easyJet to add two new Pristina routes

Low cost carrier easyJet has announced the launch of two new routes to Pristina. The budget airline will introduce a new two weekly service from Amsterdam, commencing on October 28, as well as two weekly rotations from Milan Malpensa, commencing December 7. It faces no competition on the new route from the Netherlands but will go head to head against Wizz Air from Italy’s second largest city, although the two will not maintain flights on the same days. The two new additions will complement easyJet’s existing services from Basel, Berlin and Geneva for a total of five routes. Tickets for the new services are now available for purchase through the carrier’s website.

easyJet is also increasing frequencies between Geneva and Pristina this coming winter season, which begins on October 27. The carrier will run twelve weekly flights from the Swiss city, up from nine weekly the previous winter. easyJet will now equal Wizz Air as the largest low cost carrier in terms of the number of destinations offered out of Pristina. In 2022, easyJet was the airport's busiest airline, however, it was overtaken by Wizz Air last year. In 2023, easyJet was Pristina’s third busiest carrier, behind its low cost rival and GP Aviation. It handled 438.692 passengers during the year, representing an increase of 6.6% on 2023. It was ahead of the likes of Eurowings, Chair Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

In a statement to EX-YU Aviation News, easyJet said, "easyJet is always evaluating new options in the Balkans and opportunities to be more profitable and continue growing, with the primary short-term focus to thicken our presence in our core markets”. It added, "easyJet periodically assesses the opportunities on the basis of market research. We conduct business cases on several routes and then we choose the ones that result to prove more attractive for our customers". Further flight details for the new Amsterdam - Pristina service can be viewed here, while additional information for the Milan - Pristina route can be found here. easyJet loaded sixty new routes into the system over the week, with the two new Pristina additions the only ones in the former Yugoslavia.