?The 2010 results prove that more and more passengers choose to fly with Norwegian. We are very pleased with the strong growth in number of passengers and total capacity. The fact that we have reduced our costs considerably compared to the previous year, has further strengthened our competitiveness. Still, 2010 was a challenging year for the airline industry, and our results are strongly influenced by soaring fuel prices, strikes and the Authorities? closing of European airspace in April,? said CEO Bjorn Kjos.
Compared to 2009, the fuel costs in the fourth quarter jumped by 63 per cent. However, the total increase is reduced by Norwegian?s gradual addition of new, more environmentally friendly aircraft that use less fuel.
The company?s unit costs, excluding fuel, are for the year sliced by 10 percent compared to 2009. Even including fuel, the overall costs are reduced considerably. By gradually introducing newer and larger aircraft to its fleet, the company is able to even further improve its efficiency, and consequently reduce the unit costs even more. Norwegian received 13 brand new 737-800 aircraft in 2010, and in 2011 an additional 15 will be added to the company?s fleet.
New base in Finland
Norwegian expects a 20-25 percent ASK growth in 2011, mainly as a result of new and larger aircraft. The majority of the growth will take place in Sweden and Finland, as well as on charter operations in Norway. At the end of March a new base will open in Finland, where three aircraft initially will operate 13 routes.
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