Wizz seeking up to €1 million for Maribor flights
Maribor Airport is continuing to hold talks with Wizz Air over potential flights but has warned a deal is some way off. The airport’s General Manager, Smiljan Kramberger, told Radio Maribor there have been discussions regarding the introduction of flights from Skopje, which are continuing to take place. “We actually asked under what conditions and in what way would It be possible to establish this service”, Mr Kramberger said, adding the two sides are exploring potential seasonal operations. However, the General Manager noted that Wizz Air expects a subsidy of almost one million euros in order to maintain flights between the two cities.
The budget carrier has never flown to Maribor but maintains services from Charleroi and Luton to Ljubljana. The Slovenian Ministry for Infrastructure and Urban Planning has also confirmed that talks with Wizz Air have taken place over the introduction of the Skopje - Maribor service but noted that a final agreement is yet to be reached. The Ministry added it was also in discussions with Ryanair over future flights to Slovenia’s second largest city. The budget airline briefly maintained flights between London Stansted and Maribor in 2007 and 2008. Despite solid loads, the route was terminated after Ryanair hiked fees for a joint advertising program, which was turned down by local authorities. Several weeks ago, the carrier said it was “continuing to evaluate potential operations in Slovenia”.
In 2020, Skopje emerged as Slovenia’s fourth busiest unserved route following the collapse of Adria Airways. Maribor Airport, which has struggled to attract airlines for years, is expected to be put up for concession in the near future, after a previous concession agreement was terminated several years ago over the government’s inability to adopt a new spatial plan, which would enable the airport to expand. The government is adamant the new plan will be approved soon, after which the selection of a concessionaire will begin. Maribor Airport will boast scheduled flights this summer as SkyAlps plans to introduce services from three Italian cities from late June until mid-September.
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