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Zagreb Airport welcomed 351.133 passengers last month, marking its busiest October on record. The figure represents an increase of 6.2% on the pre-pandemic 2019 and growth of 9.4% on last year. During the January - October period, Zagreb Airport handled 3.168.601 travellers, up 7.2% and 20.8% on 2019 and 2022 respectively.
Zagreb’s largest airlines by scheduled seat capacity, October 2023
Only 6.2% 😱😱😱
ReplyDeleteHow on Earth is that "only"? That is one of the best October growth rates in the history of the airport.
DeleteWhen you get a FR base with three aircraft then having 6% growth is really not much. Look at what happened when Wizz came to places like Sofia, Belgrade, Tirana or even Skopje.
DeleteAnonymous 13:50
DeleteHow many EU capital airports had more than 6.2% growth over October 2019?
Waiting, waiting, waiting...
It is extremely important for Zagreb what was growth percentage of Talinn, Vilnus, Riga, Lisbon or Malta but it is not important that Zagreb is far behind Belgrade, Skopje, Tirana...
DeleteLJU had almost 20%! Bravo Fraport!
Delete@LJU fanboy: sure when they had <100k in 2019. LJU's 20% equals the 6% from ZAG in absolute pax numbers around 20k
DeleteSince you are looking at EU airports then look at Spanish and Greek ones and compare them to HR. Results are depressing to say the least.
DeleteVery little grow for ZAG. As you can see once again, Belgrade and Skopje have the biggest increase in pax numbers, smth that nobody belived when i said few days ago. Ljubljana is still recovering from its busiest year and has a long way till they reach the same levels as in 2018 and not to talk about new records…
DeleteBravo ZAG, Bravo Hrvatska!!! Amazing results!
DeleteUp 7.2% on 2019 - I think that’s an excellent result. Well done, ZAG.
DeleteHa ha ha how yes no!
Deletesurpised by how much there is between Poland and the YUG. at leat 17000 + for the year. hope it will grow more.
ReplyDeleteBravo Hrvatska!
ReplyDeleteWhich airline added more passengers? Croatia Airlines or Ryanair?
ReplyDeleteOf course Ryanair even though they had less seats on sale, the LF of that capacity was bigger then CTN. If CTN had 65% LF that is around 100k seats which is 30k less then what FR offered and had last month.
DeleteCTN did not have 65% LF in October long time ago. October LF is usually much above 70%. Annual average LF is around 65% that takes into calculation months of February, March and November with very low LF.
DeleteGrowth is also thanks to higher load factor of Croatia Airlines and that is very good sign of their recovery after difficult period.
ReplyDeleteBravo OU!
DeleteYeah all flights of CTN were overbooked last month, wondering to where? Oh to their poor network of 13 routes of course
DeleteCTN flies to cities where Ryanair doesn't, even close to those cities. LF to Split and Dubrovnik in October was one of highest in CTN history so if you do not have correct information please stop writing misleading information.
DeleteSource?
DeleteThat doesnt change the fact that they have poor network from Zagreb and also doesnt change the fact that FR had more pax then them last month.
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DeleteConsidering Croatia Airlines' load factor and Ryanair's load factor, I would not be surprised if they were neck and neck in actual passenger traffic in October. I am pretty sure Ryanair will overtake Croatia Airlines by June 2024 in seat capacity too.
ReplyDeleteOnly goes to show that not much new market was created by FR.
DeleteIf FR is not creating new market then most passengers FR has in ZAG have been taken away from OU and other airlines.
Delete@16:15 very logical, but not many people understand. I am sure that FR had more pax then OU in October, considering that the LF of OU is 65-70%.
DeleteAre there any new announcements/carriers in 2024?
ReplyDeleteWow, Anon 17:44, aren't you a happy guy! :) Iberia will be flying from Madrid from April, I think.
DeleteWhy no more Vueling and Finnair? Is this confirmed?
DeleteStill waiting for the official announcement, no flights to ZAG from both Vueling and Finnair in SS24, unfortunately. Also, still no new announcements, which is really odd.
DeleteWhat about Emirates? Do you think they will ever come back to ZAG, maybe when tourists from Far East and Australia return?
DeleteThe numbers are good! After all the population of Croatia is roughly 4 million and has a bunch of airports. A touristic country with prestigious airports such as Dubrovnik and Split. Next year Zagreb is likely to maintain and slightly increase its numbers thanks to Ryanair. Zadar will also receive more traffic from Norwegian. The future of Croat aviation is looking amazing. BRAVO Hrvatska!!
ReplyDeleteOh no - is ZAG no longer a prestigious airports like SPU and DBV???
DeleteIt seems it isnt Lmao
DeleteThere are more lcc's at DBV (and probably SPU) than ZAG
DeleteTo anon 22:14 - if we only call them lcc's, bu in fact they are agencies flights to the coast, without firm schedule. BTW, Dalmatians make approximately 5% of outbound traffic from split, so there'no money there... The only real Lcc's are stationed at Zagreb, ant that's the only serious airport considering low cost airlines and is in constant talk with them. This other Croatian airports in terms of regular traffic are far behind, and yet have to learn from Zagreb, as much from airports in vinity, like Tirana, Northern Italy,Romania (several hubs), and Bulgaria
DeleteZAG had more passengers in September than in July and more passengers in October than in June. Has that ever happened?!
ReplyDeleteAt any rate it shows far less seasonality in Zagreb. Now if only the flag carrier were merely half decent and had an actual strategy, instead of being what it is...
It is excellent news and a direct result of Ryanair's arrival. Ryanair has reasonably consistent capacity on sale year-round and uses high pricing in the summer and low pricing in the winter to fill its aircraft. Croatia Airlines, on the other hand, shifts capacity to Split between mid-May and mid-September which dampens the growth in summer traffic. The overall result is an evening out of passenger traffic.
DeleteCompared to other capital cities in Europe they are still far behind. How many capitals are not in top 100? ZAG needs to have at least 4 to 4.5 million.
DeleteZagreb will have (conservatively) around 3,7 million passangers at the end of the year. And that's the minimum.
DeleteBravo OU! Still the biggest and best Airline in Zagreb!
ReplyDeleteBetter than Turkish? Better than Qatar?
DeleteOU will shine like a diamond when them A220s arrive soon. It is one of the best regional Star Allianz airlines and original logo even inspired by SN Brussels airlines. All the best for OU.
Delete:D satira?
DeleteNe. Nepismeni krezubi bot u crnoj košulji i IQom manjim od broja zdravih zuba. Ili neuspješni propagandni pokušaj OU uhljeba, što je po stupnju znanja engleskog još izvjesnije
DeleteŠto je s cargom? Zašto promet uporno pada u 2023.?
ReplyDeleteCould be related to covid. During the pandemic truck options were limited so many companies were forced to dispatch goods by plane. That is why cargo airlines made a lot of money during that period.
DeleteOnce covid passed and the trucking industry started to recover, businesses decided to switch to road transport as a good way to reduce costs. Sure it takes longer but it also costs a lot less.
Another reason could be OU's focus on the coast. Them moving capacity elsewhere might have limited the amount of cargo that was moved on scheduled flights within their network.
Thank you! :)
DeleteWhat about comparing ZAG to other airports in the region? Cargo traffic, I mean...
DeleteBravoooo OU, Bravoooo Jasmin, forward to A220! Bravo Hrvatska!
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