Former Yugoslav airports handle over 26 million passengers in 2022
The 24 commercial airports in the former Yugoslavia handled over 26 million passengers in 2022, during which the remnants of the coronavirus pandemic were still being felt on the travel industry, particularly during the first quarter of the year. Several airports registered their busiest year on record, including Pristina, Sarajevo, Zadar, Banja Luka and Portorož. On the other hand, some airports were strongly impacted by the war in Ukraine which began in February 2022, with Tivat and Pula notably affected. Overall, a number of airports in the former Yugoslavia saw a quicker pace of recovery than the European average, among which are Belgrade, Zagreb, Split, Skopje, Podgorica and Niš.
Pristina Airport saw the biggest improvement on its pre-pandemic performance, adding over 600.000 passengers. It was followed by Zadar, which, for the firm time, handled over one million travellers in a single year. Banja Luka Airport added over 193.000 passengers on 2019, making it the third fastest growing airport in the former Yugoslavia. On the other hand, Ljubljana Airport saw the biggest decline in passenger numbers, making it one of the slowest recovering capital city airports in Europe. It was followed by Dubrovnik and then Tivat, which was dealt a major blow with the loss of the Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian markets due to the outbreak of war. Russia was Tivat’s largest air market prior to Covid-19.
Overall, Belgrade Airport retained its position as the busiest in the former Yugoslavia, while Zagreb returned to the number two position for the first time since 2019, outperforming both Pristina and Split, which had overtaken it during the pandemic-stricken 2020 and 2021. For the first time, Skopje was just within 10.000 passengers of overtaking its counterpart in Dubrovnik, while Sarajevo overtook Podgorica. Despite the bankruptcy of Montenegro Airlines in 2019, Podgorica Airport managed to nearly outperform its record 2019 results, just 2.4% below its pre-pandemic figures. Kraljevo’s Morava Airport debuted on the list, handling 13.683 passengers during its first full year of operations.
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