Ljubljana Airport reaches 21% of pre-pandemic traffic

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Qatar - Airbus to have speedy trial

Airbus and Qatar Airways are heading towards a three-month summer trial next year after a UK judge granted the airline a relatively quick timetable while dismissing its procedural claims in a bitter safety and contractual dispute. The judge told a division of London's High Court there was "public interest" in the outcome of the dispute, which has seen the Gulf carrier question the safety of about two dozen grounded A350 long-haul jetliners over flaws in their protective skin. Airbus has acknowledged these and other jets are suffering erosion to the painted surface and a layer of lightning protection but insists with the backing of European regulators they are safe, despite Qatar's refusal to take more deliveries. "I am in absolutely no doubt that this case should be tried as soon as is practically possible", Judge David Waksman said, backing the airline's call for a speedy trial. However, he rejected a bid by the airline to split the trial into two parts to allow Airbus to perform a deeper technical analysis, something the planemaker says it has already done. He also refused to order Airbus to stop formally trying to deliver more A350s to Qatar Airways, or to refrain from re-selling undelivered aircraft, while the dispute drags on. The procedural ruling means Airbus is free to attempt to trigger payment clauses as more planes are built. It can also try to sell A350s that Qatar has rejected to carriers like Air India, which industry sources say could step in as a buyer. Qatar Airways has questioned the jet's defences against lightning, which strikes commercial jets about once a year, and is suing Airbus for $1 billion in damages for idled planes. Airbus has counter-sued for the return of millions of dollars of credits awarded when jets were sold and accused Qatar of refusing to take planes as a device to tackle overcapacity.

Ljubljana Airport reaches 21% of pre-pandemic traffic

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Ljubljana Airport handled 57.338 passengers in October, representing a decrease of 42.2% on the same month in 2019. It should be noted that in October 2019, Ljubljana Airport felt the full brunt of Adria Airways’ bankruptcy. Lufthansa operated the most flights out of Ljubljana last month, followed by Air Serbia and Air France. With 12.060 seats on sale, Lufthansa had the most capacity on offer from Slovenia’s capital, followed by Turkish Airlines (7.794) and Brussels Airlines (7.268). During the January - October period, Ljubljana Airport welcomed 331.012 travellers through its doors, representing a decrease of 78.6% on the same period during the pre-pandemic 2019. The Slovenian aviation market is still seeing one of the slowest recoveries in Europe from the height of the Covid-19 crisis last year, ahead of only Finland and Ireland.

Ljubljana Airport market share by frequency in October

Ljubljana Airport market share by capacity in October

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Anonymous11:59
Interesting, 21% at the time when we are running EU presidency. So we can expect to come on 30% of pre-pandemic traffic in like... 5 years?
Wake up government and do something!
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Anonymous15:03
That's what we are talking for 2 years and nothing has happened...while other are actually working on improving connectivity we still waiting for better results.
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Anonymous17:03
Bravo Fraport!
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Anonymous18:29
Beautiful photo.
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