Ryanair unveils new Podgorica and Zadar flights
Europe's busiest airline, Ryanair, will add new services to Podgorica and Zadar next year, as the carrier continues to expand its operations throughout the former Yugoslavia. The budget airline will introduce its sixth destination to Podgorica, with flights from Bologna to launch on April 1. Services will run twice per week, each Monday and Friday, throughout the year. Ryanair faces no direct competition on the route, with Alitalia and Montenegro Airlines maintaining services between Rome and Podgorica, while Wizz Air operates flights from Milan Malpensa to the Montenegrin capital. “We are very pleased with our Podgorica operations, which continue to perform strongly”, the Irish low cost carrier said. Rynair's subsidiary, Laudamotion, previously announced it will be adding services between Stuttgart and Podgorica from April 2.
Ryanair has also unveiled the second set of new routes to Zadar, after previously announcing four new destinations. The airline will introduce operations from Krakow, Poznan and Bergamo, complementing its newly announced services from Cologne, Hamburg, Nuremburg and Prague. All will operate on a seasonal summer basis. The new routes are being launched in cooperation with the Croatian National Tourist Board. It will result in overall growth in the airline's operations to Zadar by 50% with over forty weekly flights to be maintained to the city. Despite its growing network, Ryanair will close down its seasonal base in Zadar. "These routes will operate from other Ryanair bases as its seasonal Zadar base will not reopen in summer 2019", the company said.
Ryanair EX-YU expansion - summer 2019
| Route | Launch date |
|---|---|
| Bologna - Podgorica | 01.04.2019 |
| Hamburg - Zadar | 01.04.2019 |
| Poznan - Zadar | 01.04.2019 |
| Bergamo - Zadar | 01.04.2019 |
| Berlin - Banja Luka | 03.04.2019 |
| Krakow - Zadar | 03.04.2019 |
| Prague - Zadar | 03.04.2019 |
| Cologne - Zadar | 03.04.2019 |
| Nuremberg - Zadar | 04.04.2019 |
| Dublin - Split | 01.06.2019 |
| Dublin - Dubrovnik | 01.06.2019 |
Meanwhile, Dubrovnik Airport has confirmed Ryanair's arrival for next year after the airline put tickets on sale for flights from Dublin, marking its first service to the coastal city. Earlier this month, Dubrovnik Airport said, "We have not been given any formal notice of these flights and neither have we signed a slots agreement or handling agreement with them". However, the airport has now singled out the new route as one of its highlights for next year, along with American Airlines' seasonal flights from Philadelphia. Ryanair has also scheduled services from Dublin to Split, although the airport too has said it was baffled by the announcement, having held no prior talks with the carrier.
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