More airlines cancel Ljubljana launch plans
Israel’s Israir and Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines have cancelled their plans to launch operations to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport this year. Although both services were initially to commence in May and June, they were delayed on several occasions due to the coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled for September. They have now been indefinitely cancelled. Furthermore, Brussels Airlines has delayed the resumption of its service between the Belgian and Slovenian capitals until the start of the 2020/2021 winter season on October 27. Flights were originally to be restored during the first week of September. Earlier this week, British Airways cancelled plans to resume its seasonal summer operations from London Heathrow to Ljubljana.
Ljubljana Airport’s operator, Fraport Slovenija, previously warned that quarantine measures and travel restrictions put in place for nationals from a number of countries are hindering its post-lockdown recovery. Its General Manager, Zmago Skobir, said last month, "The situation now is no better than we anticipated back in April. It’s of paramount importance to keep these routes so they're here when passengers regain their trust in travel. There is fierce competition for air carriers among airports. Good connections will be key next year, when Slovenia presides over the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2021”. The airport has proposed for the government to provide subsidies to airlines. During the first half of the year, Ljubljana Airport's revenue declined 58.4% to 9.4 million euros. Overall, it registered a net loss of 5.6 million euros.
Nine carriers presently maintain operations to Ljubljana Airport. They include Air Serbia (Belgrade), Montenegro Airlines (Podgorica), Lufthansa (Frankfurt), Wizz Air (Charleroi), Transavia (Amsterdam), Air France (Paris), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul), LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) and easyJet (Berlin). “The resumption of flights and the number of frequencies largely depend on the easing of travel restrictions, as well as the recovery in demand”, Fraport Slovenija said. Previously, Iberia, which was also to launch a new service from Madrid to Ljubljana cancelled its plans to do so this summer season.
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