Ljubljana targets almost half a million passengers in 2021
Ljubljana Airport aims to handle close to half a million passengers this year but remains weary of potential disruptions due to new variants of the coronavirus Covid-19. At this point, the airport is welcoming between 2.000 and 2.500 travellers per day on eleven scheduled destinations and a handful of summer charter services. The current daily number of passengers is a significant improvement compared to the peak of the pandemic earlier this year, but still represents only a third of the normal daily number of travellers processed prior to Covid-19. Ljubljana Airport was one of the most affected capital city airports in Europe as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fraport Slovenija’s Head of Airline Management, Janez Krašnja, said a further six destinations would be added to the airport’s network in the coming months. "Barring any fundamental changes in the epidemiological situation, we will have seventeen scheduled services this summer, which is a good achievement for the first year of recovery. Tourism and air traffic are practically the biggest victims of the pandemic. We sincerely hope there will be no fourth wave to sweep away the returning traffic”, Mr Krašnja said. This July, Lufthansa remains Ljubljana’s largest carrier in terms of the number of offered flights. It is followed by Air Serbia, Air France and LOT Polish Airlines.
The airport experienced a recent setback when a new government regulation determined that passengers from all countries on Slovenia’s red list, including Egypt, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and Ireland, had to quarantine upon arrival. Mr Krašnja said such decisions reduced the speed of recovery of the country’s aviation sector and are a big blow for the airport. As a result, British Airways and easyJet have pushed back the resumption of their flights to the Slovenian capital. "We are hoping there are no more obstacles like this and that passengers can enter our country just like any other in the region. The fewer the obstacles, the more demand there will be", Mr Krašnja noted.
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