EX-YU airlines handle 6.5 million passengers in 2018
The national carriers from the former Yugoslavia handled over 6.5 million travellers in 2018, which is roughly the same as the year before. While Adria Airways, Croatia Airlines and Montenegro Airlines saw their passenger numbers grow, with the latter two registering their busiest year on record, Air Serbia shed some 137.000 travellers on 2017.
In 2018, Air Serbia handled 2.480.000 passengers, which was down 5.2% on the year before. It maintained its position as the busiest national carrier in the former Yugoslavia, however, narrowed its lead to 311.000 over Croatia Airlines. The company operated 15.026 flights, a decrease of 3.6% on 2017. It maintained services to 39 destinations, down from 42. In addition to running fewer flights, the airline also put a greater focus on point-to-point passengers, rather than transfer traffic, which further impacted its passenger numbers. The airline's average cabin load factor stood at 71.2% in 2018, down 2.2 points from 73.4% the previous year. It expects its figures to grow in 2019 due to the launch of over twenty new routes.
Croatia Airlines handled a record 2.168.863 passengers in 2018, an increase of 2%. Of those, 1.642.285 travellers were handled on international flights, up 3% on 2017, while 526.578 travelled on domestic services, which is on par with figures achieved the year before. The company operated 28.003 flights during 2018, which was up 1.9% compared to the year before. The average cabin load factor, a measure of seat capacity utilisation, stood at 73.5%, down from 74.4% in 2017. It anticipates for its passenger numbers to grow 5% in 2019.
Adria Airways, handled 1.230.000 passengers in 2018 in spite of operational issues it faced during the second half of the year, which resulted in the cancellation of numerous flights and bad press. It registered a 1.5% increase in traveller numbers when compared to the year before. The airline's busiest year to date remains 1987 when it welcomed 1.740.000 passengers on board its aircraft. The company handled 157.931 travellers from its secondary base in Pristina, down 10.9% on 2017. Adria's passengeer figures are expected to decline this year due to the suspension of a handful of routes.
Adria Airways, handled 1.230.000 passengers in 2018 in spite of operational issues it faced during the second half of the year, which resulted in the cancellation of numerous flights and bad press. It registered a 1.5% increase in traveller numbers when compared to the year before. The airline's busiest year to date remains 1987 when it welcomed 1.740.000 passengers on board its aircraft. The company handled 157.931 travellers from its secondary base in Pristina, down 10.9% on 2017. Adria's passengeer figures are expected to decline this year due to the suspension of a handful of routes.
Montenegro Airlines handled 643.709 passengers in 2018 on 7.536 flights operated by six aircraft. The airline added some 76.000 travellers on the year before, or an increase of 13.3%. The average cabin load factor stood at a record 70%, up two points on 2017. The company's passenger share at Montenegro's two international airports - Podgorica and Tivat - stood at 27%. Montenegro Airlines anticipates handling some 660.000 passengers in 2019.
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