Ljubljana set for busy summer despite Adria absence
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport anticipates a strong 2020 summer season despite the loss of its busiest customer, Adria Airways, last September. Operator Fraport Slovenia, which is in the process of building a new terminal at the airport, has said passenger numbers are beginning to improve following an initial steep decline in figures. "Traffic is picking up just as forecast. However, we are not building the new terminal solely as a result of passenger growth, but because we also want to improve the standard and quality of our services", the operator said. It added that the addition of a number of frequencies and new routes by airlines following Adria’s collapse are restoring investor trust, with the airport also developing a business hub around its terminal.
This coming summer, several carriers will increase their number of frequencies to the Slovenian capital when compared to last year. They include Aeroflot, Air France, Air Serbia, British Airways, Finnair and Montenegro Airlines, while Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines will continue to run flights to Ljubljana following their launch this winter. Low cost carrier Transavia has become the latest to boost frequencies when compared to last year with the airline adding an extra weekly flight, for a total of three, during the high season. In addition, the Slovenian government is planning on subsidising flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich and Brussels with talks being held with three “European regional carriers” to commence services in order to improve frequencies to the four cities. On the other hand, Spain’s Iberia will inaugurate operations from Madrid to the Slovenian capital in late July.
Fraport Slovenia is also confident that the business hub around the country's biggest airport will continue to grow in the coming years. Apart from the new terminal, the operator is moving forward with a host of other investments, worth some forty million euros. They include utilities and roads in the growing Ljubljana Airport City, which is an area covering some fifteen hectares. "When you enter the airport, the first thing you notice is the growing Brnik Business District. TNT Express Worldwide, Cargo-partner and Kuehne + Nagel have already set up their own logistics hubs here", Fraport said. “UPS Adria Ekspres is building a logistics centre as well, and Iskra Mehanizmi and SchaferRolls are constructing their facilities here too. More than half of the plots are, or will shortly be, under long-term leases, while some of the bigger plots are still available”, it added.
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