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Norwegian Air welcomed 2.1 million passengers in August, 2023

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NAS.OL) had 2,141,613 passengers in August, up 7 per cent from August 2022. The capacity (ASK) was 3,527 million seat kilometres, while actual passenger traffic (RPK) was 3,006 million seat kilometres. In August, Norwegian operated an average of 80 aircraft with a regularity, share of scheduled flights taking place, of 99.6 percent. The impressive results came despite operations being impacted by high winds and floods caused by Storm Hans in Southern Norway, as well as the outage at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) in the UK on 28 August. Punctuality was at 82.4 percent in August, the share of flights departing within 15 minutes of scheduled time. However, 98.0 per cent of all departed flights arrived on schedule or within one hour of scheduled arrival time, the highest level so far this year.

Solid operations and positive booking momentum

The outlook for this autumn continues to be positive. Capacity has been adjusted to meet the seasonal variation in demand for the coming winter. Norwegian is excited to release the summer programme for 2024 next week, with further routes to new destinations being added in November.

About Norwegian

Norwegian is the largest Norwegian airline and one of Europe’s leading low-cost carriers. The company has around 4,500 employees and offers a comprehensive route network between Nordic countries and destinations in Europe. Since 2002, more than 300 million passengers have flown with Norwegian. The most important task has been to offer affordable plane tickets to all and to offer more freedom of choice along the journey.

Norway Panoramic view of Lofoten Islands in Norway with sunset scenic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Outage Shuts Down Atlanta International Airport

A power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the world’ busiest airport, left thousands of travelers stranded in the dark for hours. The blackout shut down all airlines and aircraft, and hit the facility around 1 p.m. on Sunday. The power was not fully restored at the airport until around 11:45 at night. Reports have indicated that the power failure may have been caused by a faulty switch in a nearby underground electrical facility that caught on fire. The flames caused extensive damaged to the facility, and had to be put out before Georgia Power could enter the facility and restore power.

The City of Atlanta opened up the Georgia International Convention Center as a temporary shelter, and provided shuttle service to anyone that needed a place to stay for the night. Reports indicate that around 5,000 meals were also provided to passengers affected by the shutdown. The airport also stated that it will waive parking fees at the airport until 8 a.m. on Tuesday for affected travelers. The fiasco resulted in the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

Delta Air Lines, in which Atlanta is its main hub of operations, canceled approximately 900 flights Sunday as a result of the power failure. Another 48 flights also had to be diverted to alternate airports due to the shutdown in Atlanta. The airline originally stated that operations would begin in full on Monday morning, but then issued a follow up statement that it expects up to 300 early-morning flights to be cancelled. Customers are being encouraged to check their flight status Monday morning before heading to the airport. Delta also stated that it will offer travelers affected by the shutdown a “one-time” change to tickets without fee for flights through Tuesday.