The low-cost airline has reported a quarterly pre-tax profit of £83.7 million - up from £41 million last year - while load factor was 88% during the quarter, an increase of eight percentage points since 2014 and a rise of three percentage points year-on-year.

Chief executive Bjorn Kjos said the airline carried 7.7 million passengers in the quarter up to June 30, an increase of 11% year-on-year, which led to a 13% increase in total revenue to £593 million.

He added the airline has also introduced new aircraft to its fleet since the start of the year, with two new Dreamliners bringing the total to 10 in the Norwegian fleet. The airline has also added 10 new Boeing 737-800s.

He was also confident that Norwegian’s growth estimate of 18% for the entire year was also on track to be achieved.

Kjos added: “I am very pleased with the improved result and record high load factor for this quarter. However, we have had significant additional costs for leasing of aircraft and passenger compensation. Over the summer, we will phase out the wet-leased aircraft.


“Bookings and pre-sales for the coming months are looking very good and it has also been a great pleasure to receive fantastic feedback from our customers in the form of two SkyTrax awards.

“This would never be possible without all the dedicated people working at Norwegian.”