NEWS FLASH
Dubrovnik Airport today welcomed its two-millionth passenger within the same year for the first time in its history. The passenger arrived on a Croatia Airlines flight from Zurich. As a result, the airport has handled 304.536 travellers in September so far. Dubrovnik has already overtaken its 2016 end-of-year result when it saw 1.993.243 passengers pass through its doors. This year, it anticipates welcoming some 2.320.000 travellers.
Bravo! One question, how far behind ZAG is DBV at the end of September? I am sure that next summer both SPU and DBV will be the busiest by the time September comes.
ReplyDeleteCongrats DBV! Next target: 3 Million :)
ReplyDeleteThey were always the best run airport in the country. Their investment in infrastructure has always been well thought of unlike SPU which is run like your average Balkan business, no long term vision or planning.
DeleteNot so quick:
Deletehttp://www.exyuaviation.com/2016/08/split-airport-to-begin-terminal.html
Soon SPU might even become Croatia´s busiest airport beating ZAG.
Not gonna happe
DeleteIf they keep this up then they might do it in the next two years.
Deleteno chance with this runway config
DeleteCongrats to DBV, but regarding the infrastructure and handling all together the SPU is another galaxy for DBV. DBV is place to go, while SPU is as well a target city, but also gateway to the islands. SPU surrounded with the poor infrastructure (crowded roads, port in the very center) is doing a great job, not a Balkan way job. With the new terminal they will soon reach ZAG. Far best airport gound staff in HR.
DeleteSPU has reached some 200 movements per day and this is the limit.
DeleteNo regular heavy ops possible at the moment..
Get real!
Regarding the staff I have big respect, no question.
Bravo Hrvatska!
ReplyDelete"The airport has handled 304.536 travelers in September so far." – That's NOT good news!
ReplyDeleteSeptember 2016 DBV saw 305,900 passengers. Are they flat this Sep? Their Jan-Aug numbers were 15% higher yoy, so this would be a big disappointment. September is still a vacation month...
Well there is still the weekend when the biggest number of people travel from DBV. Unless ofcourse DBV handled its 2 millionth passenger some time to go but forgot to mark it, like Zagreb did, and then picked a random date.
DeleteWill see soon (Monday probably)
DeleteIn any case, it is always Croatia Airlines that achieves these milestones. Funny coincidence that. So take these facts with caution, entirely possible that they handled 2 million several days prior..
+1 last anonymus, always an OU passenger.
DeleteThat is a complete BS. Last time a Croatia Airlines passenger was a millionth in Dubrovnik. Here are the millionth passengers for the last 12 years with airlines and departure airports
Delete2017 2M OU Zurich
2017 1M TK Istanbul
2016 TK Istanbul
2015 AY Helsinki
2014 BA London
2013 SU Moscow
2012 U2 Marid
2011 OS Vienna
2010 U2 London
2009 OU Frankfurt
2008 BA London
2007 XG (VY) Barcelona
2006 OU Vienna
2005 OU Zagreb
(I don't have millionth-passenger data for the period 1978-1990. After the war, Dubrovnik first reached 1m pax in 2005.)
DeleteDBV Airport handled more then 304 536 passengers by Sep29 for sure, this information from text is not correct. They are expected to have roughly 15% increase in traffic this September, that can not be achieved in just 2 days that were left in till the end of the month.
ReplyDeleteWell then DBV is playing around with its numbers because if it had 2 million on Friday it would mean it had 304.536 in September by Friday.
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