• COVID Crisis/Economy: Norway ranks only 101st worldwide in terms of COVID deaths4 and has the second
lowest rate of deaths per capita in Europe. Impact on the economy is so far limited compared to other States
with an expected GDP decrease in 2020 of -2.7% and -37k job losses up to September.
• Traffic: Traffic started to steeply decline 16 March, however domestic regional flights held the lowest point
at “only” -73% compared to 2019 on 13 April 2020. Traffic recovered in May and June and stabilized at
around -40% from July through October although it decreased slightly in November. In terms of traffic loss,
Norway is proportionally the least affected in Europe with -190k flights (-48%) and -28M passengers lost.
• Airports: Oslo is the top airport in Norway with 248 average movements per day the last week (-64% vs
2019). Other airports have suffered less severe traffic reductions as they rely less on international flights.
• Aircraft Operators: Widerøe, the main regional airline in Norway, was operating at -18% last week and
overtakes SAS as top airline. Helicopter companies connecting with North Sea oil platforms stay strong with
Bristow Norway climbing to 3rd position (from 4th in 2019) and CHC Helikopter Service staying in 5th. The
growth of West Air Sweden (+30%) and DHL Express (+8%) showcases the strength of the cargo segment.
• Market segments: All cargo and non-scheduled slightly declined but stayed strong. Business aviation also
managed to stay between -40% and -20% throughout. Traditional were hit hard but recovered to reach and
maintain -50% of 2019 levels. Low cost, serving less regional traffic than traditional, were hit the hardest.
• Traffic flows: Domestic traffic (-24% vs 2019), already the top flow in 2019, now outweighs by almost eight
times the other top ten flows combined. Top non-European flows are with Middle-East and Asia Pacific
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