COPENHAGEN, July 4 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air on Thursday lowered its operating profit forecast for 2024 to between 2.1 billion and 2.6 billion crowns ($199.07 million - 246.47 million), citing lower-than-expected traffic demand in the second quarter, among other factors.

A higher than projected wage settlement for pilots after new collective bargaining agreements, as well as aircraft delivery delays from Boeing also contributed to its decision to cut its profit forecast, Norwegian said.

The company previously forecast an operating profit between 2.5 billion and 3.2 billion crowns.

A weaker exchange rate for the Norwegian crown compared to the US dollar had also affected the airline's profit forecast, it added.

($1 = 10.5490 Norwegian crowns) (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Anna Ringstrom and Christina Fincher)