Passenger numbers rose despite a 4.8% capacity reduction, while stronger load factors in Europe and the North Atlantic lifted network-wide occupancy to 80.3%. KEY TAKEAWAYS Finnair carried 1.126 million passengers in August 2026, up 2.3% year on year, even as total available seat kilometres fell 4.8%. Passenger load factor improved 1.4 percentage points to 80.3%,… Read the full news article
Norwegian’s load factor rose to 86.3% as traffic grew faster than capacity, while Widerøe posted 93.3% punctuality and the group pointed to firm autumn bookings KEY TAKEAWAYS Norwegian Group carried 2,861,350 passengers in August 2026, comprising 2,502,493 on Norwegian and 358,857 on Widerøe. Norwegian increased capacity by 3% and passenger traffic by 4% year on… Read the full news article
Global load factors stayed above 85%, Europe and Latin America expanded steadily, and domestic strength in China and Brazil helped offset weaker U.S., Indian and Australian markets. KEY TAKEAWAYS Global passenger demand rose 0.2% year on year in July 2026, while total capacity increased 0.3% and load factor slipped 0.1 percentage points to 85.2%. International… Read the full news article