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Flynas boosts Pristina service

Flynas boosts Pristina service

NEWS FLASH Saudi Arabian low cost carrier Flynas is increasing frequencies on its seasonal service between Jeddah and Pristina. The route, which was launched last year and resumed on September 16, will increase from three to four weekly flights from November 1. The higher frequency will be maintained until the end of the winter season. Flynas previously announced the launch of a new weekly service between Medina and Pristina, which is scheduled to begin on October 26. As of this week, Saudi Arabia has expanded its tourist visa scheme to include Kosovo passport holders, allowing eligible travellers to obtain visas electronically or on arrival at entry points across the Kingdom. The visa allows holders to visit Saudi Arabia for a range of purposes, including tourism and attending events, exhibitions and conferences. EX-YU Aviation News

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Oct 6, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
EX-YU airports handle 29.2 million passengers, Skopje fastest growing

EX-YU airports handle 29.2 million passengers, Skopje fastest growing

The former Yugoslavia’s 21 commercial airports with scheduled passenger traffic handled a combined total of 29.214.323 travellers during the January - August period. The figure represents an increase of 2.174.011 passengers, or 8%, on the same period in 2025. Macedonia remained the fastest-growing market in the former Yugoslavia, adding 663.870 passengers during the first eight months of the year. Its capital, Skopje, was the region’s fastest-growing airport in absolute terms, handling an additional 615.244 travellers compared to the same period last year, for a total of 2.687.002 passengers, up 29.7%. Ohrid also performed strongly, welcoming 232.423 travellers, an increase of 26.5%. Growth at both airports has been fuelled primarily by Wizz Air’s significant expansion in the country. Passenger traffic among former Yugoslav airports, January - August 2026 Belgrade remained the former Yugoslavia’s busiest airport, handling 6.316.012 passengers during the January - August period, an increase of 420.594 travellers, or 7.1%. Zagreb ranked second with 3.167.017 passengers, while Pristina was close behind with 3.119.584. Pristina has managed to recoup the passenger losses recorded during a slower first half of the year and was back in positive territory by the end of August, with traffic up 0.2% on 2025. During the peak summer period, the airport also handled more passengers than Zagreb, although the Croatian capital maintained a narrow cumulative lead of 47.433 travellers at the end of August. Podgorica continued to record some of the strongest growth in the region. The Montenegrin capital handled 1.584.195 passengers during the first eight months, representing an increase of 30.1%, or 366.512 travellers. August was particularly strong, with 348.628 passengers handled, up 47.6% year-on-year. The growth has been driven by Wizz Air’s two-aircraft base in the city, which opened in March. Together with Tivat, which welcomed 1.090.962 passengers, Montenegro’s airports handled over 2.67 million travellers during the period. Tuzla recorded the largest percentage increase among airports in the former Yugoslavia, more than doubling its passenger numbers. The airport handled 435.599 travellers, up around 101% on the same period last year, representing an increase of 218.651 passengers. Croatia’s airports handled just over 10.3 million passengers during the January - August period, representing growth of around 2.1% on last year. Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Rijeka and Brač all recorded increases, while Split, Pula and Osijek remained below their 2025 levels. Results at several coastal airports were impacted during the first half of the year by the temporary suspension of domestic Public Service Obligation flights operated by Trade Air after the Croatian government failed to launch the tender process for a new four-year domestic services contract within the required timeframe. EX-YU Aviation News

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Oct 6, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
Chair Airlines to boost Pristina operations

Chair Airlines to boost Pristina operations

NEWS FLASH Chair Airlines will increase frequencies from both Basel and Zurich to Pristina during the 2026/27 winter season. Basel services will grow from daily last winter to between nine and ten weekly, depending on the month, while Zurich flights will increase from fourteen to fifteen weekly, including three rotations on Sundays. The Swiss carrier will also continue operating daily flights between Stuttgart and Pristina on behalf of tour operator Air Prishtina. Air Prishtina is owned by Albex Aviation, which also owns Chair Airlines. On the Stuttgart route, it will compete with ten weekly GP Aviation flights and a weekly Eurowings service. EX-YU Aviation News

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Sep 25, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
Ryanair, Turkish and Lufthansa make biggest cuts on EX-YU markets

Ryanair, Turkish and Lufthansa make biggest cuts on EX-YU markets

Ryanair, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa will record the largest year-on-year reductions in available capacity across the former Yugoslavia this coming winter season, which begins on October 25 and runs until March 27. Ryanair will offer 225.092 fewer seats, taking its total below one million. Most of the reduction stems from the termination of its Niš operations and the suspension of its Sarajevo flights for the winter. Turkish Airlines will cut 75.029 seats as it reduces services to Podgorica, Pristina, Skopje and Zagreb, and suspends flights to Tivat. Lufthansa’s capacity will fall by 51.792 seats following the temporary suspension of Munich - Ljubljana flights, the termination of Frankfurt - Skopje services and reductions on its Zagreb routes. The use of larger aircraft elsewhere in the region will offset part of that decline. Ryanair will account for the largest capacity reductions in both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Croatia, Lufthansa will make the biggest cut, primarily because its Munich - Zagreb flights will be taken over by Air Dolomiti under the latter’s own code and flight numbers in January and February of next year, while overall frequencies will be halved during that period. Air Dolomiti will record the largest reduction in Slovenia. It operated services on Lufthansa’s behalf last winter but will not serve Ljubljana this winter. It will be followed by Swiss. Lufthansa itself will offer more seats in Slovenia than last winter despite suspending Munich - Ljubljana flights, thanks to the use of larger Airbus A321 aircraft on its Frankfurt service. Lufthansa will also make the largest capacity cut in Macedonia following the termination of Frankfurt- Skopje service this summer. In Montenegro, Turkish Airlines will record the biggest reduction as it scales back Podgorica operations and suspends winter flights to Tivat. At Pristina, locally based GP Aviation will make the largest cut after reducing its network and frequencies amid the opening of Wizz Air’s base at the airport. EX-YU Aviation News

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Sep 22, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
Wizz Air to launch Malmö–Pristina route in December 2026

Wizz Air to launch Malmö–Pristina route in December 2026

Wizz Air will introduce a direct service between Malmö Airport and Pristina on 15 December 2026, further expanding its network from southern Sweden. Flights will operate three times weekly—on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays—using a 239-seat Airbus A321neo. Swedavia said the route reflects strong demand for international travel and will improve links between Sweden and Kosovo. […]

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Sep 16, 2026 · byAviation24.be
Wizx Air adds further five routes from Pristina

Wizx Air adds further five routes from Pristina

Wizz Air is continuing to significantly expand its operations from Pristina, with the low cost carrier scheduling five new routes for launch this December and its second based aircraft. The airline will introduce services to Berlin, Hahn, Hamburg, Malmo and Trieste, further strengthening its position at Pristina Airport just weeks after announcing the new base in the city, complemented by the introduction of three routes. Flights between Pristina and Berlin will commence on December 14 and operate three times per week. Services to Hahn will launch on the same day and run four times weekly. The following day, December 15, Wizz Air will introduce four weekly flights to Hamburg and three weekly rotations to Malmo. Finally, the carrier will commence a two weekly service to Trieste on December 19. The latter will temporarily pause between January 10 and March 19, before resuming for the remainder of the season. The five new routes will add a further sixteen weekly departures from Pristina at the peak of the winter schedule. They come on top of Wizz Air’s previously announced major expansion in Pristina  which includes the establishment of a base with a 239-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft from November. As part of that expansion, the airline is launching new services to Basel, Baden Baden and Charleroi, while increasing frequencies to Dortmund. With the latest additions, Wizz Air is set to grow its Pristina network to fourteen destinations. Alongside the newly announced services and those launching in November, the airline maintains flights from the city to London Luton, Bratislava, Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, Memmingen and Dortmund. Wizz Air has been rapidly increasing its presence in Pristina amid changes in the competitive landscape at the airport. During the first half of 2026, the airline operated approximately 1.400 flights and handled more than 304.000 passengers on its Pristina services. The carrier previously said its base opening would make it the largest scheduled airline at the airport. EX-YU Aviation News

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Sep 15, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
Turkish Airlines further reduces EX-YU operations this winter

Turkish Airlines further reduces EX-YU operations this winter

Turkish Airlines has further revised its operations for the upcoming 2026/27 winter season, which begins on October 25 and runs through to March 27 next year. This week, the Turkish flag carrier removed an average of more than 100 weekly flights from its timetable compared to its original schedule, with Podgorica, Skopje and Pristina among the destinations affected by the latest changes. Turkish Airlines is further reducing flights between Istanbul and Podgorica . After initially cutting frequencies from eighteen to fourteen weekly, the carrier has now reduced services to ten per week throughout the winter. As part of its European Union accession process, Montenegro will introduce visa requirements for nationals of Turkey, Belarus, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia from November 1. Turkish Airlines’ Podgorica services carry a notable number of Turkish travellers, as well as connecting passengers travelling to and from Russia, with the new visa measures expected to impact demand. As previously reported, Turkish Airlines will suspend operations to Tivat for the entire upcoming winter season. The carrier had initially planned to maintain three weekly flights between Istanbul and the Montenegrin coastal city, matching frequencies from the previous winter. Although Turkish Airlines also scheduled the route last winter, it ultimately suspended operations in January for the remainder of the season following Montenegro’s temporary introduction of visa requirements for Turkish nationals. This time, no flights are planned for the entire winter season. Skopje will see its frequencies reduced by two per week, from fourteen to twelve weekly, while Pristina services will be cut from ten weekly last winter to eight per week. As noted in previous schedule revisions, Turkish Airlines will reduce operations to Sarajevo from the originally planned fourteen weekly flights to twelve throughout the winter season. Services to Zagreb will also be cut from sixteen or seventeen weekly last winter, depending on the month, to fourteen weekly this coming winter. Overall, Turkish Airlines has put 683.424 seats on sale on flights to and from the former Yugoslav markets during the 2026/27 winter season, down 9.1% on the previous winter, or by 68.530 seats. The number of flights has been reduced by 12.9%, with 591 fewer services scheduled. EX-YU Aviation News

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Sep 13, 2026 · byEX-YU Aviation News
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easyJet adds three new UK winter routes, including return of Kosovo flights

easyJet has expanded its winter schedule with three new routes from the United Kingdom, including the relaunch of flights to Kosovo for the first time in several years. The airline says the additions will provide more travel options while strengthening both international and domestic connectivity. The headline route is a new London Luton–Pristina service, launching […]

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Jul 28, 2026 · byAviation24.be