The operating profit of 2.7 billion Norwegian kroner compares with analysts’ average forecast of 2.3 billion, according to Bloomberg.
The number of passengers during the quarter totalled 8.75 million, of whom 7.64 million flew with Norwegian and 1.1 million with Widerøe.
The cabin factor - which indicates how full Norwegian’s aircraft were during the quarter - rose marginally by 0.2 percentage points to 88.5 percent.
