EX-YU airports race 2020
Airports across the former Yugoslavia were heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 which saw all but Zagreb close their doors for commercial passenger traffic for several months. Jointly, the airports handled 7.5 million passengers, shedding 21.9 million travellers on the year before. Individually, Slovenia was the most affected market, with an average decline of 83.3%. Furthermore, it was the second most impacted market in Europe behind Georgia. Croatia was the fourth most affected aviation market in Europe, following Slovakia, while Montenegro was close behind as the fifth most impacted European market. On the other hand, the Kosovo market was the most resilient in Europe, seeing the smallest rate of decline compared to the year before.
| Airport | Passengers 2020 | Passengers 2019 | Change (%) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade | 1.903.337 | 6.162.159 | ▼ 69.1 | - 4.258.822 |
| Pristina | 1.102.091 | 2.373.698 | ▼ 53.6 | - 1.271.607 |
| Zagreb | 924.823 | 3.435.531 | ▼ 73.1 | - 2.510.708 |
| Skopje | 710.711 | 2.360.400 | ▼ 69.9 | - 1.649.689 |
| Split | 674.366 | 3.301.930 | ▼ 79.6 | - 2.627.564 |
| Podgorica | 343.187 | 1.297.365 | ▼ 73.5 | - 954.178 |
| Dubrovnik | 330.147 | 2.896.227 | ▼ 88.6 | - 2.566.080 |
| Ljubljana | 288.235 | 1.721.355 | ▼ 83.3 | - 1.433.120 |
| Sarajevo | 249.642 | 1.143.680 | ▼ 78.2 | - 894.038 |
| Tuzla | 228.425 | 592.384 | ▼ 61.4 | - 363.959 |
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport maintained its position as the busiest in the former Yugoslavia, however, it lost over 4.2 million passengers. Overall, Belgrade Airport was the 87th busiest on the continent, up from 89th in 2019. It was behind the likes of Charleroi, Eindhoven and Bologna, but ahead of Larnaca, Minsk and Malta. Driving the lower passenger decline at Pristina Airport when compared to others in Europe was the diaspora. “Our traffic mainly relies on the diaspora, which lives and works abroad, meaning most of them hold citizenship and/or residency permits of the countries they are living in”, Pristina Airport’s Chief Operations Officer, Gokmen Aritay, told EX-YU Aviation News. On the other hand, Tivat Airport was one of the most affected in the former Yugoslavia, with its two main markets - Russia and Serbia - closed for arrivals into the country for a protracted period of time.
| Airport | Passengers 2020 | Passengers 2019 | Change (%) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tivat | 189.815 | 1.367.282 | ▼ 86.1 | - 1.177.467 |
| Niš | 154.233 | 422.255 | ▼ 63.5 | - 268.022 |
| Zadar | 120.747 | 801.347 | ▼ 84.9 | - 680.600 |
| Pula | 83.502 | 777.568 | ▼ 89.3 | - 694.066 |
| Ohrid | 72.125 | 317.218 | ▼ 77.3 | - 245.093 |
| Banja Luka | 43.775 | 149.966 | ▼ 70.8 | - 106.191 |
| Rijeka | 27.680 | 200.841 | ▼ 86.2 | - 173.161 |
| Osijek | 6.626 | 46.378 | ▼ 85.7 | - 39.752 |
| Brač | 4.261 | 25.342 | ▼ 83.2 | - 21.081 |
| Mali Lošinj | 3.214 | 6.495 | ▼ 60.5 | - 3.281 |
| Mostar | 1.374 | 32.866 | ▼ 95.8 | - 31.492 |
Europe’s airports lost 1.72 billion passengers in 2020 compared to the previous year, a decrease of 70.4%. Europe’s airports were back to their traffic levels from 1995. EU airports (-73%) were significantly more impacted than those in the non-EU bloc (-61.9%). This is mainly due to the size and relative resilience of domestic markets primarily in Russia but also Turkey, combined with less stringent lockdowns and travel restrictions compared to the EU market. The distinct performance between the EU and non-EU market became apparent in the second half of the year. While both EU and non-EU airports saw passenger traffic coming to an almost stand still in Q2 (respectively -97.3% and -93.3%), losses in Q4 stood at -83.8% at EU airports compared to -63.9% at non-EU airports.
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