Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is expected to see strong passenger growth during the 2025 summer season following a sluggish winter, with the Slovenian government last night concluding a seventh tender call for airlines to introduce new routes to the country in a bid to improve connectivity. This coming summer, Ljubljana Airport will register strong capacity growth on scheduled services, with 24 carriers to offer 27 routes to 26 airports. Two airlines will mark their entry onto the Slovenian market with KLM launching daily operations from Amsterdam and Eurowings commencing a three weekly service from Dusseldorf. The airport is also expected to see a comprehensive leisure charter program.
Projected capacity growth at Ljubljana Airport by month, summer 2024
This year, Turkish Airlines is set to lead in capacity expansion in the Slovenian market, adding over 48.000 seats compared to the summer of 2024. This increase is primarily due to the introduction of a third daily service to Ljubljana on select days starting in June. It will be followed by Lufthansa and British Airways, with the latter increasing frequencies between London Heathrow and Ljubljana to eight weekly from June. On the other hand, Finnair, Flydubai and LOT Polish Airlines will shed the most seats year-on-year. Seasonal services by Iberia from Madrid, Aegean Airlines from Athens, Transavia France from Paris Orly and Air Montenegro from Tivat are all set to return in 2025.
Top five fastest growing airlines in Ljubljana, summer 2025
excludes KLM and Eurowings
Yesterday evening, a seventh tender call for airlines to introduce new routes to the country came to a close. The Slovenian Ministry for Infrastructure previously allocated a total of 16.8 million euros in funds for airlines between 2023, when the first public call was made, and 2026, when the last call is expected, although it can be extended if funds are left over. So far, just over one million euros have been used up. The funds equate to covering 50% of the carrier’s fees on the new route. The opening of the submitted applications will not be public and will be carried out by the Aid Granting Commission within the next fifteen days. It is currently unknown if any airline applied.
