Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines Ljubljana’s busiest in 2021
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Air France were the busiest carriers operating out of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport last year, data from the Statistical Office of Slovenia shows. The three flag carriers accounted for 32.5% of the airport’s traffic, with the German national airline well in front. Although Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines were two of just three carriers to have maintained operations to the Slovenian capital for the entire twelve-month period, with the other being Air Serbia, Air France restored flights to Ljubljana in March but quickly proved a popular choice with consumers. Lufthansa was the busiest, handling 76.758 passengers, followed by Turkish Airlines with 42.435 travellers and Air France with 34.353 passengers.
Air Serbia, which has maintained operations to Ljubljana with its ATR72 turboprop throughout the year welcomed 26.127 travellers on its flights to and from the Slovenian capital. Low cost carrier Transavia, which restored operations from Amsterdam in April, handled 22.456 passengers. The airline’s French unit will commence flights from Paris Orly this April. Brussels Airlines and Wizz Air, which maintained services from the Belgian capital and Charleroi to Ljubljana respectively, but have since suspended their operations, carried a combined total of 34.666 passengers. Notably, there were no flights from Belgium to Slovenia for almost the entire first half of 2021. Passenger numbers peaked in July and August as Slovenia took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On the other hand, the United Kingdom, once Ljubljana’s biggest market, saw just 19.299 passengers.
Among the newcomers in 2021, 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 has confirmed its return to the Slovenian market with flights to run this August. Flydubai, which introduced operations to Ljubljana on September 24, welcomed 8.002 travellers, with December being its strongest month so far. The Emirati airline recently increased its frequencies on the route from three to five weekly. Air Montenegro, which commenced services in June, initially from Tivat and then moved its flights to Podgorica, handled 7.532 passengers.
Ljubljana route performance for select airlines in 2021
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