Wizz Air to launch new Ljubljana flights
Low cost carrier Wizz Air will introduce its second service to Ljubljana, from London Luton, complementing its existing flights from Charleroi. It will mark the airline’s return on the route following a two-year hiatus. The carrier suspended flights between the two capitals in October 2019. The Luton service will commence on December 13 and operate three times per week, each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with the 230-seat Airbus A321 aircraft. The budget carrier faces no direct competition on the route, although easyJet maintains flights to Gatwick Airport, while British Airways runs seasonal operations from Heathrow. easyJet will launch services from Luton to Ljubljana next summer season, from March 27. It was initially to commence in 2020 but was delayed a number of times due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to Covid-19, London was Ljubljana Airport’s busiest route with Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted all being served from the Slovenian capital. In 2019, almost 227.000 passengers flew on nonstop flights between Ljubljana and London, while a further 9.672 travellers flew indirectly via other points in Europe. Stansted was the busiest with 45% of all of Ljubljana’s London passengers flying to and from the airport. The route was served by easyJet and has since been terminated due to the closure of the airline’s base at Stansted. Luton was Ljubljana’s second busiest London airport until Wizz Air terminated the route.
Wizz Air performance on London Luton - Ljubljana route
Ljubljana Airport’s outgoing General Manager, Zmago Skobir, said last week that the operator’s main goal is to increase traffic but that the future remains uncertain. “For the first time in my almost twenty-year career at the airport, and another fourteen years at Adria Airways, we find ourselves unable to accurately predict the future. The Covid-19 pandemic has had severe consequences for the aviation sector and the tourism industry. It is hard to guess what will happen. The airport’s goal will be to return traffic so the operator can continue to generate revenue and respond to new aviation trends”, Mr Skobir said. Last month the General Manager noted the airport was in talks with several low cost airlines over introducing new flights to the Slovenian capital.
Further flight details for the new London Luton - Ljubljana service can be found here.
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