Zagreb awaits Ryanair effect, reaches 33% of pre-Covid traffic
Zagreb Airport handled 191.092 passengers this September, representing a decrease of 45.4% on the same month in the pre-pandemic 2019. Over the thirty-day period, low cost carrier Ryanair stationed its second aircraft in the city and launched nine new routes, while Flydubai restored operations from its hub. Although performance expectations were higher due to Ryanair’s expanded presence in the Croatian capital, Zagreb Airport did reduce the difference in passenger numbers between the months of August and September. In 2019 it stood at 25.888 travellers, while this year the difference was just 3.901. During September, Croatia Airlines accounted for the most flights to and from Zagreb, with a market share of 52%, followed by Ryanair with 14.2%, KLM with 4.6% and Eurowings with 4.3%. The most capacity was offered between Zagreb and Frankfurt, followed by Amsterdam, Split and Dubrovnik.
Airline market share at Zagreb Airport based on frequency in September
During the first three quarters of the year, Zagreb Airport welcomed 877.780 travellers through its doors. It is now at 33.4% of its pre-pandemic traffic. Aircraft movements stood at 20.076, down 41.5% on 2019. In the last quarter of this year, the airport is set to see the launch of ten new routes. Nine of them will be introduced by Ryanair, which will base its third aircraft in the city in December, while Eurowings will commence its new service from Prague in mid-December, “This year, Zagreb will be connected with 42 international destinations and six domestic ones. This is the largest number of destinations we have had in Zagreb history”, the airport said.
During the first half of the year, Frankfurt was Zagreb’s busiest route, operated by both Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa. It was followed by Amsterdam, run by the Croatian national carrier and KLM. Domestic destinations of Dubrovnik and Split ranked third and fourth, while Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul flights topped of the five busiest routes. Out of the five, Turkish Airlines had the highest average cabin load factor over the six-month period with the average cabin occupancy amounting to 68%, a high number during the pandemic. It was followed by Amsterdam, with a load factor of 58.3% and Frankfurt with a 52.8% cabin occupancy rate. Domestic flights to Dubrovnik and Split hovered at around 40%. It should be noted that the first quarter of the year was heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with many of Zagreb’s key markets having entry restrictions and requirements in place, as well as lockdowns and curfews.
Top five busiest Zagreb Airport routes, January - June
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