Two EX-YU airports among Europe’s top eighty busiest
Two airports from the former Yugoslavia have placed among the top eighty busiest on the continent this August, as well as in the top 100 so far this year, according to Airports Council International Europe (ACI). With a total of 717.050 passengers in August, Belgrade Airport ranked 68th ahead of the likes of Malta, Tirana and Sofia, but just behind Lyon, Krakow and Thessaloniki. Split Airport positioned itself as the 77th busiest with 625.622 travellers handled. It was ahead of Toulouse, Santorini and Turin but just behind Bordeaux, Eindhoven and Nantes. Dubrovnik, Pristina and Zagreb followed closely behind, taking up 103rd, 109th and 112th spot on the continent respectively.
August performance
During August, three markets from the former Yugoslavia outperformed their pre-Covid passenger figures, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, which saw 31.2% growth on August 2019, Kosovo with an increase of 22.7% and Macedonia with a 1.2% growth in travellers. Slovenia is still lagging behind almost all European markets in its recovery on 2019, outdone only by Belarus, which is unable to maintain any flights to European countries, with exception to Russia, due to wide-ranging sanctions. During the January - August period, only Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo posted better passenger performance in the region than prior to the global health emergency.
 |
| August performance by market |
Over the first eight months of the year, Belgrade Airport retained its position as the former Yugoslavia’s busiest with 3.572.011 passengers handled, ranking 77th in Europe. It was ahead of Riga, Tirana and Belfast but just behind the likes of Thessaloniki, Larnaca and Malta. Split Airport just made it into the top 100 by handling 2.147.203 travellers. So far this year, Istanbul’s main airport has been the busiest in Europe, handling over 41 million passengers. It was followed by London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Madrid. However, none of the major airports have reached their pre-Covid figures, with Istanbul being the closest, down 9.7% on the same period three years ago. The first of the larger airports to have surpassed their pre-pandemic results is Sochi, which has recorded growth of 79% on 2019 by handling 8.5 million passengers.
January - August performance
.gif)
0 Response to "Two EX-YU airports among Europe’s top eighty busiest"
Post a Comment