Norwegian Air posts 86.3% August load factor as passengers rise to 2.5 million

• Norwegian Air Shuttle reported 2.9 million group passengers in August, including 2.5 million on Norwegian, 359,000 on Widerøe.
• Norwegian capacity rose 3% to 4,110 million seat kilometers; traffic increased 4% to 3,547 million; load factor edged up 0.4 pp to 86.3%.
• Regularity was 98.9%; punctuality was 80.8%; disruptions tied to an air traffic controller strike affected more than 20,000 passengers.
• Widerøe capacity increased 2% to 197 million seat kilometers; traffic was flat at 150 million; load factor fell 1.8 pp to 75.8%.
• Widerøe regularity came in at 97.4%; punctuality improved 1.5 pp to 93.3%.

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