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Air Montenegro has said it will not engage in a price war with Wizz Air after the budget airline based two Airbus A321neo aircraft in Podgorica this summer and launched seventeen new routes, several of which overlap with the flag carrier's network. Air Montenegro, which operates a fleet of three Embraer E195 aircraft, will compete directly with Wizz Air's 239-seat A321neos on routes including Ljubljana and Rome.
Asked by EX-YU Aviation News at the recent Slovenian Aviation and Travel Summit how the carrier will compete against the low cost airline, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tihomir Dragaš, said, "We intend to differentiate ourselves because we are not offering the same product. We have no plans to engage in a price war. As a smaller carrier, that is not a battle we could win. Instead, we will compete on service quality, on-time performance and the overall customer experience we provide. At this stage, we believe that is the right approach. So far, booking trends have remained stable compared to last year, and our forecasts remain positive. We are optimistic about the months ahead".
"service quality"
ReplyDeleteTheir flights to Ljubljana are for sure half empty. They are offering tickets for 60-70 euros on all the flights in the peak season. After what we saw, I dont feel sad for them.
ReplyDeleteFor a flight yesterday when I looked up Wizz had only like 20 seats left to purchase, while AM had less than 20 seats not available.
Deleteyes wizz is killing with this route ... i dont see air montenegro survive this. my guess is they will move to Zagreb and wizz will go 5pw ...
DeleteYou can find flights with wizz for 20euro to LJ during this sunmer.
Delete@10:54 i doubt they'll start zagreb
DeleteZAG didn't work with 18 euro Ryanair flights, so I doubt AM could make it work.
Deletewell zagreb is part of planned PSO ,,,
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/02/podgorica-to-get-six-pso-routes-this.html
@10:58 agreed. And it was so useful 😭
DeleteThey lost out to TradeAir on Tivat route and to Wizzair on Podorica... sad to see.
Deleteeven more crazy they are competing against TK on IST
ReplyDeleteIf wizz will fly 5pw skopje and 5pw podgorica and return to london and brussels maybe they would consider basing aircraft in Ljubljana
ReplyDelete- Luton would be Wizzair UK.
Delete- Why would they fly these routes from a much more expensive base (LJU)
But is TGD really performing that well? The prices are much lower than on LJU-SKP.
DeleteIts never gonna command high fares and definatly very low income from extras such as luggage and seat selection. Useful for travellers however
DeletePrices are low to push AM out.
Deletedefinitely ... prices are here just to make sure they are the only one left on the route
DeleteThey could fly Prague, Bucharest, Rome and Cyprus routes from Ljubljana, but I expect that to happen only if BEG base closes down
DeleteThat has nothing to do with BEG or planes. LJU is expensive for them and that won't change. The reason they fly SKP and TGD to LJU is because they get money for it from the Macedonian and Montenegrin governments.
DeleteThe reason the fly SKP is that they have PASSENGERS. Just look at the April number for this route
DeleteNobody says they don't have passengers. But if there was not financial support for the route, they never would have launched it.
Deletewhat about the slovenian subsidy telenovela then?
DeleteThe subs for SKP-LJU end in Sept.
DeleteThe Slovenian subsidies are completely nonsensical which is why so few airlines have applied.
Delete"we will compete on service quality, on-time performance and the overall customer experience we provide" Really?
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