easyJet becomes Pristina’s busiest as LCCs dominate
easyJet was Pristina Airport’s busiest airline in 2021 as three major European low cost carriers handled the bulk of Kosovo’s passenger traffic. easyJet welcomed 282.357 travellers on its Pristina operations, notably improving its position on the year before when it was the airport’s fourth busiest airline. The carrier also outperformed its pre-pandemic traffic levels by 5%, as it handled 268.674 passengers in 2019. easyJet maintains just three routes out of Pristina, which include Berlin, Geneva and Basel, with the latter being the airport’s busiest destination overall. LCCs accounted for 52% of Pristina Airport’s passenger traffic. Eurowings was the second busiest airline with 236.849 travellers, while Wizz Air followed closely behind by handling 229.738 passengers.
European legacy airlines have continued to see their share at Pristina Airport decline, as LCCs and flights organised by tour operators take a leading role. Turkish Airlines was Pristina’s busiest legacy carrier, handling 124.955 passengers on its flights from Istanbul last year. It was followed by Austrian Airlines with 103.505 travellers and Swiss International Air Lines, which managed to carry 20.032 passengers on its service between Geneva and Pristina. British Airways, which maintains seasonal flights from London Heathrow, was the fourth busiest legacy carrier, accounting for 8.032 travellers.
easyJet was not alone in managing to outperform its pre-pandemic traffic levels in Pristina last year. Pegasus Airlines posted improved figures on its pre-Covid era performance by welcoming 146.611 travellers, compared to 129.744 in 2019. On the other hand, Eurowings reached 69% of its pre-Covid passenger numbers, Wizz Air managed 90.8% and Chair Airlines attained 82.5%. Switzerland continued to hold its position as the busiest market out of Pristina, with 38% of all passengers either departing or arriving from the country. It was closely followed by Germany with a 32% share, then Turkey (15%), Austria (6%), Sweden (3%) and the United Kingdom (2%).
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