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Air Serbia has for the first time surpassed Wizz Air both by the number of operated flights and available capacity to become the largest carrier across the former Yugoslav markets during the first quarter of 2024. It comes after Wizz Air implemented temporary wide-ranging cuts to its network during the three-month period compared to its original schedule due to the necessity to inspect aircraft fitted with certain Pratt & Whitney engines. The airline is relocating two its six aircraft out of Skopje and one of its four jets from Belgrade during the first quarter. Furthermore, it will use the smaller Airbus A320 instead of the A321 on a number of its Skopje and Belgrade flights. Wizz Air is temporarily suspending two routes out of Skopje, one each out of Niš and Ljubljana, and will also reduce frequencies on select services from Ohrid and Pristina as well. In contrast to the January - March period of last year, Wizz Air no longer maintains a base in Tuzla, which has reduced Bosnia and Herzegovina’s total air seat capacity during the first quarter by 11% year-on-year. Air Serbia has also reduced its network during the first quarter on its original plan, however, it will be just ahead of Wizz Air in the region with 1.23 million seats and over 10.200 flights (both directions included). Both metrics are still up 33.5% and 28.3% on last year respectively. During the first quarter, Air Serbia’s busiest routes in terms of available capacity are Istanbul, Podgorica, Zurich, Moscow, Paris, Athens, Tivat and Barcelona. The Serbian carrier previously identified Wizz Air as its main competitor on the market. “Wizz Air is a tough player in Belgrade. We compete with each other on several routes. Sometimes we win, sometimes they win. There are also routes where our offers complement each other. We are open to competition because then we are forced to improve our efficiency and change our approach to the customer”, the airline noted last year. Croatia Airlines will be the third largest airline in the former Yugoslavia in Q1, with just over half a million seats, followed by Turkish Airlines and Ryanair.
EX-YU Aviation NewsBy: EX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Title: Air Serbia overtakes Wizz as largest airline in EX-YU in Q1
Sourced From: www.exyuaviation.com/2024/01/air-serbia-overtakes-wizz-as-largest.html
Published Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000
