Istanbul is Ljubljana’s busiest destination, currently served exclusively by Turkish Airlines from the city’s main airport. Between January and July, the carrier handled a record 115.899 passengers on the route, marking a 22.7% year-on-year increase. Turkish Airlines grew its frequencies between the two cities to sixteen weekly this summer and will maintain fourteen weekly flights throughout the upcoming winter season. The airline has been serving the Slovenian capital since January 2006, when it launched operations with three weekly flights. However, the majority of Turkish Airlines’ passengers on the Ljubljana route are transfers
Despite being a low cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, which is one of Europe’s most profitable, offers connecting flights and often boasts competitive fares to the Middle East. However, it primarily caters for point-to-point traffic on its European operations. Pegasus has one of the lowest unit costs of any European airline company, on par with Ryanair and Wizz Air. It boasts a fleet of over 120 aircraft and has one of Europe’s youngest fleets, with an average age of just over four years. The airline has 100 Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft on order, in a deal that also includes options for a further 100. Deliveries are expected between 2028 and 2033.
3rd day in a row with Ljubljana (pottentially) getting a new route.
ReplyDelete3rd and probably last.
DeleteLet's be optimistic :D
DeleteThe ...aviation expert who suffers from FDS* must be having a terrible week!
Delete*Fraport Derangement Syndrome
FFS* suffer always forgets LJU is still way below 2019, for 6 years already. Bravo Fraport!
Delete*Fraport Fanboy Syndrome
Fraport actively sabotages its own airport because they hate Ljubljana is priceless dude, keep them coming! 🤣🤣🤣
Delete@09:39 being stubborn and only offering destinations mostly to LHG hubs actually looks like it. It would be sth like Vinci would be pushing for AF and KL :)
Delete"only offering destinations mostly to LHG hubs" is a good one too, especially this week! 🤣🤣🤣
DeleteSo the majority flights from LJU last year were not flights to ZRH, MUC, FRA? Have you tried to fly to airports in Spain or Italy. What were the transfer hubs?
Delete@9:50 its hard to understands
DeleteFFS sufferes usually aren't good examples of people with logic.
DeleteThe FDS sufferer replies to himself! LOL, this is priceless!
DeleteAnon 09:50 Have you ever tried to fly from LJU to airports in Spain or Italy before 2019?
DeleteYes, Adria flew to Spain.
DeleteFYI people, Fraport did not take Ljubljana over in 2020 or 2021. It happened in 2014!
Delete@10:55 Have you tried to fly from Zagreb 5y ago and today? I dont understand why you get triggered so easily. Its not a question that this is good news and if they keep the pace this can be a good stroy ahead of LJU but the future is not with flight to the north but also to leissure destiantion. Have
DeleteWhat's going on in Slovenia these days? We've gotten 3 new LCC routes within less than a week
ReplyDeleteLjubljana finally catching up!
DeleteWell I wouldn't say LJU has got Pegasus. It just says Pegasus is interesting in flying there. Nothing more.
DeleteAnother positive sign that Ljubljana is becoming attractive again to foreign carriers. The airport has done well this year.
Delete^^^
DeleteDon't tell that to the aviation ...expert here who suffers from FDS*
*Fraport Derangement Syndrome
^You are getting boring. Accept that not all people must have the same opinion as yourself.
DeleteMah kakvi, Fanboys have to write everything they tell them at HQ.
DeleteAre you kidding me? I was just joking yesterday that we are also getting some news about LJU tomorrow, this is wonderful 🤩🤩
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DeleteI remember that, who would have thought!
They have actually even appeared on the LJU airport website recently. They took it down but it seems like it's happening.
ReplyDeleteI mean flight schedule on the website
DeletePC460 coming soon ;)
ReplyDeleteWith good fares, this route has bright future. Slovenians travel a lot to Istanbul. It will probably force TK to adjust frequencies, bcs of lower demands for point to point traffic.
DeleteBabel finished drinking her coffee?
ReplyDeleteI hope they will keep the tempo.
DeleteShe took enough time to do it ... haha
DeleteDoes anyone know what the chance is that the government will actually approve those flights, and, judging by their track record with aviation, a bit earlier than in two years?
ReplyDeleteThe flights were scheduled for 1.1.2026 3 times per week. (on airport page) Today they removed it after people started to publish posts on facebook blog.
DeleteThat would be soon. Which Facebook blog are we talking about here?
DeleteSloplanespotters, its a fan group to be accuarate. :D
DeleteDoes anyone know on which days of the week were the flights scheduled for?
DeleteMonday, thursday and saturday.
DeleteAlways trust aviogeeks to dig out new flights :D
DeleteIf I remember correctly, they mid-afternoon flights.
DeleteGG, now one last push for one of the greek islands :DDD
ReplyDeleteMaybe tomorrow 👀
DeleteLet's not get too used to it :D
DeleteWho will use all of the capacity? Turkish citizens need visas for EU
ReplyDeleteSame people that use it to Zagreb and many other EU capitals.
DeleteI remember how Adria found a very good niche on the IST route in the 2000s. Their main passengers were Turkish truck drivers haha I kid you not.
DeleteUnbelievable week for LJU!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteBravo Fraport!
ReplyDeleteWould be good to have some affordable fares to the Middle East.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Flydubai is too expensive.
DeleteHope it happens.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too. Like someone mentioned it opens up a lot of options for affordable travel to the Middle East.
Deletewow I had no idea Pegasus was so competitive against Europe's biggest ULCCs. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteMe neither. Would not have guessed they have such low cost per passenger carried.
DeleteTheir model works well. Cheap, reliable and with decent connections to the Middle East. Ljubljana should fit perfectly.
DeleteIt's just unfortunate that their hub is an absolute zoo nowadays. SAW is really operating at overcapacity, or at least that is what it looks like.
DeleteSlovenia seems to be one of the only countries in Europe they don't serve
ReplyDeleteYes, very few countries they don't fly to. I believe they also don't fly to Denmark.
DeleteAgain because of bilateral restrictions.
DeletePegasus entering the market would be great news for Slovenia
ReplyDeleteWe need more competition. Especially on high-demand routes like Istanbul.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteTurkish Airlines prices have gone up a lot. A cheaper alternative would definitely attract more passengers.
DeleteWith Turkish Airlines operating up to 16 weekly flights, there’s clearly demand.
ReplyDeleteMost of TK's passengers are transfers.
DeleteI flew Pegasus once from Zagreb. Not bad at all for a low-cost. If they start here, I’ll definitely use them for instead of driving to Zagreb.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see competition like this expand further.
ReplyDeleteCompetition is always good, but I’m curious whether there’s enough demand for two Turkish carriers year-round.
DeleteThis is long overdue.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the reason why Pegasus removed planned frequency growth to ZAG?
ReplyDeleteNo. They already filled ZAG summer schedule with 4pw, no need to make stories about that 1 rotation and possible LJU fligths
DeleteIt's not made up at all. They were supposed to increase frequencies to Zagreb this winter. They put the tickets on sale and then removed them a week later.
DeleteIf they manage to start flights, I hope schedules allow same-day connections via SAW. Pegasus has very good fares to the Gulf and Caucasus.
ReplyDelete+1 Pegasus is underrated for transfer options.
DeleteI've used them several times including to connect to Baku from London via Izmir which is a really fast process and a much nicer experience than connecting through SAW. Solid product for a good price. They offer the option to pre-order full meals (which in my experience were rather hit-or miss) but which is a huge step above most LCCs, and indeed above most legacy carriers in Europe. They would be a great win for LJ, hope it happens.
DeleteDo they do connecting flights or is it all self-transfers?
DeleteThey do connecting flights
DeleteNow we need some Greek, Spanish destinations, and Stockholm, Berlin, Prague and Bucharest and we are almost fully operating airport!
ReplyDeleteWord on the street is that Ljubljana silently lowered the costs of operations, does anyone have a confirmation on that? Would make sense with airlines mostly coming without even bothering to apply to the public tenders
ReplyDeleteDon't they publish their price list on the website?
DeleteI'm pretty sure its up to each airline to negotiate the price
Delete^ not really. Each airport has a set price list for services that applies to all airlines. On top of that airports can give incentives where prices are then reduced under certain conditions.
DeleteDon't know about charges, however, since the RefuelEU regulation, the price of Jet A1 in LJU has dropped by about 20%.
DeleteWorst livery ever in my own opitnion only :)
ReplyDeleteEverytime I see it I read it as "Fly Pigs"
Hahaha
Deletesurprisingly comfortable for a low-cost airline. Would be happy to see them here.
ReplyDeletePegasus expanding everywhere lately.
ReplyDeleteActually, bilaterals are really holding them back. Because naturally Turkish is designated by Turkish side in all of them and with many European countries they still have very restrictive bilaterals.
DeleteInteresting
DeleteI won’t hold my breath.
ReplyDeleteMe neither but let's see.
DeleteSending positive thoughts :D
DeleteIf Pegasus really wants to grow in Central Europe, Ljubljana is a logical step. They can easily tap into both Slovenian and Austrian markets.
ReplyDeleteThey already fly Graz, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria.
DeleteMakes sense. There is a huge Turkish diaspora in Austria.
DeleteAlso, they fly multiple destinations from Turkey to Austria.
DeleteThen let’s hope they start Ljubljana before Klagenfurt
DeleteI really hope so but I would not be surprised if they don't.
DeleteI wonder if Turkish Airlines will respond by lowering prices or adding even more flights. Could get interesting.
ReplyDeleteIn Zagreb they increased the number of flights.
DeleteIs there any difference between them and AJet? Other than the ownership?
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