Ryanair plans further growth in Podgorica
Ryanair has become the fastest growing airline in Podgorica but has plans to add more destinations from the city in the future. The carrier has already announced the launch of new services from Poznan, Krakow and Dublin to the Montenegrin capital, with the latter two to run on a year-round basis. “We are convinced that the three new routes we have secured together with Ryanair will be successful”, the General Manager of operator Airport of Montenegro, Danilo Orlandić, said. He added that the low cost carrier handled 172.135 passengers on its flights to and from Podgorica during the January - November [2019] period, representing an increase of 25% compared to the same period in 2018.
Commenting on its cooperation with Ryanair, Mr Orlandić said, “This low cost carrier is an important partner for us. We are particularly delighted that they have a very high average cabin load factor on flights to Montenegro. This enables us to constantly improve our traditionally good ties”. Ryanair has become the third largest in terms of offered capacity in Montenegro behind only the national carrier and Air Serbia. Furthermore, it accounts for 6% of all passengers handled in Podgorica, with the Serbian national airline holding a 9% passenger share and Montenegro Airlines 24%. Ryanair launched operations to the Montenegrin capital in the summer of 2013 following two years of negotiations with the government.
The airline will discontinue flights from Stockholm Skavtsa to Podgorica later this year due to the closure of its base. “The closure of this base is purely the result of delays with the delivery of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This is the only reason the carrier opted for such a drastic measure”, Mr Orlandić noted. For its part, Ryanair said, "We carried more than 175.000 customers through Podgorica Airport in 2019. Our flights on this market continue to perform strongly”. Services from Malta to Podgorica are seen as a potential new route for Ryanair or its Malta Air subsidiary. The Montenegrin Minister for Sustainable Development and Tourism, Pavle Radulović, recently said steps were being taken for flights to be launched between the two countries.
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