Aegean Airlines from Ljubljana Airport to Athens, 30 % passenger growth in May

Zg. Brnik, 6. 6. 2023 -  The flight network from Ljubljana Airport is richer for a new destination. On Tuesday, June 6, Aegean Airlines established regular flights to Athens. The airline will be flying to Greece twice weekly. In May, more than 110,000 passengers traveled through Ljubljana Airport, 30 % more than in May 2022. We are expecting the growth trend to continue during the summer months. 18 regular airlines will be offering flights to 22 destinations. In the peak season there will be one fifth more seats offered compared to the same period last year, the number of flights will be higher by a quarter.    

Today, we welcomed the first regular flight of Aegean Airlines between Ljubljana Airport and Athens Airport. It will be possible to fly to Greece twice weekly, every Tuesday and Friday, with an Airbus A320neo with 180 seats. The departure from Ljubljana Airport is scheduled for 19:00, arrival  to Athens for 21:45. One-way flight tickets are available already from 96 euro. Aegean Airlines will also be offering convenient connecting flight options through Athens Airport to the Middle East and Asia.

»We are delighted that Aegean Airlines recognized the potential of the Slovene market. Ljubljana Airport is now connected to Greece also with scheduled flights. The established route is interesting for passengers wanting to visit Athens, those who wish to reach Greek islands or continue their journey through this hub to the Middle East and Asia, «  said the  Managing Director of Fraport Slovenija Dr Babett Stapel  with the introduction of the new route to Athens.

The offer of flights from Ljubljana Airport in the summer season has already been enriched by seven destinations: Aegean Airlines to Athens, British Airways to London (Heathrow), Transavia to Amsterdam, Transavia France to Paris Orly, Finnair to Helsinki, GP Airlines to Pristina and Israir Airlines/El Al/Sundor to Tel Aviv. Air Montenegro will bring back the seasonal connection to Tivat on June 16, Wizz Air will introduce flights to Skopje on September 27. With more frequent flights to important hubs the possibilities to fly all over the world are increasing. Lufthansa has strengthened its service to Frankfurt to three daily flights, including an early morning one. In the summer schedule frequencies to other hubs have been increased as well, namely to Istanbul, Paris, Warsaw and Brussels.

A more detailed flight schedule is available at  here.

Altogether 18 regular airlines are offering 22 connections in the summer schedule, with the below number of frequencies:   

• Air Serbia  twice daily to  Belgrade  and twice weekly to  Niš,
• Aegean Airlines  twice weekly to  Athens,
• Brussels Airlines  six times weekly to  Brussels,
• flydubai  four times weekly to  Dubai,
• Finnair  four times weekly to  Helsinki,
• Lufthansa  up to three times daily to  Frankfurt  and daily to  Munich,
• Turkish Airlines  up to twice daily to  Istanbul,
• easyJet  up to six times weekly to  London, Gatwick,
• British Airways  six times weekly to  London Heathrow,
• Wizz Air  three times weekly to  London, Luton  and two times weekly to  Skopje.,
• Transavia  up to four times weekly to  Amsterdam,
• Transavia  France  twice weekly to  Paris, Orly,
• Air France  eleven times weekly to  Paris,Israir/El Al/Sundor  up to five times weekly to  Tel Aviv,
• Air Montenegro  three times weekly to  Podgorica  and four times weekly to  Tivat  (exchanging connections),
• LOT Polish Airlines  nine times weekly to  Warsaw,
• SWISS Airlines  nine times weekly to  Zurich  and
• GP Aviation  twice weekly to  Pristina.

Photos: Peter Irman

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