeing 787 Dreamliners to third parties.

A total of 301 flights were operated across its network and ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance)/charter operations.

ACMI/charter services saw large growth, with 137 flights compared to 30 flights in February 2024.

A record load factor of 95% represented a 23-percentage point increase from 72% in the same month last year. 

The load factor of the Norse stand-alone scheduled network was 93%, against 70% in February 2024. 

“On-time performance was negatively impacted by air traffic control delays and airport congestions,” Norse said.