Montenegrin airports in talks with numerous carriers
Airports of Montenegro, the operator of Podgorica and Tivat airports, has held talks with a number of airlines over the introduction of new routes. The latest round of meetings took place this week. General Manager, Danilo Orlandić, held talks with Air Serbia's former CEO Dane Kondić, who now serves as Saudi Arabian Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer. The two discussed the potential for the introduction of flights between the two countries. This will soon be followed up by talks with Saudi low cost airline Flynas. The budget carrier will launch its first destination in the former Yugoslavia on June 2, when it introduces services between Riyadh and Sarajevo.
As previously reported, the CEO of hybrid carrier Flydubai, Ghaith Al Ghaith, met with Mr Orlandić earlier this week to discuss their future cooperation. Mr Orlandić noted that the two held talks over upgrading the airline's seasonal summer service between Dubai and Tivat to year-round operations. This summer, Flydubai plans to operate two weekly flights on the route from mid-June until early September. The service is codeshared by Emirates. Talks are also soon to take place between Airports of Montenegro and Kuwait Airways. The Kuwaiti carrier has limited coverage in the region but at one point served Sarajevo. "We continue to improve our cooperation with airlines which have been serving our airports for years, however, we are also initiating contact with new carriers that have not flown to Montenegro in the past", Mr Orlandić said recently.
Over the past quarter, Podgorica and Tivat airports have also held talks with a number of European carriers, including Ryanair, which will continue to expand its operations to the Montenegrin capital next month with the introduction of flights from Barcelona. Since the start of the year, Laudamotion and Lufthansa have commenced services to the country. During the first quarter, Montenegro's two airports handled a combined total of 258.424 passengers, up 7.3%. Of those, 193.581 were welcomed at Podgorica Airport and 64.843 travellers at Tivat Airport. The two are expected to handle a combined total of 2.6 million passengers by year's end. During the current quarter and the first half of the 2019 summer season, Montenegro will see a 9.7% increase in airline seat capacity, making it the eleventh fastest growing market in Europe.
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