The Norwegian Group carried a total of 2.35 million passengers in April 2026, with both Norwegian and Widerøe reporting strong operational performance and improved punctuality figures ahead of the busy summer travel season.

Norwegian transported 2.02 million passengers during the month, while regional carrier Widerøe carried 336,000 passengers.

Norwegian Reports Strongest Monthly Punctuality Since 2023

Norwegian recorded a punctuality rate of 90.6% in April, marking the airline’s best monthly on-time performance since 2023.

The airline also achieved a regularity rate of 99.8%, meaning nearly all scheduled flights operated as planned.

Chief Executive Officer Geir Karlsen said the company remains encouraged by strong summer booking trends despite continued uncertainty in the broader economic environment.

“We are pleased to see that more than 2.35 million passengers chose to fly with Norwegian and Widerøe in April,” Karlsen said.

He added that the airline group does not currently plan to cancel flights despite elevated fuel prices.

Capacity And Demand Continue Growing

Norwegian increased available seat capacity by 3% year-on-year during April, reaching 3.288 billion seat kilometres.

Passenger traffic increased 2% to 2.714 billion revenue passenger kilometres.

The airline operated an average of 89 aircraft during the month.

Load factor declined slightly to 82.6%, which Norwegian said was partly affected by the earlier timing of Easter compared with last year.

Karlsen credited the airline’s operational teams for achieving the improved punctuality performance.

“This focus on operational excellence, combined with our attractive network and competitive fares, positions us well as we head into a busy summer,” he said.

Widerøe Also Improves Operational Reliability

Regional carrier Widerøe also reported strong operational performance in April.

The airline achieved a punctuality rate of 94.0%, representing an improvement of 8.5 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

Regularity reached 97.7%.

Widerøe’s passenger traffic declined slightly during the month, with revenue passenger kilometres down 3% year-on-year.

Load factor also fell to 70.1%.

Chief Executive Officer Tore Jenssen said operational reliability remains a key priority for the regional airline.

“The fact that 94 percent of our flights departed on schedule is a result of our colleagues’ work, which benefits all our passengers,” Jenssen said.

Airline Group Maintains Positive Summer Outlook

The Norwegian Group said demand for summer travel continues to remain robust across its markets despite fuel price volatility and broader geopolitical uncertainty affecting the aviation sector.

The company has increased capacity for the upcoming peak season as airlines across Europe prepare for strong leisure travel demand during summer 2026.