Norwegian Air carried almost one million passengers in September as demand improved across its network.
The budget carrier, which abandoned low fare long-haul routes last year and faced a financial restructuring in the face of the Covid crisis, reported strengthening in demand across its network.
“Traditional booking patterns are beginning to return and we are seeing more people planning ahead and booking to travel to our popular city break and winter sun destinations,” the airline said.
Norwegian Air continues to ramp up operations in line with demand with bases reopened in Stavanger, Bergen and Trondheim.
The airline operated an average of 46 aircraft in September.
Carryings rose last month by more than 200% over September 2020 to 977,719 passengers as capacity increased by 154%. The September load factor rose by 20 percentage points year-on-year to 72.4%.
Chief executive Geir Karlsen said: “We are pleased to be able to report for the fifth consecutive month a continued positive increase in passenger numbers.
“Demand is steadily growing across all our markets and bookings to our key European destinations are showing that our customers are regaining confidence in the travel sector and are now planning their future journeys well in advance.”
Karlsen added: “More people are choosing to travel with Norwegian every month due to our focused route network, good value fares, modern fuel-efficient aircraft and our on board experience. We look forward to welcoming an increasing number of passengers over the coming months.”