Norwegian Air saw “strong” demand for holiday flights in May, carrying 1.9 million passengers – up 17% year on year.
Overall, it had a load factor of 84%, which rose to 90% on routes to popular holiday destinations.
Geir Karlsen, chief executive of Norwegian, said: “May was another solid month for Norwegian with passenger traffic.
“Many of our customers took advantage of the long weekends and holidays in May to travel to popular beach and city destinations across Europe. Our load factor on these flights was 90%.”
It said 85% of flights departed within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, noting: “These results were achieved despite ongoing air traffic control issues at Copenhagen airport, accounting for almost half of this month’s delays and cancellations.”
The carrier is anticipating a “busy” summer and has received its last delivery of the latest generation Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
Karlsen added: “I am very pleased that we have taken delivery of all the planned new aircraft for the summer season, as well as welcoming many new colleagues onboard.
“This allows us to serve our customers on Norwegian planes and operated by Norwegian crew rather than sourcing capacity via wet leases.
“We encourage customers who need to travel on specific dates during the busiest weeks in July to book their tickets with us soon.”
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