Low cost carrier easyJet will discontinue one of its two Skopje routes at the end of the 2026 summer season. The airline will terminate flights between Paris Orly Airport and Skopje after a year and a half of operations. easyJet will initially reduce frequencies on the route from two to one weekly flight from August 15, ahead of its final service on October 24. The carrier will continue to maintain operations between Geneva and Skopje, which were restored last November following a year-long hiatus. Services on this route will operate twice per week throughout the upcoming winter season, as well as during the 2027 summer season.
easyJet faced indirect competition on the route. Wizz Air maintains services between Skopje and Beauvais Airport, which is marketed as Paris despite being located nearly ninety kilometres from the city centre. In contrast, Paris Orly Airport is situated around twenty kilometres south of downtown Paris. Prior to easyJet’s entry into the market, Wizz Air handled 43.526 passengers on its Skopje - Beauvais service in 2024, achieving an average annual load factor of 87.6%. The airline is operating three weekly flights between the two airports during the current summer season and plans to maintain two weekly services over the coming winter. easyJet has a base at Paris Orly Airport and ranks as the airport’s third-largest carrier by available seat capacity this year, behind Transavia France and Vueling.
easyJet had previously said it is unfazed by Wizz Air’s presence on the Macedonian market. It noted, “easyJet is focused on its successful strategy to expand across Europe and operates in the best interests of the company and its customers ensuring the attractiveness of its network. This means the airline concentrates its efforts on maintaining and developing routes which prove popular with passengers. We consider competition only in regards of tactic opportunities that can be complementary to our strategy”. Skopje Airport had previously said one of its main goals is to secure nonstop connectivity to major European cities and large hubs.
That didn't last long
ReplyDeleteWizz is too strong
ReplyDeleteAnd the market too small
DeleteEasyJet playing musical chairs as per usual.
ReplyDeleteIt's called good business
DeleteWell it clearly doesnt make them enough money.
ReplyDeleteWas the route subsidised ?
ReplyDeleteYes but I don't think it will be eligible since they discontinued it. I think the condition is 3 years of service.
DeleteThe only Paris route that could work is CDG which would enable hub connections.
ReplyDeleteWell clearly it cannot as of yet.
DeleteFRA worked great with their connections
DeleteWasnt that cancelled?
DeleteYes, it's called sarcasm.
DeleteSkopje as it started is turning into Tuzla, only Zwizzair can succeed, no one else...
ReplyDeleteOh really , comparing tuzla with skopje ?? Really buddy you serious ??
DeleteThis is now becoming concerning
ReplyDeleteeasyjet ending Paris ORY
Lufthansa eding Frankfurt
LOT shortening winter ops at SKP
Why? The airport remains well connected with wizzair. Better than at any time in its history.
DeleteA certain commentator here will tell you that it is public knoweldge that all these airlines are full on flights to Skopje and that Skopje is its best performing route in their network, it is just that other factors have resulted in this.
DeleteSkopje fan boys are vocal thats true.
DeleteWizz wins again. They already had an established customer base on the Paris route and probably made it difficult for easyJet to gain market share.
ReplyDeleteA shame. Geneva survives because of the large Macedonian/Albanian diaspora in Switzerland. Paris was always going to be a tougher sell with only two weekly flights.
ReplyDeleteSkopje Airport says it wants links to major European cities but it has now lost two in a matter of 1 month.
ReplyDeleteWhere is that one person who kept on saying how the EU economy is doing really well? These news will get more common as the European economy struggles.
ReplyDeleteACI reported that in April 2026 European airports had 0.7% less passengers than in 04.2025.
Worst performers were...
Germany: -8.5%
Austria: -7.4%
Switzerland: -6.1%
UK: -2.1%
France: -0.9%
No wonder easyJet cut SKP and BEG from ORY.
Well its not like Macedonia has an economy to write home about.
DeleteExactly 11:11:, easyJet ending one route to Skopje is an excellent indicator that the EU is doomed forever.
DeleteThe problem is that many passengers only look at price. If Beauvais is €20 cheaper, most people will choose it despite the additional transport costs into Paris.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Transavia would be a better fit for Skopje-Orly. They have a stronger position in the French leisure market and could potentially make the route work.
ReplyDeleteEasyjet is bigger than Transavia in Paris overall. This is a gastro route and clearly not a very profitable one from airports with restrictions or high operating costs.
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