The Grand Travel Award was established in 1995 and holds an annual prize-giving ceremony for the Norwegian travel trade. Votes are cast by employees throughout the travel and tourism industry. The award ceremony took place in Oslo on Thursday evening.
CEO Geir Karlsen awarded Leader of the Year.
After receiving his award for Leader of the Year, Norwegian’s CEO, Geir Karlsen said; “It is truly an honor to receive this award. I must, however, share this with all my colleagues in Norwegian. The strong unity across departments, nationalities, and our bases are essential and the reason we can deliver a first-class product to our customers. Since this award is given by the travel and tourism industry it means a lot to me”.
Norwegian is the largest Norwegian airline and one of Europe’s leading low-cost carriers with over 4,000 employees. From its bases in Norway and other cities in Europe, the airline offers an extensive route network between Nordic countries to destinations across the continent. According to the on-time performance review from Cirium for 2022, Norwegian was the most punctual airline in the Nordics and amongst the best in Europe.
Best Domestic Airline and the Best Airline in Europe
Speaking at the award ceremony, Norwegian’s Director of Corporate Sales, Ståle Zahl said; “A heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for us. We are truly grateful for the recognition. This means that the customers who chose to fly with us and everyone working in the tourism industry appreciate our extensive route network, our affordable prices, and, not least, our punctuality. Despite many challenges in 2022, we have proved to be amongst the best in class on punctuality, and we know this is very important for our customers”.
In 2022 Norwegian celebrated its 20th anniversary and carried over 300 million passengers. From day one, Norwegian’s goal has been to offer affordable flights to everyone and to give passengers more choices.
Norwegian is leading the way in environmental sustainability and aims to become the traveler’s sustainable choice by reducing and recycling plastic waste, promoting sustainable aviation fuel, and aims to achieve a 45 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030, in line with the 1.5°C target set forth in the Paris Agreement.
