Earnings Release • Jan 5, 2024
Earnings Release
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In December, the capacity was 5% lower than December last year and unchanged from the previous month. The load factor was 83.6%, up 6 p.p. from the same period last year. On average, Norwegian operated 65 aircraft during December.
Compared to the same period last year:
ASK: 2,013m
Total capacity (ASK) decreased 5%
RPK: 1,684m
Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased 2%
74 grams per RPK, 10% less CO2

Load factor this month increased 6 p.p.

Total number of passengers was 1,308,441, a reduction of 1%
| December | Dec-23 | Dec-22 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASK (million) | 2,013 | 2,120 | -5 % |
| RPK (million) | 1,684 | 1,650 | 2 % |
| Load factor | 83.6 % |
77.8 % |
6 p.p. |
| Passengers | 1,308,441 | 1,315,924 | -1 % |
| Traffic 12-month rolling | Dec-23 | Dec-22 | Change |
| ASK (million) | 32,322 | 27,382 | 18 % |
| RPK (million) | 27,387 | 22,757 | 20 % |
| Load factor | 84.7 % |
83.1 % |
2 p.p. |
| Passengers | 20,624,228 | 17,840,450 | 16 % |
| December | Dec-23 | Dec-22 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield – ticket revenue |
0.76 | 0.64 | 18 % |
| Yield – total |
0.91 | 0.78 | 16 % |
| Unit revenue – ticket |
0.64 | 0.50 | 27 % |
| Unit revenue – total |
0.76 | 0.61 | 24 % |
| December | Dec-23 | Dec-22 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regularity | 99.5 | 99.0 | 0.5 |
| % | % | p.p. | |
| Punctuality | 70.4 | 71.6 | -1.2 |
| % | % | p.p. | |
| CO2 | 74 | 82 | -10 % |
| per RPK | g | g |


Scheduled flights that operated this month

The group has hedged jet fuel for the following volume and price as per month-end:
| Volume (mt) |
Price (USD/mt) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 84,550 | 848 |
| 1H 2024 | 155,100 | 808 |
| 2H 2024 | 172,250 | 801 |
| 2025 | 115,950 | 812 |
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA [email protected] ● www.norwegian.com


| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| ASK | Available seat kilometres. Number of available passenger seats multiplied by flight distance |
| CO2 per RPK |
Amount of CO2 emssions divided by RPK |
| Load Factor | RPK divided by ASK. A measure of utilisation of available seats |
| Punctuality | Share of flights departing on schedule |
| Regularity | Share of scheduled flights taking place |
| RPK | Revenue passenger kilometres. Number of sold seats multiplied by flight distance |
| Yield – ticket revenue |
Passenger ticket revenue divided by RPK. A measure of average fare per kilometre |
| Yield – total revenue |
Passenger ticket revenue and flight related ancillary revenue divided by RPK. A measure of average passenger revenue per kilometre |
| Unit revenue – ticket |
Passenger ticket revenue divided by ASK |
| Unit revenue – total |
Passenger ticket revenue and flight related ancillary revenue divided by ASK |
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