The three flag carriers of the previous Yugoslavia – Air Serbia, Croatia Airways and Air Montenegro – dealt with a mixed complete of 1.298.606 passengers throughout the first quarter of 2025, up from 1.19 million the yr earlier than, including a mixed complete of 104.718 travellers.
Air Serbia stays the most important of the three, welcoming 813.188 passengers between January and March, representing a 3.1% enhance on 2025 figures, or a further 24.087 travellers. Though the airline didn’t disclose its common cabin load issue for the interval, it’s estimated to have hovered round 74% primarily based on accessible capability. Throughout the first quarter, Air Serbia expanded its capability ranges by 2.5%, whereas the variety of operated flights grew by 2% to 10.032. Based on the airline’s figures, the busiest locations inside its community had been Podgorica, Tivat and Ljubljana throughout the area. It additional famous that Paris, Zurich, Milan, London, Barcelona, Vienna, Frankfurt, Rome and Amsterdam ranked amongst its busiest routes in Western Europe, whereas Athens, Istanbul and Larnaca topped the listing within the Euro-Mediterranean area.
Croatia Airways dealt with 405.160 passengers throughout the first quarter of the yr, up 23%, or an additional 75.679 clients. Of these, 301.598 travellers had been transported on worldwide providers, an enchancment of 25.5%, 100.661 on home flights, up 14.1%, whereas 2.901 flew on constitution operations, representing a rise of 151%. The typical cabin load issue over the three-month interval stood at 63.9%, up three factors. The worldwide load issue was 64%, whereas it stood at 63.1% on home providers. The airline elevated its capability by 17.7% throughout the January – March interval and operated 5.323 flights, up 1.7%. Throughout the first quarter, the airline had essentially the most capability on its Zagreb – Frankfurt service, providing 78.598 seats, adopted by Zagreb – Dubrovnik with 77.373, and Zagreb – Cut up with 68.928 accessible seats.
Air Montenegro dealt with 80.258 passengers throughout the first quarter of the yr, representing a rise of 6.6% in comparison with the identical interval in 2025. The service operated a complete of 900 flights, down 3%. The typical cabin load issue stood at 77%, a notable enchancment from 70.7% in Q1 2025. Throughout the first quarter, the service had essentially the most capability on its Podgorica – Belgrade service, providing 41.760 seats, adopted by Belgrade – Tivat with 20.880, and Tivat – Istanbul with 11.832 accessible seats.
