Capital city airports across the former Yugoslavia have all seen reductions in flights and capacity this month, following a series of network revisions by airlines amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, rising fuel prices and potential supply constraints.
Compared to the initially submitted schedules and capacity levels for April released by EX-YU Aviation News in late March, the situation has changed at several airports, with Skopje Airport third in the region in terms of seats and a 32 percent increase in seat capacity compared to last year.
EX-YU Aviation News writes that according to the revised schedule, Belgrade Airport should offer 897,733 seats on scheduled flights in April, which is a decrease of 36,995 from the original plan. Despite the reduction, this still represents an increase of 7.6 percent compared to April 2025. Air Serbia remains the largest carrier with 433,502 seats, although this is 20,000 fewer than originally planned, followed by Wizz Air, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
Zagreb will have 549,720 seats on scheduled services, 10,332 fewer than initially submitted. This represents a 2.6 percent drop year-on-year. Croatia Airlines maintains its position as the largest carrier with 203,998 seats, an increase of 5.4 percent compared to last year, ahead of Ryanair, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
Skopje Airport has lost 6,866 seats following network revisions so far this month, bringing the total to 393,355. Despite the reduction, this still represents a strong 32 percent increase compared to last year. Wizz Air remains the largest carrier, with a 68 percent increase in capacity, followed by Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines, reads the report.
