Wizz Air handles over 67% of Macedonian traffic
Low cost carrier Wizz Air handled just over 324.000 passengers on its Macedonia services during the first quarter of the year, extending its dominance on the market where it now accounts for 67.4% of all travellers to and from the country. It was followed by Turkish Airlines in a distant second place with an 8.4% passenger share, then Germania Flug with 4.8% of the market, Austrian Airlines with 4.7%, Edelweiss Air with a 2.6% share, and Pegasus Airlines with a 2.5% traveller share. Wizz Air is set to further grow, with four new routes to be launched from Skopje over the course of the summer, where it will station its fifth aircraft. The budget carrier has already introduced four new routes from Ohrid so far this year.
Busiest airlines in Macedonia - Q1 2019
| Destination | PAX |
|---|---|
| Wizz Air | 324.089 |
| Turkish Airlines | 40.391 |
| Germania Flug | 23.081 |
| Austrian Airlines | 22.600 |
| Edelweiss Air | 12.502 |
| Pegasus Airlines | 12.021 |
Wizz Air's strong results have also solidified passenger growth at both Skopje and Ohrid airports. The country's busiest handled 454.448 travellers during the first quarter, an increase of 5.6% on the same period last year, while Ohrid St Paul the Apostle Airport welcomed 26.397 passengers through its doors, up a notable 63.9%. Istanbul remained the most popular destination from Macedonia (if both Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen airports are accounted) with 10.9% of all passengers flying to or from Turkey's largest city. It was followed by Zurich with an 7.5% market share, then Basel at 5.7%, Malmo at 4.9%, Vienna at 4.8% and Memmingen at 3.6%.
Commenting on the results, the General Manager of operator TAV Macedonia, Alper Ersoy, said, "We finished the first quarter of 2019 with almost half a million passengers at Skopje and Ohrid airports. Skopje Airport registered expected passenger growth of 5.6%, which will be higher in the second and the third quarters of the year, due to the opening of four new routes. At Ohrid Airport we marked incredible passenger growth of 64%. We expect to maintain the high traveller growth rate at Ohrid Airport, which will reach new heights. TAV Macedonia, together with all aviation-related governmental bodies, will continue to work on the development of the route network at both airports. At the same time, customer satisfaction will remain one of our top priorities, focusing on improvement and innovation of services for airlines and passengers".
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