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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport was the only one from the former Yugoslavia to rank within the top 100 busiest on the continent last year, according to Airports Council International (ACI). With 7.946.714 passengers handled, it was the 70th in Europe, up from 81st in 2022. It was ahead of the likes of Malta, Reykjavik, Riga, Tirana, Sofia, and Thessaloniki, overtaking the latter two when compared to the previous year. Notably, during the second half of 2023, the airport ranked 66th on the continent with 4.660.641 travellers handled. During last year, Belgrade Airport was one of the top five fastest growing within the category of airports handling between five and ten million passengers. European rank for former Yugoslav airports in 2023
Zagreb Airport ranked 107th on the continent during 2023, ahead of Tbilisi, Chania and Paphos but behind the likes of Nuremberg, Wroclaw, and Rome Ciampino. Pristina ranked 114th in Europe, followed by Split, which was 116th, then Skopje in 123rd position, Dubrovnik ranking in at 131 and Podgorica 146th, with the Montenegrin capital making its top 150 debut. No other airport from the former Yugoslavia made it within the top 150, although Zadar just missed out, coming in at 152. Ljubljana was the lowest ranked main capital city airport in Europe, taking 162nd position out of over 300 airports. For comparison, in 2022, Belgrade was also the only airport from the former Yugoslavia in the top 100, while there were seven within the top 150, the same as this year, although Sarajevo and Podgorica have swapped places. Full passenger results for the former Yugoslavia’s commercial airports can be found here European rank for select airports in the region in 2023
During 2023, London Heathrow Airport was the busiest in Europe, handling 79.183.190 passengers, overtaking Istanbul’s main gateway which came second. They were followed Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam, Madrid, Frankfurt, Barcelona, London Gatwick, Rome Fiumicino, and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen. Out of the top ten, only two reached and surpassed their pre-pandemic 2019 figures, both being airports in Istanbul. Commenting on the results, Olivier Jankovec, Director General of ACI Europe said, "2023 has been a year of multi-speed recovery and great divergences for Europe’s airports in terms of passenger traffic. While many exceeded their previous yearly record in passenger volumes, 57% still remained below their pre-pandemic volumes”. He added, “Geopolitical conflicts have been a significant contributor to this multi-speed recovery - predominantly affecting airports in Ukraine, Israel, Finland as well as in other Eastern European countries. But the Covid-19 induced structural changes in the aviation market are also having a major impact. These structural changes include the prominence of leisure, and VFR [Visitng Friends and Relatives] demand as well as the emergence of ‘bleisure’ demand, along with ultra low cost carriers selectively expanding and full service carriers retrenching on their hubs and driving consolidation. While these developments have generally benefitted airports in markets relying on inward tourism, there is no doubt they have also resulted in increased competitive pressures for airports across the board.” Busiest airports in 2023
EX-YU Aviation NewsBy: EX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Title: Single EX-YU airport within Europe’s 100 busiest in 2023
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Published Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000
