AERO: Foreign carriers see mixed results in Belgrade

The busiest foreign carriers operating flights to Belgrade Airport (AERO) have recorded mixed results during the first half of the year as they face increased competition.

Wizz Air, which boasts a base in Belgrade, continued to recover after its numbers fell sharply in 2014 following the suspension of several routes and a public spat with the airport over fees. The low cost carrier handled 199,539 passengers bound to and from Belgrade during the first half of the year, an increase of 3.4% compared to the same period in 2015.

Wizz’s passenger share at the airport grew to 9.4%, which is still below its record 12.5% share registered during the first half of 2013.

Star Alliance members Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines saw their numbers dip during the first half of the year, with the latter registering a sharp fall in figures (decrease of 3.4% and 10.2%, respectively).

Montenegro Airlines saw its passenger numbers improve slightly during the first half of the year, handling 114,953 passengers, up 1.6%. The figure was achieved despite an overall fall in the number of operated flights.

Lufthansa remains Belgrade Airport’s second busiest foreign carrier behind Wizz Air with a passenger share of 6.2%, followed by Montenegro Airlines at 5.4% and Swiss with a share of 3.9% of all passengers.

Overall, foreign carriers handled 1,000,400 travelers on flights to and from the Serbian capital during the January-June period, up 1% compared to 2015. They now account for 47.4% of all passengers passing through the airport, an increase of 1%, having been surpassed by Air Serbia which now handles 52.6% of all travelers using the airport. During the first half of the year, Montenegro Airlines operated the most flights to and from the city out of all the foreign carriers, followed by Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Austrian, Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot.

Source: Wisebroker

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