Lufthansa, Turkish, Air France become Ljubljana’s busiest
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Air France were the busiest carriers operating out of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport during the first three quarters of the year, data from the Statistical Office of Slovenia shows. The three flag carriers accounted for 36% of the airport’s traffic. Although Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines were two of just three carriers to have maintained operations to the Slovenian capital for the entire nine-month period, with the other being Air Serbia, Air France restored flights to Ljubljana in March but has quickly proved a popular choice with consumers. Lufthansa was the busiest, handling just over 52.400 passengers, followed by Turkish Airlines with 27.610 travellers and then Air France with 19.818 passengers.
January - September passenger results
The French national carrier recorded the highest average cabin load factor for the span of its operations to Slovenia this year, standing at a high 82.5%. It utilised its regional Embraer E190 jet on 74% of its Ljubljana bound flights, while the E170 was used on the remaining 26% of all service. The Air France - KLM group plans to continue expanding in Ljubljana next year, with Transavia to introduce operations from Paris Orly on April 23. Air Serbia, which has maintained operations to Ljubljana with its ATR72 turboprop throughout the year, was the fourth busiest carrier. The airline has just introduced an additional two weekly flights between Belgrade and the Slovenian capital for a total of nine per week due to strong demand.
January - September passenger results
Newcomer Iberia faired relatively well. The airline only operated during the month of August, handling 2.215 passengers with a 69% average cabin load factor. The Spanish carrier is yet to confirm its return to the Slovenian market next year, although Ljubljana Airport has said it hopes the airline’s Madrid service will resume and operate for a longer period during the 2022 summer season. Flydubai introduced operations to Ljubljana only on September 24. On the six flights operated that month (three outbound and three inbound) it welcomed 258 passengers on board the Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet. In total, it had 111 passengers headed to Ljubljana and 147 from the Slovenian capital to Dubai. On other routes, easyJet and British Airways jointly handled 8.666 passengers on their London - Ljubljana operations, while Brussels Airlines and Wizz Air carried a combined total of 19.458 passengers on their flights from Brussels and Charleroi.
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