Low cost carrier easyJet has scheduled its return to the Macedonian market with a new service to Skopje, while it will also inaugurate flights on a new route to Split this coming summer. The airline will introduce operations between Paris Orly and the Macedonian capital on April 2. As previously reported by EX-YU Aviation News back on December 3, 2024 when the carrier applied for slots for the route, flights will be maintained twice per week. The new service will see the budget airline return to Skopje after discontinuing operations from Geneva in November of last year. Tickets are now available for purchase through the airline’s website, with further details available here.
easyJet will face indirect competition on the route. Wizz Air maintains services between Skopje and Beauvais, advertised as Paris, however, the airport is almost ninety kilometres from the city centre. On the other hand, Orly is located some twenty kilometres from downtown Paris. The new route will expand connectivity between Macedonia and France, growing alongside Wizz Air’s new flights to Lyon, launching on May 1. easyJet entered the Macedonian market in November 2021 buoyed by the quick recovery of the Visiting Friends and Relatives sector during the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier’s new service becomes the sixth new route scheduled to launch from Skopje this year.
easyJet will also further expand its presence in Split where it was the largest airline by available seat capacity last year, despite serving the city only on a seasonal summer basis. The carrier will inaugurate flights between Porto and Croatia’s second largest city on June 23, with services to be maintained twice per week until August 30. It will become the sixteenth destination to be served out of Split by easyJet. Tickets are now available for purchase through the airline’s website with additional flight details available here. easyJet had previously also scheduled new routes from Liverpool and Milan Linate to Split, commencing June 9 and June 23 respectively, as well as new services from Bordeaux to Dubrovnik and Lyon to Zadar starting this June.
Ljubljana from Rome/Milano next?
ReplyDeletethat would be great or even MBX to ROM/MXP by easyjet. Lower taxes....near to the trainline... well with some imagination...
Deleteeven BEG and INI would work from MBX
DeleteAlso Barcelona and Berlin!
DeleteRome Linate is served from TRS, and so is FCO. Thank God for ZAG and TRS.
DeleteHaha, Rome Linate. I meant Milan Linate - sorry guys.
DeleteWake up Fraport!
DeleteEasyjet, wake up in Belgrade!
ReplyDeleteLet’s hope
DeleteI am hopeless.
DeleteGreat news
ReplyDeleteWelcome back easyjet to SKP. Will give Wizz Air a run for its money on Beauvais route.
ReplyDeleteFor sure with Lyon and Orly Macedonia is getting great connectivity with France , way better airports to use then the enormous CDG
DeleteWhile this is good news, I hope easyJet doesn't pull out of this route like they did with Geneva.
Deletewell Geneva is back if you read the article
DeleteI read the article and it does not mention it's back. There is just a bunch of made up comments that it's back. It's not on sale and it's not announced by the airline either.
Delete6 new routes to SKP so far this year is not bad at all.
ReplyDeleteWhich ones are this routes?
DeleteStuttgart, Lyon, Tunis, Amsterdam, Barcelona and now Orly.
DeleteStuttgart,Lyon,Barcelona are scheduled with Wizz air not Easyjet ...
DeleteI didn't say it is 6 new routes with easyjet but six new routes from Skopje announced overall. Why not just read the article? If there were 6 new routes by easyjet, don't you think it would have been written in the article.
Delete7 are the new routes selected on the public tender call from SKP and 2 from OHD , and the tender is still open , so we expect more for sure.
Deletemaybe 7 but I have have a bad feeling about Flydubai.
DeleteIf flydubai not schedule the route they will not get money for subsidies it is simply , they select them and giwe them a chance , now its their turn , we will see soon.
DeleteThey have fleet issues. They have been screwed over by Boeing.
DeleteAre these first flights from Porto to Croatia?
ReplyDeleteYes, as a regular service
DeleteYes
DeleteGreat. Thanks. Hope FR launched them from ZAG at some point.
DeleteI believe this is also the first ever route from Portugal to Split. Amazing!
DeleteGreat job for SKP , Orly is way better airport for getting into Paris and France then the big and crowdy CDG ...getting new routes is positive news! So far 7 new routes 👏
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find 7?
DeleteDubai,Barcelona,Lyon,Sttutgart,Amsterdam,Orly and Geneva. Total are 9 , 2 are in OHD
DeleteDubai isn't scheduled
DeleteGeneva is not on sale either.
DeleteOtherwise, Skopje is loosing Salzburg
DeleteAnd loosing Bremen, Skavsta, Cologne and Copenhagen.
DeleteDubai is not scheduled but it will be soon , and Geneva is scheduled for resuming in November so there is still plenty time
DeleteWizz air is not serving Cologne they leave thr airport permanently.
Geneva is not scheduled. If it were scheduled tickets would be on sale.
DeleteIt is not scheduled yet because it is plan for resuming for November so it will be anytime soon , as well as Dubai it will be scheduled soon because they are choosen for tje subsidies
DeleteSkavsta, Brenen and Copenhagen will be resumed by Wizz Air just like they are now returning nearly all routes that were discontinued from other bases due to the fleet reduction.
Delete12:06 yes thats true
DeleteActually it's not true. Thet have also given up on introducing Basel-Ohrid.
DeleteIf something its not scheduled yet doesnt mean that its not going to happen. They reopened their Chisinau base after three years, they are going to return the second jet in Sibiu after one year, second jet in Venice after one year, grow LTN base from 11 to 14 jets, OTP from 17 to 19, TIA, FCO and WAW from 11 to 13, LCA and KUT from three to four. Just previously they also announced three new routes from OTP. So dont worry, they will resume something from ex-yu as well.
DeleteThey will resume for sure it is just matter of time , if they dont launch it they will not get any money from the government , the chance is giwen to them , not its their turn to use it
DeleteI've read that EasyJet will also start Skopje - Geneva again?
ReplyDeleteNot on sale
DeleteYes they will start it in November 2025 , it is still early , they will put on sale anyway.
DeleteAgain, not on sale.
Delete09.25 damn we got it, on all the other "not on sale" coments too...
Delete^Good, finally
Delete09.25 you seem fun to have at parties, its friday let loose
DeletePorto Split amazing news
ReplyDeleteIs this a route for in Dalmatia living Slovenians? 😛
DeleteJokes aside, the route is actually exotic. I would have thought it would be Lisbon with Split. Still, great news
DeleteLIS has major slot issues.
DeleteImpressive that easy is number 1 airline in Split with just seasonal flights.
ReplyDeleteOnce Easyjet had 19 destinations from Split. Finally U2 is expanding a bit
DeleteI think easyJet's London to Split flights alone would make it one of the busiest airlines in Split. This summer they have FIVE flights a day from London Gatwick and London Luton combined which is just extraordinary.
Delete^ wow that's a lot! Interesting
DeleteThey used to have six, four from LGW and two from LTN. I guess with Croatia being so expensive they have had to cut capacity due to softer demand.
DeleteI think in 2024 there was a record number of British tourists in Croatia.
DeleteWow Amsterdam and Orly are amazing addition for SKP , and waiting for Dubai ,it will pay off for all Wizz air cuts and cancelled routes they do with Macedonia ,I hope we see Madrid and Munich soon and we are all set :)))
ReplyDeleteAmsterdam,Orly,Lyon with Barcelona are great additions for Macedonia , plus we are getting back Geneva , and we are expecting Dubai to be confirmed soon. Skopje is getting new routes again and pretty much good choices😊
ReplyDeletePorto-Split is as exotic as you can get from easyJet :D not bad at all
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteLovely. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteSkopje needs Air France
ReplyDeleteThey only fly to ZAG and LJU among the capitals and they have decreased LJU. I highly doubt Skopje is next on their cards.
DeleteSkopje dont need air france , orly is enough
DeleteIt is very hard for Air france to come in a countries with size of Macedonia. They are not serving even bigger countries , so to see them here its imppssible. They are going in big markets and hubs of course and bigger countries.
DeleteGreat to see easyJet expanding in the region. Flights from Orly are much more convenient compared to Beauvais.
ReplyDeleteMore competition on routes like this is always good for us travelers.
DeleteOrly is closer to Paris , plus they offer alot of inside destinations in France and also international , so it is definitly a great addition for Macedonia. Knowing how big and crowdy is CDG this option is way better. Plus we have Lyon too which is 4th largest airport in France and also good alternative for connections inside the country.
DeleteThis is fantastic news for Macedonian expats in Paris. Orly is so much closer to the city, and with twice-weekly flights, it’s perfect for quick trips home.
ReplyDeleteIs there a big Macedonian diaspora in Paris/France?
DeleteIt is for sure , they now use beauvius... so this is amazing airport , and also for visitint paris and some connections
Deletestil puzzled why they dont want a bit of the Skopje-Basel cake
ReplyDeleteAren't there some bilateral restrictions with flights from Switzerland. Although, Basel is excluded from it.
DeleteEasyjet has Swiss AOC so they have no issue.
DeleteBecause Basel is already served from another airline
DeleteBecause of Pristina.
DeleteBasel has always been a strong route for Skopje. Also airlines can operate from the european side, just like Wizz Air does.
Delete14:01 what the hell does pristina have with skopje and basel ? Why just posting stupid comments
DeleteBasel has always been busy and full route at SKP , it is one of the most succesfully route
Basel is served already from another airline
chill mate.
DeleteVery nice addition for Split
ReplyDeleteIndeed
DeleteWhat are the fares like for ORY-SKP in comparison to Wizz Air?
ReplyDeleteYou can check on their websites.
Delete61 euros one way. But when u do a compare of their prices keep in mind the expensive bus ticket from beauvais to paris.
Delete16:20 the lowest price I found was 60 eur for one way flight on Easyjet site.
DeleteSo the difference between are nothing when you count the bus you should pay from Beauvais...
Thanks. I think Easy will take quite a few passengers away from Wizz on this route.
DeleteBoth can coexist.
DeleteIt will take some of the pax from wizz thats sure , but still some people will still like beauvis .. so it will be 2 options to choose between what works the best for you :))
DeleteWonder who are the target passengers for OPO-SPU. Portugese holidaymakers?
ReplyDeleteYes, primarily
DeleteWhen the tickets to Dubai be available on line or travel agent please tell us
ReplyDeleteThey haven't put them on sale yet.
DeleteThey should put them on sale anytime soon , we expect that to happens soon
DeleteSo SPU becomes second city in ex-Yu after BEG with flights from Porto.
ReplyDeleteSplit is beautiful city, surrounded by many magical islands.
ReplyDeleteSkopje is more and more interesting to tourists. Interesting city, great people and food.
ReplyDeletePorto is beautiful.