Pristina Airport maintains growth

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Condor makes Airbus order

German leisure airline Condor said it would order sixteen Airbus A330neo jets to replace its existing wide-body fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft. "The first aircraft is expected in autumn 2022, whilst the replacement of the entire long-haul fleet is scheduled to be completed by mid-2024. As the German launch customer for the Airbus A330neo, Condor is thus focusing on latest technology, maximum efficiency and the highest level of customer comfort", Condor said. It did not say how it would acquire the planes but market sources said it was expected to buy an unspecified number from Airbus with the rest to be rented from leasing companies. The deal comes a day after EU regulators approved 525.3-million euros in German aid for Condor that will help the airline restructure after an earlier decision was annulled by a European court. It follows a competition between Airbus and Boeing to provide the A330neo or Boeing 787 to Condor, the sources said. Condor has a mixed fleet of planes from both planemakers but relies solely on its ageing 767s for long-haul needs. The A330neo is an upgraded version of the A330 passenger plane with recent Rolls-Royce RR.L engines. It competes with the newer but more expensive Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Sources said the deal will provide a home for undelivered A330neo jets originally earmarked for Indonesia's Garuda or Malaysia’s AirAsia. Both carriers are debt-strapped and their finances have worsened during the pandemic, raising doubts over A330neo deliveries. Airbus is also in talks to replace Boeing jets at another European leisure carrier, British airline and holiday group Jet2. If confirmed, the deal could involve the purchase of around 50 Airbus jets, worth some $5 billion before industry discounts of at least 50%. But while Airbus is seen as a front-runner, talks between Jet2 and suppliers are said to be ongoing.
Source: Reuters

Pristina Airport maintains growth

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Pristina Airport handled 156.005 passengers in November, representing an increase of 2.5% compared to the same month last year. Over the past eleven months, the airport welcomed 2.184.923 travellers through its doors, up 9.9%. It added an extra 196.472 passengers on 2018. This month, Wizz Air will inaugurate flights between Vienna and Pristina, while Eurowings will commence services from Frankfurt.

Month	PAX	Change (%)
JAN	168.777	▲ 17.1
FEB	138.269	▲ 11.9
MAR	169.108	▲ 12.4
APR	192.075	▲ 8.1
MAY	181.931	▲ 8.0
JUN	208.821	▲ 17.1
JUL	280.013	▲ 9.2
AUG	302.131	▲ 9.8
SEP	200.532	▲ 5.4
OCT	187.261	▲ 9.8
NOV	156.005	▲ 2.5

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Visit Kosovo10:34
Edelweiss operated its morning ZRH-PRN flight today with A343 (HB-JMD) and it’s early December. It appears that the demise of Germania has impacted Edelweiss numbers on the ZRH-PRN route positively as this year more than ever they have deployed A343 on this route. Based on this trend, such a large bird should be seen at PRN a few more times around Christmas and New Year. Just to be clear, Germania Flug, the Swiss arm of Germania survived and rebranded as Chair Airlines and Albex Aviation has sold 49.99% of shared to Polish Enter Air for ~1.8m EUR (not bad Madame Ibrahimi-Salahi). However, from the day Germania went under Germania Flug lost access to the A321 it utilised on its ZRH-PRN and BSL-PRN route and switched to A319 instead. Hence, it appears that the reduction in Chair Airlines capacity has resulted in more passengers flying Edelweiss. Also, related to this point, is that Enter Air has entered, pardon the pun, the Kosovan market as a result and now operated Air Prishtina’s
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Anonymous10:45
Battle between SKP and PRN is heating up. SKP is +10% in Nov. which means it overtook PRN.
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