Ljubljana Airport figures hit amid Adria demise
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has seen its passenger numbers decline 10.1% in September after Adria Airways discontinued most of its operations on the 25th of the month, prior to declaring bankruptcy five days later. Slovenia’s busiest airport welcomed 172.387 travellers through its doors, while aircraft movements stood at 2.976, also down 10%. Overall, during the first three quarters, Ljubljana Airport still improved over last year with 1.450.849 passengers handled, up 1.9%. The airport expects for its figures to decline between 100.000 and 200.000 travellers this year. Over the weekend, General Manager, Zmago Skobir, said, “It's hard to say exatctly how business will perform until the end of the year. However, there will certainly be consequences”.
| Month | PAX | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| JAN | 103.525 | ▲ 3.1 |
| FEB | 105.470 | ▲ 6.3 |
| MAR | 133.641 | ▲ 3.0 |
| APR | 157.992 | ▲ 0.1 |
| MAY | 170.307 | ▲ 1.8 |
| JUN | 188.622 | ▲ 6.7 |
| JUL | 207.292 | ▲ 4.2 |
| AUG | 211.431 | ▲ 4.5 |
| SEP | 172.387 |  10.1 |
In the coming weeks, Swiss International Air Lines, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa will introduce flights from Zurich, Brussels, Frankfurt and Munich to the Slovenian capital. Furthermore, low cost carrier Wizz Air, which was to discontinue services from Charleroi to Ljubljana over the winter months now plans to resume operations on the route on December 19. Mr Skobir noted that ČSA Czech Airlines will likely introduce flights from Prague, while a carrier would be found to cover services from Copenhagen “sooner or later”. However, the General Manager said a replacement for Adria on destinations such as Pristina and Tirana are unlikely to be found, while efforts were being made to link Ljubljana with Skopje “as soon as possible”. Commenting on flights to the Middle East, which Ljubljana Airport has been attempting to secure for years, Mr Skobir said, “I believe we'll see the day when Qatar Airways or Emirates arrive. The key question is whether Slovenia as a market is interesting for long haul or trans-oceanic flight. My response is probably not for a long while yet. Market size is essential”.
Almost all airlines currently serving the Slovenian capital plan to increase their operations to the city this coming winter season. Air Serbia will boost frequencies from last year’s eleven weekly rotations to seventeen, while Air France will almost double its flights, from six to thirteen weekly. LOT Polish Airlines will fly from Warsaw eight times instead of seven times per week, while Aeroflot will strengthen its daily operations from Moscow by deploying the larger Airbus A320 instead of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Finally, Montenegro Airlines will add an extra two rotations this winter season for a total of six flights per week.
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