Three EX-YU markets to see double digit capacity growth in Q2


Three markets from the former Yugoslavia are set to see the number of available seats on aircraft grow in the double digits during the second quarter of the year compared to the same period during the pre-pandemic 2019 based on current data. Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia will all see their figures grow over 10%. The biggest increase will be registered in Macedonia, where capacity will increase 37% compared to four years ago. The main driving force will be Wizz Air, which plans to have six aircraft based in Skopje this summer. Also aiding the figures will be the arrival of Lufthansa with its ten weekly service from Frankfurt starting in April.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will see its capacity levels increase 35% during the second quarter when compared to the same period in 2019. Sarajevo Airport has significantly improved its connectivity over the past few years, despite Wizz Air closing its base in the city which was opened in late 2020. Furthermore,  other airports in the country have added flights as well. On the other hand, Serbia will see its seat capacity increase 16% on the same period in 2019, with Air Serbia to introduce a number of new routes from Belgrade during the second quarter. Overall, Albania will see the biggest capacity growth in Europe on four years ago with a 124% increase, generated primarily by Wizz Air’s rapid expansion in Tirana.

Most European markets are expected to reach or surpass pre-Covid capacity levels during the second quarter of the year, however, this will be more visible during the third quarter, which is traditionally the busiest in the aviation industry. Among larger European markets, Portugal will see the biggest growth during the second quarter of just over 10% on 2019, followed by the likes of Turkey, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Poland and Iceland. Recovery will be lagging in Russia, Germany and Sweden, which will reach 78.4%, 81.7% and 79.9% of their pre-Covid capacity levels respectively during the second quarter.


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  1. Anonymous09:02

    With German economy being where it is, I don't see them recovering this year or next year.

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    1. Anonymous09:06

      ...and their airports going on strikes on regular basis does not help either.

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    2. Anonymous09:11

      What's going on in Sweden though?

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    3. Anonymous09:27

      Hard to believe that the state of German economy would not have any effect on the rest of the continent. UK seems to be even in a worse situation both with the economy and strikes and such.

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    4. Anonymous09:34

      Lufthansa cutting many flights laat week for the summer didn't help.

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    5. Anonymous09:56

      Lufthansa's FRA base is taking a big hit with massive cuts across their network.

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    6. Anonymous10:51

      34.000 flights were cancelled by LH this summer. People attack Wizz for selling tickets and then canceling but Lufthansa is no better, their service is as crappy and as unreliable as Wizz Air's.

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    7. Anonymous11:20

      Lufthansa has disappointed big time in the post Covid era.

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    8. Anonymous11:49

      because of crew shortage!

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    9. Anonymous11:51

      lol as somebody living in Germany I would love to know "where" german economy is?

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    10. Anonymous13:22

      It is off topic, but since you asked, German GDP dropped 0.4% QoQ, and private consumption, overall the biggest part of the GDP and the one that accounts for e.g. air travel fell 1%.
      So, yeah LOL

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    11. Anonymous14:28

      oh wow the world is shaking for 1%

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    12. Anonymous14:52

      well, that's $17 billion less spent in the past quarter alone, and acording to the air travel forecasts mentioned in this article, it is obviously having an impact.
      And if forecasts for a recession come true, then this would impact most households in Germany.
      And latest then it wouldn't be an lol moment at all. not even for you

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    13. Anonymous17:30

      It's not lol but it's also not the first or the last recession in our lives. Been there, done that, no big drama...

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  2. Anonymous09:02

    Where did all the capacity growth come in BiH?

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    1. Anonymous09:06

      Sarajevo has a lot of new flighs to Middle East and Tuzla and Banja Luka have more traffic.

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    2. Anonymous10:11

      Plus Sarajevo will have Ryanair in a month or so

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    3. Anonymous10:16

      FR never schedules flights a month before they are due to launch so them coming in a month's time is impossible

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    4. Anonymous12:29

      OMO will have only one flight to Forli each Tuesday and Thursday.

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  3. Anonymous09:04

    Would be important to note the base number for some of these countries which was likely very low so percentile growth is higher

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  4. Anonymous09:05

    Could have been even larger in MKD if the government wasn't playing games with the tender.

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    1. Anonymous09:09

      When is it realistic now for new routes to start if they are repating the tender next month?

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    2. Anonymous09:25

      Could we please stop with the conspiracy thread of "playing games with the tender" at the very beginning?

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    3. Anonymous11:21

      @9.09 probably late summer. Not surprisingly this is exactly the date that suits Wizz Air since in late August they are getting more planes.

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    4. Anonymous11:43

      +1000 09:05 - they r playing games to make it sound more formal to please the likes of Wizzair. It is more than obvious they will be the next "winners".

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    5. Anonymous11:47

      haha the nonsence about playing games again. People are so shallow!

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    6. Anonymous11:47

      conspiracy lovers united

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  5. Anonymous09:08

    Nice, good job

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  6. Anonymous09:15

    What about Slovenia?

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    1. Anonymous09:33

      It probably has the biggest decline in Europe.

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    2. Anonymous11:21

      Capacity in Slovenia is down over 40% on 2019.

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  7. Anonymous09:33

    Can't wait to see for Q3.

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  8. Anonymous09:34

    That growth in Albania is crazy

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    1. Anonymous09:36

      Wizz, huge diaspora and developing tourism industry

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    2. Anonymous09:55

      I think they are market is slowly becoming saturated though. Compared to last year their growth is predicted to be about 20% compared to 2022. Wiki says not more than 10 new scheduled routes so far.

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    3. Anonymous10:51

      Growth will slow in TIA once the new airport in southern Albania is built. The reason it is getting so much traffic is because of summer tourism. The Albanian southern coast, which is beautiful and much cheaper than say Greece, has been discovered and is generating huge interest.

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    4. Anonymous11:22

      Where do they plan to build an airport in the south?

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    5. Anonymous12:43

      10:51 The majority of summer charter flights to TIA are for Durrës resorts. Regardless of the new airport, there will still be a lot of summer tourism traffic in TIA.

      11:22 In Vlorë. Construction has actually started since 2021.

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  9. Anonymous09:50

    SKP planned to have 6 Wizz aircraft? First I'm hearing of this.

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    1. Anonymous10:15

      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/11/wizz-air-plans-to-grow-skopje-based.html

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    2. Anonymous11:45

      unfortunately mainly german and swedish villages. would have been nice to have a leisure destination.

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    3. Anonymous11:48

      @11.45 i bet you would love these destinations at your airport as well

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    4. Anonymous13:31

      he would love a leisure destination and once it is introduced he would then complain that prices are high

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    5. Anonymous14:23

      :D or that it is for politicians to return home as we read bizzarely few days ago

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    6. Anonymous17:37

      everything is bizarre in nord mkd today, everything

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    7. Anonymous00:21

      @17.37 but not so much as the trolls

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    8. Anonymous00:24

      i guess they were not amused with the 37%

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  10. Anonymous10:52

    What about other ex-Yu markets. Under 10% growth?

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    1. Anonymous11:19

      Montenegro isn't that big of a surprise. Remember they had Montenegro Airlines 4 years ago which is double the size of Air Montenegro.

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  11. Anonymous11:48

    MK: 37% is really huge if it stays like that . wow

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