Wizz Air is continuing to eye new destinations within the former Yugoslavia with Ohrid being the latest point of interest. The low cost airline held talks with city and airport authorities regarding the possible launch of flights from the lake side town, which could attract both diaspora passengers and holiday makers. Mayor Nikola Bakračeski says local authorities are prepared to provide subsidies to the airline for it to launch flights, which would in turn fuel local business and tourism. Wizz Air sees potential in Ohrid as an average of 30% of passengers using Skopje Airport come from south west Macedonia, where Ohrid is located.

Wizz Air has identified northern Italy, Switzerland and Germany as potential destinations from Ohrid. Furthermore, the airline believes it could attract passengers from Albania as well due to the town’s close proximity to the Albanian border. Ohrid Airport is currently served only on a seasonal summer basis by Jat Airways with flights from Belgrade and Jetairfly from Brussels. Wizz Air recently announced flights from Tuzla and already has two hubs within the former Yugoslavia – in Belgrade and Skopje. Wizz Air has a sizable order for 92 Airbus A320s with the airline looking to deploy the aircraft across Central and Eastern Europe in the coming years.

Meanwhile, Sarajevo Airport and Wizz Air are planning to go back to the negotiating table after talks between the two sides collapsed last year. Sarajevo Airport is unwilling to lower its taxes, a key demand made by the low cost airline. “We are negotiating with Wizz Air because we believe that the airline could link us with European destinations such as London and Brussels. We held thorough talks in 2012 and we have not given up. Upon Wizz Air’s request we resumed talks on March 12 in order to reach a compromise and for Wizz Air to launch flights from Sarajevo in 2013”, Vedrana Vikić Musić, the head of Sarajevo’s Aviation Services Sales Office says.

ПОЛЕТУВАЊА

Skopje LJUBLJANA ADRIA AIRWAYS 04:45
Skopje LJUBLJANA LUFTHANSA 04:45
Skopje LONDON – LUTON WIZZ AIR 05:15
Skopje ZAGREB CROATIA AIRLINES 05:50
Skopje BELGRADE JAT AIRWAYS 06:00
Skopje BUDAPEST MALEV 09:33
Skopje SABIHA GOKCEN ISTANBUL PEGASUS AIRLINES 11:55
Skopje VIENNA AUSTRIAN AIRLINES 12:45
Skopje VIENNA LUFTHANSA 12:45
Skopje MULHOUSE WIZZ AIR 13:05
Skopje DUBAI FLY DUBAI 13:25
Skopje LJUBLJANA ADRIA AIRWAYS 15:55
Skopje LJUBLJANA LUFTHANSA 15:55
Skopje ROME BELLE AIR EUROPE 17:50
Skopje ZURICH HELVETIC AIRWAYS 19:50
Skopje ISTANBUL TURKISH AIRLINES 20:35

НОВА ДЕСТИНАЦИЈА ОД СКОПЈЕ: ОД МАЈ ВИЗЕР ЌЕ ЛЕТА ДО СТОКХОЛМ

Од 3 мај од скопскиот аеродром „Александар Велики” со кој раководи ТАВ ќе може директно да се лета до Стокхолм за билети со почетна цена од 1.690 денари. Можностите за резервација на летот се веќе отворени. За шведската престолнина ќе се лета секој понеделник и петок.

„Воодушевени сме што нашите нискотарифни билети се се повеќе популарни за македонските патници и странските посетители. Нашата нова дестинација до Стокхолм е втора линија од Скопје до скандинавскиот пазар и деветта меѓународна линија што ја поврзува Македонија со популарните европски дестинации. Со ниски цени на авионските карти, убедени сме дека и оваа дестинација брзо ќе стане бестселер за појдовни и дојдовни туристи“, изјави Даниел де Каваљо, директорот за корпоративни комуникации на авиокомпанијата Визер.

A high ranking delegation from Qatar will visit Macedonia in March, during which the country’s national carrier is set to announce flights between Doha and Skopje. Macedonian press reports that Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker, will be part of the delegation which will be sizing up potential investments in the country. The airline is believed to be planning to launch flights to Skopje at the end of the year. Qatar Airways is hoping to attract transit passengers from the Macedonian capital which would connect onto its flights to Australia, the Far East and South Africa.

Qatar Airways’ potential arrival into Skopje could shake up Flydubai’s operations to the city. Last October the low cost carrier launched two weekly flights between Dubai and Skopje. The service will increase to three times per week during the 2013 summer season. However, the majority of Flydubai’s passengers on the service connect onto Emirates’ flights to Australia. Qatar could also pose as added competition to Turkish Airlines which also depends on large amounts of transit passengers on its flights from the Macedonian capital. The airline will operate two daily flights between Istanbul and Skopje this summer.

Qatar Airways launched flights to Zagreb via Budapest earlier in 2012 and inaugurated services to Belgrade via Ankara in November last year. The airline does not hold fifth freedom rights on the Ankara – Belgrade – Ankara sector. On the other hand, it has been granted rights to sell tickets between Zagreb and Budapest. Whether Skopje will become the carrier’s third destination in the former Yugoslavia will be answered in March.

B&H Airlines to Skopje from April

B&H Airlines will launch flights to Skopje Alexander the Great Airport on April 1. Services, with the ATR72, will operate four times per week. Originally, B&H intended to launch flights to Skopje during the winter holiday season but instead it opted to postpone the service until the summer. The airline also intends to launch flights to Amsterdam and there is a possibility for services to Zagreb to be inaugurated as well as the Bosnian carrier looks to strengthen its cooperation with Croatia Airlines. Flight details for the Sarajevo – Skopje s

B&H’s return will be welcomed news for Skopje Airport. Nordic Air Sweden has already announced that it will launch flights from Copenhagen to the Macedonian capital in late February while a possible Wizz Air expansion is also on the cards. Furthermore, Jetairfly will resume its seasonal summer flights from Brussels. Skopje will now be served by four national carriers from the former Yugoslavia – Adria Airways, B&H Airlines, Croatia Airlines and Jat Airways. With 828.831 passengers handled in 2012, Skopje will need a significant 20% passenger increase this year if it is to break its one million passenger record set in 2000.

B&H Airlines has operated flights to Skopje on and off for several years. At first the airline flew to Skopje via Podgorica. The national carrier suspended the flights after some time citing low interest. It planned to return to the Macedonian capital in the summer of 2012, however, its fleet shortage and Turkish Airlines’ exit from the carrier made it impossible. A total of five weekly flights were scheduled, departing Sarajevo in the evening with the return flight to leave Skopje early next morning, so as to connect onto B&H’s services to Europe. All EX-YU airlines rely on Macedonian transit passengers to Western Europe, with B&H now ready to re-enter the game as well.

• Skopje     -     Zürich 29.12.2012     Shkup  Zurich 159,00 €
• Skopje     -     Zürich 30.12.2012    Shkup  Zurich  183,00 €
• Skopje     -     Düsseldorf  29.12. 2012  Shkup Duseldorf 133,00 €

• Заминување Скопје – Диселдорф саб, 29.12.2012     ST2283     10:10     12:40     219.00 EUR
• Заминување Скопје – Диселдорф саб, 29.12.2012     ST2283     10:10     12:40     219.00 EUR
• Заминување Скопје – Диселдорф  срд, 02.01.2013     ST2283     17:35     20:10     229.00 EUR
• Заминување Скопје – Диселдорф  саб, 05.01.2013     ST2283     10:10     12:40     279.00 EUR
• Заминување Скопје – Диселдорф  срд, 09.01.2013     ST2283     17:35     20:10     199.00 EUR       Овој лет ќе се реализира од Germania.

• Скопје – Цирих      срд, 26.12.2012     WK439     15:20     17:20     180.00 CHF
• Скопје – Цирих       чет, 27.12.2012     2L173     16:05     18:15     250.00 CHF
• Скопје – Цирих        пет, 28.12.2012     2L173     19:45     22:05     250.00 CHF      Овој лет ќе се реализира од Helvetic Airways.
• Скопје – Цирих        саб, 29.12.2012     2L173     09:55     12:05     270.00 CHF
• Скопје – Цирих        саб, 29.12.2012     WK439     15:50     17:50     270.00 CHF   Овој лет ќе се реализира од Edelweiss Air / Swiss

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