The previous Yugoslavia’s 21 industrial airports with scheduled passenger visitors dealt with a mixed whole of 9.203.148 travellers through the January – April. The determine represents a rise of 797.575 travellers on the identical interval final 12 months.
Macedonia was the fastest-growing market within the former Yugoslavia, including 294.341 passengers through the first 4 months of the 12 months. Its capital, Skopje, was the area’s fastest-growing airport, dealing with an extra 271.404 travellers in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. In April alone, Skopje recorded a 31.1% improve in passenger numbers, serving 339,052 passengers. Belgrade remained the previous Yugoslavia’s busiest airport.
Passenger visitors amongst former Yugoslav airports, January – April 2026
Belgrade remained the previous Yugoslavia’s busiest airport, including 190.527 travellers through the January – April interval regardless of going through a number of headwinds, together with the suspension of providers by a Center Jap carriers, amongst them certainly one of its busiest airways, Flydubai. As well as, the closure of Lufthansa CityLine considerably diminished operations to Munich for a lot of April.
Elsewhere, after a number of years of robust passenger progress, Pristina has begun to expertise a slowdown. In April alone, passenger numbers declined 7.8% year-on-year. The airport is anticipated to face additional strain within the coming months because of important frequency reductions and community cuts by its largest provider, GP Aviation. In the meantime, smaller Croatian coastal airports have been affected by the suspension of home Public Service Obligation (PSO) flights operated by Commerce Air, after the Croatian authorities did not launch the tender course of for a brand new four-year home providers contract throughout the required timeframe. A public name has but to be issued.
