flydubai has increased the number of flights to both Ljubljana and Zagreb in the first three quarters of this year compared to the same period in 2022, and the company plans to add flights to these two cities in the future. The Dubai-based airline welcomed 42,561 passengers on its Ljubljana flights, resulting in an average six-month cabin load factor of 69.8%, according to the Slovenian Statistics Authority. The airline saw a 25.9% increase in travelers and a 12-point improvement in average cabin load factor compared to 2022. flydubai currently operates four rotating weekly flights to the Slovenian capital. The airline will increase the number of flights daily starting December 18th and will maintain it until January 14th, after which it will reduce the frequency to five times a week and increase it again to daily flights from February 1st.
flydubai Ljubljana passenger performance from Q1 to Q3 2023
According to the European Union Statistics Office, flydubai handled 45,611 passengers on its Zagreb route in the first nine months of this year. This figure is up 23.9% year-on-year, but down 55.2% from 2019, before the pandemic. However, flydubai was operating in the winter at the time, and Emirates took over operations with wide-body B777s in late March. The average cabin load factor on flydubai routes in the first three quarters of this year was 76.3%, an increase of 6.6 points compared to 2022 and 12 points compared to 2019. The airline plans to offer daily flights to Zagreb next summer. 5 times a week during peak travel season.
flydubai Zagreb passenger performance from Q1 to Q3 2023
Emirates Airlines canceled flights to Zagreb in 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the airline said it was recovering rapidly from the pandemic and its operational capacity should return to pre-COVID-19 levels next year, but no final decision had been made yet regarding the Zagreb flight. “We hope to resume operations in Zagreb in the future when it is commercially and operationally possible and will officially announce any progress in this regard,” the airline said in a statement.
