Launched 30 years ago, the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair disrupted the European airline industry and started the low-cost revolution in Europe. Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced in a press conference this morning that it’s going to introduce the route between Zagreb and Podgorica on 4 September. Ryanair will open a base in Zagreb Airport with… READ MORE
LOT Polish Airlines will continue to grow its operations to the former Yugoslavia this summer by adding one new route to its network, as well as increasing frequencies and capacity on a number of existing services. Furthermore, the airline has identified the Balkan region as an important market for its future development. The Polish national… READ MORE
Norwegian Air Shuttle will discontinue a number of routes to the former Yugoslavia this summer but will also introduce several new seasonal services to the region. The budget carrier will launch new flights from Gothenburg to Sarajevo, Stockholm to Pristina and from Helsinki to Tivat, however, all three will operate on a low-frequency basis of… READ MORE
The Albanian national carrier Air Albania will have its first flight in the first week of September, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced. The first test flight will take place on August 31. The airliner will initially use an Airbus 319 on the Tirana-Istanbul route and after the company will add two larger A320 planes…. READ MORE
Montenegro has become the latest country in the former Yugoslavia to seek flights from China, following in the footsteps of Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. Danilo Orlandić, the General Manager of operator Airports of Montenegro, which runs the country’s two international airports, said, “Together with our strategic partners we are looking at significantly boosting… READ MORE
Spanish low cost airline Vueling is considering the launch of new routes to the former Yugoslavia while strengthening its existing operations in the region. The IAG group airline plans to introduce services from its hub in Barcelona to Podgorica and is considering potential flights to Ljubljana. Furthermore, it will boost operations to Serbia and Croatia… READ MORE
Brussels Airlines will launch two new routes to the former Yugoslavia and strengthen frequencies on existing destinations in the region next year but will also downgrade operations to Zagreb from year-round to seasonal summer services. The Belgian national carrier will introduce flights from Brussels to Tivat and Split in 2018. Services to the Montenegrin coast… READ MORE
Airports across the former Yugoslavia have handled over seventeen million passengers during the first eight months of 2017, with Split, Podgorica and Ljubljana continuing to show significant growth among larger airports in the region. This year will mark the first time at least eight airports will handle over a million travellers as Tivat joins the… READ MORE
LOT Polish Airlines announced last week that it is to launch nonstop flights from Budapest to both New York and Chicago in May 2018. The two routes will be served by one of the carrier’s three-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which will be based at Budapest Airport. The carrier’s CEO, Rafał Milczarski, noted that the… READ MORE