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Former Yugoslavia’s 23 airports handle 21 million passengers

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The 23 commercial airports in the former Yugoslavia handled a combined total of 21.001.155 passengers during the first three quarters of the year, with several already well ahead of their pre-Covid performance including Pristina, Sarajevo, Zadar, Banja Luka and Portorož. Other airports, such as Niš are closing in on their pre-Covid results, with the airport just 8.000 travellers behind its 2019 performance. Portorož continues to maintain its position as Slovenia’s second busiest airport, however, unlike its two other counterparts in the country, it is achieving record results. Banja Luka Airport has already achieved its busiest year on record, surpassing every annual end-of-year result by late July.

Airport performance, January - September 2022


Skopje Airport has now reached 90.4% of its pre-Covid figures. The General Manager of airport operator TAV Macedonia, Metin Batak, said, “We are satisfied with the recovery of air traffic at both Skopje and Ohrid airports this year. When European Union member countries, where more than 75% of the Macedonian air traffic is concentrated, gradually started to lift travel restrictions relating to Covid-19 for Macedonian passport holders, the increase in air traffic was immediate. An additional boost to the growth in passenger numbers was the strong increase in seasonal flights during the peak summer months at both Skopje and Ohrid airports”.

European airport rank based on passenger traffic, January - September 2022


On other hand, passenger numbers at Tivat Airport are down 54.2% on its 2019 pre-pandemic traffic levels. As a result, it saw 667.882 fewer passengers on three years ago. The figure is also below last year’s result. The airport is dealing with the loss of several key markets as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Previously, Russia was Tivat’s biggest market, with both Ukraine and Belarus also contributing a sizeable number of passengers. Maribor, which has no commercial flights, is the former Yugoslavia’s least busiest airport. Although it was to see its first commercial services this summer with a series of flights from Bolzano, Naples and Pisa, operated by Sky Alps, all were cancelled due to low demand.

Market performance for January - September 2022 period vs. 2019



October 28, 2022
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  1. Anonymous09:03

    So this year there will be 9 airports with over 1 million passengers. I think that's a first.

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    1. Anonymous09:05

      There used to be because once upon a time Ljubljana had over 1 million passengers.

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  2. Anonymous09:06

    Portoroz is doing really well. If they get flights next year as planned I could see them getting close to 100,000 passengers.

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    1. Anonymous09:10

      Yes, and with the new terminal and the extension of the runway, POW can even surpass LJU in summer season!

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      I wouldn't be surprised.

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  3. Anonymous09:06

    Not bad at all

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  4. Anonymous09:07

    PRN and ZAG are neck and neck. Wonder who will have more passengers by the end of the year.

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      PRN has a strong December because of the gasto traffic. It will definitely be close. We will see.

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    2. Anonymous10:57

      How many passengers will Zagreb have this year?

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    3. Anonymous11:00

      3 to 3.1 million.

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    4. Anonymous12:56

      ZAG will have at least 315.000 for October (estimate based on verified numbers for up to date) which makes it likely that it will reach 3.100.000 pax for 2022.

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    5. Anonymous20:52

      This year Zagreb~
      2022 - 3.07 million~
      2023 - 3.6 million~
      2024 - 4.1 million~
      2025 - 4.6 million~

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  5. Anonymous09:08

    It's so sad that it is all over for Sarajevo with Wizz packing up :(

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      Hopefully they find a replacement.

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    2. Anonymous09:30

      Even if they do find a replacement in the form of Ryanair, they won't start flights before next summer.

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  6. Anonymous09:08

    A clear winner in Europe is Russia. Only 3.5 in minus, yet there is a war, COVID and literally no European airline flying there (except TK and JU). How??

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      They have a huge domestic market, more people are travelling domestically plus their traffic flow changed. The gazillion flights per day to Turkey on wide bodies are enough to replace many European flights they had.

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    2. Anonymous09:16

      Even before pandemic their passenger numbers where bad.

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    3. Anonymous09:46

      ^ No that's not the case.

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    4. Anonymous09:49

      I know there is a strong domestic market but still. I would not have thought that this would manage to substitute the loss of so many airlines and flights.

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    5. Dee10:19

      Rusi su povecali broj letova u zemlji mnogo i spustili cene. Eto kako.

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  7. Anonymous09:09

    Good recovery by most

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  8. Anonymous09:09

    Skopje still has room for improvement, the catchment area is excellent, they just need to work in bringing more routes and the government needs to work on improving the road connections with the neighborhood countries

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    1. Anonymous09:11

      I wonder if SKP will overtake DBV this year. I think it is doable.

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    2. Anonymous09:12

      SKP would have to have an extremely strong winter to do that. I don't think it will be possible.

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    3. Anonymous10:15

      DBV is dead in winter

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    4. Anonymous10:45

      It's not completely dead. Yes, it is quiet but this winter we have Freebird charters, British Airways and Aegean.

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    5. Anonymous11:14

      btw Skopje was partially closed for 2-3 months. I think thatswhy DBV will be ahead of SKP for a few thousands of pax

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    6. Anonymous12:05

      Dubrovnik was always ahead of Skopje, by about 700k in 2019, for example… so not a new thing

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    7. Anonymous12:26

      530k and not in 2020 and 2021

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  9. Anonymous09:12

    Tivat is really in bad situation

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    1. Anonymous09:17

      It looks like it will be one of the rare airports with fewer passengers than last year.

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  10. Anonymous09:18

    Oh Ljubljana... :(

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    1. Anonymous09:32

      If you look at the map, only sanctioned Belarus is performing worse than the Slovenian market.

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    2. Anonymous09:33

      I wonder does anyone in the Slovenian government look at these numbers? Why doesn't any journalist ask the Minister in charge for transport why we are the worst in Europe.

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    3. Anonymous09:44

      Most of the public doesn't care and most of the media is writing how LJU had a fantastic summer...

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  11. Anonymous09:18

    Thanks for these numbers

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  12. Anonymous09:18

    Nis is getting close to Tuzla

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    1. Anonymous09:25

      Not for long. Next year Wizz will be increasing ops from Tuzla since they are closing down Sarajevo.

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    2. Anonymous09:28

      Nis is getting some new flights too. JU is starting Zurich and Wizz will increase frequnecies next summer.

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    3. Anonymous09:44

      It won't be able to catch up to TZL. I see Tuzla eventually handling a million passengers.

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    4. JATBEGMEL13:48

      JU will for sure be increasing flights to INI next year. I think INI-ZRH will return in the summer and not just operate the several flights this winter. Charters will increase. I also wouldn't be surprised to see INI-IST increased to 3-4 pw.

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    5. Anonymous15:11

      With these RYR flights from 1st november and maybe new routes in summer from TZL and increase of Wizz flight, I dont think that INI will catch TZL next year

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  13. Anonymous09:22

    It's like almost every single person flew once if you take into account the total population before the breakup

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      Hahaaha, good point.

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  14. Anonymous09:29

    Congrats to Banja Luka. Knowing where the airport was just a few years ago, these are excellent results.

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    1. Anonymous10:22

      There just may be something in that chatter about BNX affecting ZAG

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    2. Anonymous10:42

      Could the same be said for Rijeka?

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    3. pozdrav iz Rijeke12:38

      No. BNX is growing. RJK is declining.

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  15. Anonymous09:29

    Good results overall.

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  16. Anonymous09:31

    Looking at the map, how come Finland is still so affected compared to Covid years?

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    1. Anonymous09:38

      No Asian transfers due to Covid and Russian air space ban.

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    2. Anonymous09:45

      Makes sense

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  17. Anonymous09:32

    Zadar is doing amazing. Thanks Ryanair.

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    1. Anonymous09:41

      And they already handled the millionth passenger
      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/10/zadar-airport-handles-millionth.html

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  18. Anonymous09:45

    So BEG is the only ex-Yu airport that will be in Europe's top 100 this year?

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    1. Anonymous09:48

      Yes

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    2. Anonymous09:49

      I'm hoping one day an ex-Yu airport will reach top 50.

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    3. Anonymous10:01

      BEG will manage one day.

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    4. Anonymous10:01

      Last year we only had 2 in the top 100 and before Covid just 1. So we are going back to the pre-Covid order.

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  19. Rodney Marinkovic09:47

    Aerodrom Morava nema mogucnosti za realno povecanje
    putnickog saobracaja. O kargo saobracaju ni govora.
    Pravo ispravno resenje je gradnja Nove piste i kargo-logistickog centra sa novim objektima.
    Do tada je aerodrom poreskih obaveznika.
    Nova Vlada srbije je izabrana. Dala je zakletvu na inaguraciji
    novog pocetka rada Vlade Srbije.
    I nove nade za gradnju Nove piste na Moravi.
    Hope never die.
    Rodney. 🛫🌐✈😀

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  20. Anonymous09:48

    PRN growth this year is out of charts

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    1. Anonymous09:59

      For me the most impressive is the growth on the Albanian market.

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    2. Anonymous11:44

      TIA, 3.937.306 jan-sep

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    3. Anonymous12:59

      Oh wow! Will TIA overtake BEG? The difference is not huge at all!

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    4. Anonymous14:42

      The growth on the Albanian markt is impressive,but I think the past 7-10 years they have been really sleeping.With great management they could achieved this earlier. TIA was operating a long time under it's potential but it seem they finaly woke up a couple years ago.

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    5. Anonymous14:48

      TIA, 3.937.306
      BEG, 4.177.235
      Find it surreal that TIA has reached BEG levels!

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    6. JATBEGMEL15:12

      TIA wont overtake BEG. TIA is coming close but growth will slow down. Wizz went crazy with their expansion in TIA, going from 0 to 9 aircraft based in TIA within 2 years. That trend of rapid expansion won't continue. Similar to what we saw in SOF when FR and Wizz started competing there. TIA is going to need serious investments to accommodate larger pax growth to overtake BEG. The airport is quite crowded as it is. What might slow growth further in TIA is once the airport in Vlora opens. An airport in Saranda is also in the works, with 36 million Euros set for its construction in 2023. These 2 airports will eat into TIA pax numbers as alot of the growth is in the sea side summer vacation market, with Albanian beaches becoming increasingly popular.

      Meanwhile, BEG is returning to pre Covid levels and is set to surpass it next year. BEG is currently undergoing a massive expansion, with the first phase doubling capacity. JU has given us hints the past couple of days of a large expansion next year, possibly its largest since rebranding. Number of aircraft in their fleet is expected to grow on from the 2019 number, with larger capacity (B733 replaced with A320's).

      Interesting times ahead for both countries.

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    7. Anonymous15:34

      I am not sure about this one, JATBEGMEL. If you take a look at TIA's summer Wizz timetable for 2023 they have many many routes that will be operated at least daily such as BCN, DTM, FMM. MXP. Yes, Kukes is also operating but TIA remains their entry destination and think we cannot underestimate it. Also if Albania joins EU one day, things will change even more.

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    8. JATBEGMEL16:27

      @15,34

      There will be increases in TIA, absolutely, but not as massive as 9 aircraft in 2 years by 1 airline alone, the point being made. Growth will be there, but not as rapid.

      Kukes I dont see being a threat to TIA. Location of the airport is quite limiting, with high terrain, limited equipment, no lighting, no ILS and frequent poor visibility in winter.

      As for the EU, I wouldn't hold my breath. I see the Open Balkan initiative to be the closest thing to the EU as we will get.

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    9. Anonymous17:53

      I also doubt TIA will surpass BEG. Valona Airport opening in 2024 is projected to handle more passengers than TIA itself in the upcoming years.

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    10. Anonymous18:08

      Complete bs

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    11. Anonymous22:43

      Will definitely be watching TIA's trend and will not underestimate its growth by any means. Having daily LCC flights to big European cities is an achievement. Also, Polish tourists seem to play an important role in TIA. Saw many charters this summer similar to Burgas or Hurghada for example.

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  21. Anonymous09:56

    SJJ is definitely catching up with SKP. If Wizzair were also subsidised the same way as in SKP, the situation would've been quite different in SJJ.

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      It would have probably overtaken Skopje some time next year. But with Wizz leaving, it is not looking likely now.

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    2. Anonymous10:08

      Bro, BiH is such a beautiful country similar to all the Balkan states led by lazy, corrupt and selfish politicians. All of the world loves the Balkans because it is still authentic and original compared to the soyboy, genderised Western Europe losing its charm.
      I hope at least Ryanair step in SJJ because today you cannot really rely on Wizzair. They have opened their Maltese division (copying Ryanair) this month and probably looking into newer markets with less competition such as North Africa.

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    3. Anonymous10:24

      What ifs/houlda coulda woulda comments - absolutely no point in such comments

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    4. Anonymous10:44

      It's an aviation site. We are discussing how things could have turned out. Don't see a problem with that.

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    5. Anonymous11:12

      LOL. Let me fix it: If Sarajevo subsidied Wizz in the same way Skopje did they would never have opened a base in SJJ. Macedonian subsidies are the lowest in all ExYu. When will the last troll finally catch it? 3mio€ for 3years for 30(+) routes ... Go and figure out ... 100.000€ for a route for 3 years? Nice try!

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    6. Anonymous12:39

      Does Bosnia gives any subsidizes to Wizz or Raynair? The subsidezes in SKP are very low on avarage €0,86 per ticket .That is peanuts if you need to support all routes,but in reality they are only used on 5 routes. These are Billund, Turku,Turin,Malta and Vaxjo. They are seasonal now, so they still make a little profit on these routes probably.

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    7. Anonymous13:01

      People do not understand that Wizzair receive very nice subsidies from SKP. Perhaps the only airport in ex-Yu not receiving any cuts in winter. What a coincidence.
      SJJ on the other hand lowered its airport fees but does not subsidise Wizzair.

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    8. Anonymous13:02

      Well Wizz is suspending three routes in SKP this winter.

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    9. Anonymous13:40

      @13.01 very nice subsidies? It was explained to you in detail but you wont even read or listen. And what is reducing fees if not a different form for subventions... SJJ fanboys are only searching for an excuse that their base didnt work out

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    10. Anonymous14:57

      Is this why the SKP fanboys are crying about not receiving any Gulf connections due to the lack of demand or not being able to even secure basic Lufthansa flights to MUC or FRA.

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    11. Anonymous15:31

      13:01 I have never flown from SJJ but Wizzair flights from SKP have always an good pax on board. Wizzair doesn't have real competition in SKP. So there is no reason for Wizzair to terminate routes. Besides in SKP only routes are subsidezed that are close to healthy pax. For Example if Wizzair wants a minimum pax of 80% it would be stupid to subsidze a route that has on avarage 30% pax without subsidizes. But it would be very smart to subsidize a route that has an average pax of 75% without subsidizes. It would be very bad to lose a whole route becasue you don't want to subsidize for those 5% shortage. I honestly think that the 3 new routes from Raynair at Tuzla led to the decision from Wizzair to terminate 80% of the routes in Sarajevo.

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    12. Anonymous16:05

      14:57 Why so toxic. Ofcource Wizzair is not always fair agianst the balkan markets.The same also goes for SKP. But terminating some routes is not the same as closing a whole market. SJJ is the only one that got more than 75% of their routes terminated. Ofcource partly Wizzair is to blame for this but it has also something to do with demand. Even though we have no gulf flights,no Lufthansa,smaller diaspora, less tourists,half of population from Bosnia the Macedonian market has more passengers than the Bosnian one. But that is not important. It's important that every country in ex yugo tries to get the maximum out of their potential.

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    13. Anonymous22:50

      Simply think that BiH has way much to offer compared to North Macedonia. Traffic in SKP today is mainly gasto. Even routes to Moscow and Ukraine did not go wel in the past.
      Restoring Gulf connections was also a pure challenge during the last 2 years. In summer you sometimes receive up to 3 daily flights from Dubai in Sarajevo.

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    14. Anonymous02:16

      Bosnia has more tourist than Macedonia. Bosnia received 600k foerign tourists first 8 months and Macedonia received 350k the first 8 months. Both are low so it's silly to speak about gasto when Bosnia has actually a bigger diaspora and the tourist numbers are both low. If Wizzair would have had a large share of european tourist at SJJ they would have stayed in SJJ and not went to Tuzla, which serves the Bosnian diaspora much better.

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    15. Anonymous10:28

      except for the Gulf routes in summer everything else is pretty much gasto on all of 3 BiH airports

      @22.50 Personaly I think Ohrid and the lake beats everything i have seen in Bosnia. No wonder there are charter flights to OHD

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  22. Anonymous09:58

    November and December should be extremely strong in BEG

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      I think November will actually overtake pre-Covid numbers.

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    2. Anonymous10:43

      Yes, the end of the year will be quite strong with Air Serbia keeping most of the new routes it launched this summer over winter, plus the new flights to China coming up.

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  23. Anonymous10:01

    Bravo Hrvatska!

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  24. Anonymous10:10

    Mostar deserves better.

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    1. Anonymous10:43

      An airport hostage to politics.

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    2. Anonymous16:26

      If only the politicians could look past their own nose. Such potential wasted.

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  25. pozdrav iz Rijeke10:25

    And Rijeka, double less than Nis, Banja Luka and Tuzla, less than Ohrid. What a shame, it could be at least triple

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      What are the prospects for Rijeka in the future. I always thought it would develop as a low cost alternative to ZAG , considering its proximity but it never really happened.

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    2. Anonymous10:55

      Mali Losinj?

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    3. Anonymous11:38

      They should attract Wizzair

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    4. Anonymous22:31

      Rijeka, you surely meant to say ‘less than half’!?

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    5. pozdrav iz Rijeke00:06

      No, I meant to say double less. Less than half can be any number less than half, so if we talk about 300.000 compared airports had, less than half can be any number less than 150.000, 70.000 for example, or 20.000. Anything "manje of polovice". Double less is much more exact, it's 150.000 which RJK had related to 300.000 of compared airports. When you talk about translation, substance, content, has priority over the form. If you translate numbers, translation should reflect numbers exactness, not the "spirit of language", " duh jezika", providing translatable and understandable, which is the case here

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  26. Anonymous11:22

    How many of BEG and ZAG pax are transit pax that are counted twice?

    Would love to see a list for O&D pax in the ExYu. SPU is gonna get closer to BEG and SKP for instance can be even with ZAG.

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      They are counted twice at every airport in this work because that’s how traffic stats work - you count pax that pay fees and transfer pax basically pay the airport fees twice so they are counted twice.

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    2. Anonymous11:36

      of course thats the way how traffic stats work :) but it also shows how strong SPU, PRN, DBV and SKP are without a single tranfer pax

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    3. Anonymous11:43

      Well it is not true that they don't have a single transfer passenger. For example, Skopje this year had 3043 transfer passengers. But for an airport to be successful, it needs to have a developed transfer network.

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    4. Anonymous11:46

      Are you basically implying LHR, FRA and similar are not that strong since they have a lot of transfer pax?

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    5. Anonymous11:56

      Nope not at all, Im only interested in ExYu O&D charts just for a comparison

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    6. Anonymous12:42

      11:43 I am curious what your source is of these statistics of SKP. Or are this just random numbers,

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    7. Anonymous12:53

      It's not random numbers. It is listed on the Macedonian Statistical Agency office website. This is numbers January-September. They have a special category which lists transfer passengers by month.

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    8. Anonymous15:36

      No I was just curious honestly 3043 sound a lot for SKP. Becasue if we look honestly for who can SKP offer transfers. Maybe for Vaxjo becasue they have only two Wizzair destanations.

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  27. Anonymous11:23

    If Portorž would have long enough runway, Ryanair would have summer base established by now. Those numbers are impressive - especially without any scheduled routes

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      with Triest around the corner?

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    2. pozdrav iz Rijeke12:45

      Yeah, right, LCC base for 20 kilometers of coast. And not only Trieste and Venice and Treviso but Pula and Rijeka as well around the corner. And even some LCC traffic at Ljubljana as well.

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  28. Anonymous12:18

    Belgrade is really increasing it's lead over the rest.

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      True dat but BEG also has a significant number of transfers up to 60% perhaps. SPU or PRN obviously both have a much higher percent of O&D traffic yet still have very good numbers compared to their sizes.

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    2. Anonymous13:12

      Can you stop writing nonsense about 60% transfer traffic? You fabricated this number just now for reasons only known to you. Neither do you have anything to back up this senseless claim. Is it jealousy or what for you to blatantly make something up?

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    3. Anonymous13:15

      Let him be. Its always something. Its either routes to/from Belgrade are empty and operating for political reasons, for migrants and now purely for transfer passengers. I remember in 2014 and 2015 when Belgrade was adding one million passengers per year there were people here making up that the numbers are fabricated because they couldn't deal with it. You will always have clowns like that.

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    4. Anonymous13:18

      What is wrong with having transfer traffic? The same happens with DOH for instance. Many people use it as a transfer airport. Also, Air Serbia has taken this policy converting Belgrade into a regional hub. The last example is from last month where they reacted following Wizzair's decision in SJJ.

      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/10/air-serbia-sees-busiest-september.html

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    5. Anonymous13:19

      What is wrong is that you fabricated a number that is so off base.

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    6. Anonymous13:29

      Ok, let it be less than 60% but you still cannot deny the fact the Belgrade also relies on transfer traffic and those numbers are also because of it. This can easily be seen with the busy droves to neighbouring or closer capitals at the same time. It is just strange that you find it something negative to have transfer traffic.

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    7. Anonymous13:31

      I find it negative that you blatantly make up numbers. Throwing around 60%, 50% and stating at as some kind of fact. The number of transfer passengers is actually much lower than the exaggerated numbers you are posting here. If you don't know something, then don't go as far as making things up.

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    8. Anonymous13:36

      Again, I am trying to back my sources with facts. Air Serbia has a 55% market share in Belgrade:

      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/09/air-serbia-eyes-profitability-in-2022.html

      You perfectly know that its aim is to have as much transfer traffic as possible. Don't you read the news here everyday? Their various attempts of launching Toronto, Havana and so on. To fill those planes, you need transfers.
      Also you say the number of transfers is "much lower", do you have any source?

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    9. Anonymous13:41

      Back what sources? You have no sources you just made up a number and are claiming it as fact. Belgrade Airport said 3 years ago that the number of transfer passengers makes up about 30% of their total passenger numbers. But keep fabricating things.

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    10. Anonymous13:51

      Belgrade Airport said 3 years ago where? Send me the article. I am sending you a source from this blog from last month and those are the words of Marek, not mine. You just keep repeating the fabricating term because you apparently dislike the fact the fact that BEG is used as a transfer airport. Dude, while we are talking look at tomorrow's night departures. You have 7 JU planes all flying to nearby cities almost at the same time interval. You just need to click on "tomorrow".

      https://www.beg.aero/eng/flights#departures

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    11. Anonymous13:57

      How on earth does Air Serbia having 55% passenger share prove your made up number that 60% of Belgrade Airport's passengers are transfers? Makes absolutely no sense.

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    12. Anonymous14:09

      Read the article published precisely on this blog I sent you in 13:36

      "Air Serbia will continue to be the leading regional airline in the Balkans, and we aim to keep our market share in Belgrade between 50% and 55%”, the company’s CEO, Jiri Marek, told “Aero Telegraph”. He added, “The rise in fuel prices is taking its toll and we are not hedged. As an airline, you can pass about 60% of the increase onto customers. So of course, we suffer. But even at current fuel prices, we believe we can break even this year”.

      CEOs will never probably not risk using higher numbers so this figure maybe up to 60%.

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    13. Anonymous14:13

      I'm really at a loss for words. Do you realize that airline market share is the share of total passengers an airline has at a certain airport? How on earth does that translate to the share of TRANSFER passengers? Or are you seriously suggesting that all of Air Serbia's passengers are transfers and theretofore their 55% share translates to 55% transfer passengers.

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    14. Anonymous14:40

      Again, I am waiting for your source for "low" transfer figures. Okay, let it be 20% transfers to make you happier.
      Again, 3 million passengers and 1 million tourists (including those not using a plane)

      https://seenews.com/news/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-serbia-more-than-double-in-jan-aug-799776#:~:text=BELGRADE%20(Serbia)%2C%20September%2030,statistical%20office%20reported%20on%20Friday.

      And again, Serbia borders 2 countries with higher populations, one of which it does not have an air link.

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    15. Anonymous14:52

      Atlanta airport has way more transfer passengers than all of EXYU airports combined. If you have any problem with that, reach out to ATL management and try to dispute their status as busiest in the world. Don't come back here until you do.

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    16. Anonymous15:10

      Thanks anon 14:52, that was the point. Atlanta is not visited that much as a destination such as Doha or Addis Ababa for instance but both act like very good transfer airports.
      For instance, we now see that ZAG has become such an airport. Gaining more O&D traffic and not relying so much on OU transfers or domestic travel. Although, it is more than certain that such LCC connections will immediately work well between Zagreb and the coast for instance simply because there is demand even if they are 2 weekly flights operated with a Max or A321.
      LJU has been sadly "butchered" by Klagenfurt which secured 4 new Ryanair destinations but their management is apparently looking for newer alternatives you see.
      Aviation, similar to medicine or languages, just keeps changing and evolving all the time and we have to deal with it. In 2004 people cared about free sandwiches and today they care about price, 10kg luggage and just paying less to reach their final destination.
      Look at the flights from Santiago de Chile to Barcelona, they now cost 400€ OW without the extras or not to mention Athens-Singapore for the same price.
      You have Max routes of over 8 hours and the 321XLR will soon change things even more by 2024. Time to update ourselves and our internal software.

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    17. Anonymous15:12

      @14.40

      I am waiting for the source of your claim that 60% of Belgrade Airport's passengers are transfers. At least I hope you realized from this discussion that passenger share of an airline is not transfer share of an airport. Or maybe you really think all of Air Serbia's passengers are transfers. Also I don't understand what the link you provided about tourism has to prove? You do realize Serbian citizens fly from Belgrade and go on holiday?

      And once again I don't dispute that Belgrade Airport has transfer passengers. What I do dispute is someone making up a number and claiming it as fact and trying to prove how the local population does not travel.

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    18. Anonymous15:21

      I provided sources something which you never did. Even if the number is not 60% it is good that you finally admit that Belgrade is also a transfer airport compared to the top 3 list for instance. You just made it sound as if it were something negative, that's all.

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    19. Anonymous15:31

      You provided sources to what? You were trying to prove that locally no one travels by making up a number which you now admit is a complete fabrication. The source to PASSENGER SHARE which has nothing to do with TRANSFER SHARE only goes to prove that.

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    20. Anonymous15:41

      Those figures give us a rough idea of the transfer traffic, same as with the night transfer drove, which can clearly be seen on the official BEG website. It is entirely up to you to believe in what you think is right. You are just scribbling and not providing any source behind your "quite low transfer traffic" you mentioned earlier. Prove me wrong, show me a reliable article and make me change my mind. This is what a constructive debate is all about.

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    21. Anonymous15:48

      No, passenger share does not equal transfer share. You quoting me as saying "quite low" is another one of your fabrications as I didn't say that. I said that the number you made up is way off. There was an article about it here, but don't have the time to go through 3 years of archives to link it for you. You keep making up numbers, present them as facts and then provide sources which just disprove your made up numbers and quite frankly make you look stupid as you claim Air Serbia's 55% passenger share equates to 60% transfer share. I.e 100% of Air Serbia's passengers are transfers.

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    22. JATBEGMEL16:11

      No links provided show to 60% of BEG pax numbers being transfer pax. And the maths doesn't add up.

      Your link shows JU pax share in BEG to be 55% for the month of August and not for the entire year. JU pax share at the beginning of the year was somewhere between 30-40%. Jan-Sep JU markeshare overall in BEG is around 46%.

      JU's 2 millionth passenger travelled through BEG on the 5th of October. 2 million includes INI and KVO. 300.000 of those were handled on charter flights. JU has 100% share in KVO which handled 11.361 pax so far. Both figures are 100% O&D pax, 0 transfers. This leaves 1.688.639 pax for scheduled routes in both INI and BEG. Lets assume a low estimate of 60.000 pax of the 287.772 pax for INI so far travelled on JU scheduled routes, this leaves 1.628.639 pax on JU scheduled flights from BEG. Assuming that 100% of these pax in BEG are transfers (which is not the case), that is a percentage of 38,98% and not 60%. Lets assume JU has 50% transfer pax, again unrealistic, the percentage falls further to 19,15%.

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    23. Anonymous16:18

      BEG transfer passengers are less than third of overall passenger numbers. All other fake statistics are better suited to other blogs/sites where facts are routinely twisted to paint BEG and JU in negative light.

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    24. Anonymous05:42

      Some people are really struggling to cope with Belgrade's success. Such a shame.

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  29. Anonymous13:15

    Bravo Serbia !

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  30. Anonymous01:25

    My prediction for 2022:
    1. Belgrade
    2. Zagreb
    3. Prishtina
    4. Split
    5. Skopje
    6. Dubrovnik
    7. Sarajevo
    8. Podgorica
    9. Ljubljana
    10. Zadar

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      Could well be but Zagreb and Pristina will be very close at any rate, so they'll be battling for the No.2 position. The will be the case between Skopje and Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik will have one more strong month - this one, October and then it'll be up to Skopje to catch up to Dubrovnik and surpass it.
      Same for Zadar and Ljubljana who'll be batlling for No
      10.

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