Norwegian Air expects one of the strongest summers in its history after a 19% rise in April carryings.
The Scandinavian budget carrier flew 1.7 million passengers last month as it operated a fleet of more than 70 aircraft.
The year-on-year performance came despite operations being impacted by snow at Oslo Gardermoen airport on April 25, causing heavy delays and accounting for half of the month’s cancellations.
Chief executive Geir Karlsen said: “We are satisfied with this month’s traffic figures.
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“April is the first full month of our summer schedule with more routes and higher frequencies to our many destinations across the Nordics and Europe.
“We are particularly pleased with the continued strong booking momentum ahead of the summer season.”
The positive booking trend has continued into this month.
Karlsen added: “We are very happy to see that an increasing number of passengers choose to fly with Norwegian and I look forward to welcoming new and old passengers onboard in what looks like will be the strongest summer ever for Norwegian.
“We recommend that customers who need to travel on specific dates and to particular destinations book tickets as soon as possible, as our planes are quickly filling up during the busiest travel periods.”
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