Air Mediterranean to expand Pristina base
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Greek charter carrier Air Mediterranean, in cooperation with tour operator MyWings, will be expanding its base at Pristina Airport with three jets to be stationed in the city - one Boeing 737-400 and two B737-800s. As a result, the carrier will maintain sixteen weekly flights to Basel, ten weekly to Dusseldorf and Stuttgart, three weekly to Friedrichshafen and Paderborn and two weekly to Malmo. Tour operator Mywings said it sees itself in a strong position with its experienced partner Air Mediterranean and does not feel threatened by its competitors. “Especially in the highly competitive Basel market, which in Pristina is almost on par with Zurich in terms of passenger numbers, MyWings and its partners have a strong advantage because they have been operating regular charter flights there for so many years before anyone else and have many regular customers. Our goal is to achieve the same in Friedrichshafen. We see the same potential in Friedrichshafen as in Basel, especially since it is expected that the flights in Zurich will become more expensive due to the threat of a CO2 tax by the Swiss government of at least thirty to fifty Swiss francs. On average, we think that in a short time daily flights from Friedrichshafen will be possible, since it is a very lucrative alternative to Zurich”, MyWings said. Its CEO, Gazmend Vatovci, added, “We see the current situation more as an opportunity and not as an obstacle. We have all lost business due to the general coronavirus Covid-19 situation, but with our strong position in the market and the fact that ethnic travel will recover in the short-term, we see our glass half full”.
Currently, 25 local cabin crew members are working on the Air Mediterranean aircraft with numbers to grow to over 75 from July onwards. In cooperation with Air Mediterranean, MyWings will open a school for cabin crew training in Pristina. A technical support facility for aircraft has already been set up to enable all necessary daily and weekly checks.
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