Lufthansa asserts dominance in Ljubljana
Lufthansa has cemented its position as Slovenia’s busiest airline, handling 106.874 passengers on its Ljubljana flights during the first three quarters of the year. The German carrier holds a 14.3% market share at Ljubljana Airport, ahead of second placed Turkish Airlines with an 11.7% passenger share. The German airline is also Slovenia’s busiest transfer carrier, accounting for some 30% of all connecting travellers. Together with its equity partners, Swiss and Brussels Airlines, the Lufthansa Group has played a dominant role in the Slovenian aviation sector since the bankruptcy of Adria Airways in 2019. However, passenger numbers on flights to Germany are still notably down on the same period three years ago when Adria was the sole carrier, handling 213.985 passengers, almost double that of Lufthansa. The first quarter of this year was still significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Passenger traffic on scheduled flights at Ljubljana Airport, Q1 - Q3 2022
Many airlines operating into Ljubljana today were not present during the first three quarters of 2019. Among those that were, Air France has seen the strongest come-back. In June, the airline introduced a second daily flight to the Slovenian capital, exceeding its pre-Covid capacity levels. Jointly with Transavia France, which commenced seasonal summer operations from Orly Airport to Ljubljana in late April, passenger numbers between the two capital cities have reached 93.2% of pre-pandemic levels. Air Serbia managed to reach 81.6% of its pre-Covid traffic on the Slovenian market, while Turkish Airlines achieved 74.9% of its pre-pandemic passenger levels.
Charter flights to holiday hotspots are becoming an important source for traffic at Ljubljana Airport as it continues its recovery from both Adria’s demise and Covid. During the first three quarters of the year, 30.8% of all passengers using Ljubljana Airport flew on charters. This is up from 18.6% over the same period in 2019. In the first three quarters of this year, a total of 231.014 travellers flew on charters with the bulk being handled in June, July and August. The share of passengers flying on charters is expected to come down during the winter, however, the airport will still boast a notable number of leisure flights including those to Hurghada, Antalya, Bilbao, Vitoria, Malta, Madeira, the Azores, Lapland and Albania.
Passenger traffic on charter flights at Ljubljana Airport, Q1 - Q3 2022
.gif)
0 Response to "Lufthansa asserts dominance in Ljubljana"
Post a Comment