Ljubljana Airport to see mild recovery in December
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is expected to see a mild recovery in the number of operated flights and offered capacity during December compared to November. The airport has seen both metrics decrease month after month since peak summer and is currently served by just three airlines. If current schedules remain in place, Ljubljana will see the return of three carriers in December – Air France, LOT Polish Airlines and Montenegro Airlines, which will offer nine, ten and thirteen flights from their bases to the Slovenian capital respectively. While Montenegro Airlines is expected to restore operations on November 29, LOT will do so on December 16 and Air France on December 19, if current schedules are kept intact.
During December, Ljubljana Airport is expected to handle 100 incoming commercial flights and offer 9.830 one-way seats. This is compared to 56 incoming flights this month and 5.596 one-way seats. During December, Lufthansa will be the largest carrier, offering 36 flights, followed by Air Serbia with nineteen and Turkish Airlines with a planned thirteen flights. However, capacity-wise, Lufthansa will offer the most seats, followed by Turkish Airlines, Montenegro Airlines and Air Serbia. The German carrier plans to maintain operations from Frankfurt with its Embraer E190 jet, Turkish Airlines with an Airbus A321 twice per week and an A320 once per week, while Montenegro Airlines will deploy its Fokker 100 jet from Podgorica.
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| Airline market share in Ljubljana based on frequency, December 2020 |
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| Seat capacity by airline at Ljubljana Airport, December 2020 |
The figures for next month are still notably behind the kind of frequencies and capacity offered from Ljubljana in the prepandemic December of 2019 when it was served by eleven airlines. Back then it handled 501 incoming commercial flights, offering 55.952 seats for sale. At the time, easyJet offered the most capacity out of the Slovenian capital, followed by Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia, while most flights were operated by Lufthansa, Air Serbia and easyJet. The British low cost carrier has now completely pulled out of the Slovenian market until the new year. It has further delayed the launch of its new service from London Gatwick to Ljubljana until February 5, 2021, while a single flight from Gatwick will operate on January 1 before being suspended again until February 1.
The data above is correct as of November 11. Changes are possible to take place in the coming weeks as airlines continue to slash capacity.
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