Zagreb Airport recorded a decline in passenger numbers on two of its three routes to capital cities within the former Yugoslavia through the first half of the yr. Belgrade simply managed to retain its place because the busiest, adopted by Skopje and Sarajevo. Nevertheless, the latter two routes stay under pre-pandemic ranges, regardless of frequencies now matching these of 2019.
Air Serbia’s flights between Belgrade and Zagreb noticed a decline in figures year-on-year on the again of a lower in frequencies through the first quarter from fifteen weekly in 2024 to eleven weekly this yr. The provider dealt with 28.269 travellers between the 2 capitals, down 6.4%. It decreased its capability by 6.384 seats. Nevertheless, the airline did see its efficiency enhance 8% through the second quarter when in comparison with final yr. Its common cabin load issue for the six-month interval stood at 67.2% on the ATR72-600 plane.
Croatia Airways, as the one operator on the Zagreb – Skopje service, welcomed 27.443 passengers on board its plane. The determine represents a rise of three.9%. The airline additionally elevated its capability on the route because it began deploying its new Airbus A220-300 jets in lieu of the Sprint 8 Q400 turboprops on some operations. General, it added 3.719 seats between the 2 capitals. Nevertheless, its cabin load issue took successful with common occupancy at 49.6%. Regardless of rising its capability by 9.6% on the identical interval in 2019, figures are nonetheless 10% under pre-pandemic ranges.
Zagreb is now not linked to Podgorica, with Ryanair terminating the route final October. In the course of the first half of final yr, it carried 12.269 travellers with a mean cabin load issue of 87.4%.
