airBaltic launches direct flights between Ljubljana and Gran Canaria

The Latvian airline airBaltic today launched a direct service from Ljubljana Airport to Gran Canaria. Flights to the Canary Island will operate every Friday until early April 2026, with a flight time of approximately five hours. This new route is the second direct destination served by airBaltic from Ljubljana, complementing its existing twice-weekly flights to Riga.

Mantas Vrubliauskas, Vice President of Network Management at airBaltic, said on the occasion of the route’s launch:  “We are pleased to further expand our operations from Ljubljana with the launch of direct flights to Gran Canaria. This new route offers travelers the opportunity to experience the island’s golden beaches, volcanic landscapes, and year-round pleasant climate, while also creating new possibilities for visitors from Spain to discover Slovenia. It marks our second route from Ljubljana, complementing the existing year-round connection to Riga.”

“We are delighted to welcome airBaltic’s new direct service between Ljubljana and Las Palmas, further enhancing the connectivity of our airport. The route further improves travel options for Slovenians seeking a comfortable journey to one of their favourite leisure destinations. This addition to our flight network reflects the strong partnership we enjoy with airBaltic, major Slovenian tour operators, the vital support of the Ministry of Infrastructure through its subsidy program, and our shared efforts to enhancing air travel opportunities to and from Slovenia,”  said  Dr. Babett Stapel, Managing Director of Fraport Slovenija.

The route is supported by the Slovenian government’s incentive program under the Public Tender for Enhanced Air Connectivity, part of its first measures to improve the country’s international air links.

The State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure,  Mag. Andrej Rajh, stated on this occasion:  "The establishment of the Gran Canaria–Ljubljana–Gran Canaria route is also the result of the eighth public tender for subsidizing airport charges at Ljubljana Airport. The Ministry of Infrastructure is implementing these calls as one of the key measures to strengthen Slovenia’s air connectivity, which continues to improve. In 2025, Slovenia recorded a significant increase in air connectivity among 31 European countries, reflecting the government’s targeted efforts to enhance international links. In 2022, passengers could fly to 20 destinations from Ljubljana Airport; this year, that number has grown to 26. A total of 977,316 passengers were recorded in 2022, while in 2024 the figure had already reached 1.44 million – an increase of nearly 50 %. By the end of August this year, more than one million passengers had already been recorded, indicating that 2024’s figures are likely to be surpassed. With the new public tender closing today, the Ministry aims to extend subsidies for existing carriers and attract new airlines that meet all the tender’s requirements."

Sodobna flota in številne ugodnosti za potnike

Lete med Ljubljano in Gran Canario bo letalski prevoznik opravljal s sodobnimi letali tipa Airbus A220-300, ki ponujajo odlično potniško izkušnjo s številnimi prednostmi, kot so širši sedeži, večja okna in več prostora za ročno prtljago v kabini. Poleg tega airBaltic kot prva evropska letalska družba ponuja brezplačen visokohitrostni internet prek omrežja SpaceX Starlink, ki bo postopoma na voljo v celotni floti.

airBaltic sicer povezuje tudi Ljubljano z latvijsko prestolnico Rigo, kar ponuja različne možnosti potovanj za turistične in poslovne potnike, hkrati pa podpira prihodni turizem v Slovenijo. Prek svojega glavnega vozlišča v Rigi – največjega v baltskih državah – lahko potniki iz Slovenije enostavno nadaljujejo potovanja v druge baltske države, na Finsko, v Skandinavijo ter do več kot 80 destinacij v mreži airBaltic.

V treh desetletjih delovanja se je airBaltic uveljavil kot ugleden in zanesljiv letalski prevoznik, ki povezuje baltske države z 80 destinacijami po Evropi, Bližnjem vzhodu, Severni Afriki in na območju Kavkaza. Družba s tem pomembno prispeva k razvoju infrastrukture in globalne povezanosti regije. Celoten vozni red in vozovnice so na voljo na spletni strani www.airbaltic.com.

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