Low cost carrier Eurowings has revised its operations for the upcoming 2026/27 winter season, temporarily suspending three routes in the region, accompanied by a reduction in frequencies and capacity.
The airline will pause its Stuttgart - Zagreb service between January 11 and February 26. Prior to the suspension, flights will operate twice per week in November and December, down from three weekly. In contrast, the route was maintained throughout the entire 2025/26 winter season. Eurowings is scheduled to operate 184 flights at Zagreb Airport and offer 32.772 seats during the coming winter, representing respective declines of 20.6% and 16.6% on the previous year.
The Lufthansa subsidiary will also suspend Stuttgart - Sarajevo flights from November 28 until March 1, although limited operations will be maintained over the holiday period on December 23, 26 and 27, as well as January 5, 7, 9, 14 and 16. Until late November, the service will run twice per week. Last winter, the route was suspended for a shorter period, between January 17 and February 19. Eurowings has also scaled back its planned Cologne - Sarajevo schedule from the planned three to two weekly flights for most of the winter, matching last year’s frequency. Overall, the carrier will operate 202 flights at Sarajevo Airport and provide 32.772 seats, down 6.3% and 11.2% respectively.
Flights between Cologne and Split will be paused from November 22 until March 21, with a limited holiday service on December 20, 22, 24, 27 and 31, and January 3, 5 and 10. Last winter, the route was suspended only between January 8 and February 19. The carrier has also reversed plans to increase Stuttgart - Split frequencies from two to three weekly. Eurowings will operate 278 flights at Split Airport during the winter season, offering 44.916 seats, representing declines of 13.7% and 13.1% respectively on the previous year.
Services between Munich and Pristina will be suspended from January 9 until March 20. Prior to the suspension, flights will operate once per week throughout November and December, with several additional departures at the end of the year during the holiday period. In contrast, the route was maintained twice per week for the entirety of the previous winter season.
The winter for Sarajevo is going from bad to worse
ReplyDeleteAs they say, winter is coming!
DeleteStuttgart - Sarajevo has a large diaspora market, but even that is apparently insufficient to support regular flights during the quietest part of winter.
DeleteSarajevo’s overall reduction is relatively modest because Cologne flights will continue throughout most of the winter.
Deleteif 11% decline is modest ok
DeleteIt really isn't modest, at all!
DeleteI think we will see more cuts from Lufthansa group for next winter.
ReplyDeleteStuttgart–Zagreb appears to be increasingly seasonal. With Lufthansa also reducing its Zagreb schedule, the coming winter will be noticeably weaker.
Delete^ Hopefully other carriers will compensate for some of the lost capacity.
DeleteAirlines across Europe are cutting weaker winter routes and moving aircraft to markets with better returns.
DeleteRyanair is killing them with Zagreb-FKB
DeleteEU economy is declining, those flights are obvious proof. No more multiple yearly visits to homeland as before
DeleteThis is just another step for the closing down of Eurowings.
DeleteUnfortunate but the good thing is they are not permanent suspensions.
ReplyDeletePolako as they would say...
DeleteIn swahili you say pole pole :)
DeleteInteresting that they have most capacity and seats to Split of all places in winter!
ReplyDelete* I meant capacity and flights.
DeleteWhen are they launching Skopje?
ReplyDeleteIn February apparently
DeleteIn February apparently
DeleteWhat are you guys talking about? They don't fly to Skopje.
Deletesomeone makes jokes again
DeleteOn 30 February to be exact.
Deletebut its pathetic if you cannot launch two weekly DUS-SKP, if Wizz can handle 11 weekly to NR Westphalia in winter
DeleteThey can't do anything out of BEG either. They have 2 peak seasonal routes. I just think they are chasing higher yielding routes in western Europe.
DeleteIts not 'chasing' airlines are not
DeleteCharities man.
They started BEG and CGN, prices are a bit high for LCC. I doubt that they will survive long period in BEG
ReplyDeleteIt's a seasonal route anyway
DeleteIt’s obvious that JU kicked them out on every their home airport. Now they are holding for CGN which JU abandoned
DeleteThe reductions probably reflect weak off-season demand rather than any long term problem with these markets. Croatia and Bosnia remain highly seasonal.
ReplyDeleteThe decline in seats at Sarajevo is greater than the reduction in flights. Presumably Eurowings will deploy smaller aircraft more frequently than last winter.
ReplyDeleteEurowings is simply becoming more disciplined about matching capacity to seasonal demand.
ReplyDeleteExactly. They are protecting the peak periods while eliminating loss making flights in between. Commercially logical
DeleteLove it!
DeleteBravo Eurowings!
DeleteSplit needs more year round tourism if it wants airlines to maintain these services through winter.
ReplyDeleteNo one wants tourists in the winter, and tourists certainly don't want to be in windy Split in January at 7 degrees.
DeleteSplit has a rough and ready charm in winter. But indeed they have never thought about winter tourism which is a shame.
DeleteA reduction of more than 20% in Eurowings flights at Zagreb is significant. It will be interesting to see whether the airport can still achieve passenger growth during the winter season.
ReplyDeletehow much has LH group reduced in ZAG sofar?
DeleteFR will compensate anyway
DeleteHow? They have no increases either.
DeleteFR are contracting in the region.
DeleteActually FR incentives are finished. It’s more likely they will withdraw from ZAG then to grow
DeleteDoes any other airline fly Pristina-Munich?
ReplyDeleteGP Aviation does
DeleteThe Munich to Pristina reduction is surprising considering the size of the Kosovo diaspora in southern Germany.
ReplyDeletewhat was Eurowings' frequency to MUC?
DeleteIt says
Delete"In contrast, the route was maintained twice per week for the entirety of the previous winter season." So now they will have 1 weekly November and December (down from 2) and none until 20 March.
GP simply beat them. And they will beat Wizz too on the routes they are launching.
Delete^ lol sure they will
Deleteim not him but they pulled out from Basel and Karlsruhe 2-3 years ago so everything is possible
Deletetwice weekly was surprisingly low
DeleteHow many weekly flights does GP have on Munich-Pristina?
DeleteDAILY! Eurowings was completely uncompetitive.
DeleteYeah but Eurowings offers connections onto Lufthansa no?
DeleteI don't know what the prices are like but GP offers passengers free luggage which for people from the diaspora is very important.
Deletethey offer only connections via DUS
DeleteReally? Nothing from Munich which is an LH hub?
Deletethey do , I apologize. only on EW webpage they offer via DUS
DeleteEurowings appears to be concentrating almost entirely on Christmas and New Year demand across the region.
ReplyDeleteWell all their routes in ex-Yu are mostly for the diaspora so it makes sense.
DeletePristina will still have strong connectivity to Germany, particularly following Wizz Air’s base opening, so competition may be affecting Eurowings’ plans.
ReplyDeletelol. Memmingen flights are not new
DeletePristina will still have strong connectivity to Germany, particularly following Wizz Air’s base opening, so competition may be affecting Eurowings’ plans.
ReplyDeleteWizz already flies to
DeleteGermany. The base opening has nothing to do with those routes, they already exist
Izborna godina u BiH,Srbiji- a saobraćaj pada....
ReplyDeleteKatastrofa u najavi za šefove...
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