PREMIUM
Wizz Air has been Skopje Airport’s dominant customer, generating around 60% of its traffic on an annual level. In 2019, when the situation in the aviation industry was not influenced by the current coronavirus pandemic, Wizz Air maintained 31 routes out of Skopje, with up to five aircraft stationed in the city at the time. It launched four new routes from the Macedonian capital during 2019 and upgraded two of its services from seasonal to year-round operations. The global health emergency has had a big impact on the low cost airline’s operations out of Skopje. The entry ban for the majority of Macedonian nationals into the European Union and ongoing travel restrictions have resulted in Wizz suspending a number of its routes out of Skopje and heavily reducing frequencies on others.
Skopje - Basel - Skopje
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Basel persevered as Wizz Air's busiest route out
of Skopje. It has been the airline’s star performer for years. The carrier
faces no direct competition on the route and benefits from a large number of
passengers who are heading to or originating from Kosovo that use the service. It handled a total of 49.900
travellers.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98.768 | 117.193 | 131.712 | 49.900 |
Skopje - Dortmund - Skopje
Dortmund was the second busiest Wizz Air route out of Skopje. Although
traditionally less popular than other destinations in the network, it
outperformed the majority of other cities in 2020. Overall, the German market was Wizz Air’s busiest from
Macedonia last year. The airline handled 28.927 passengers on the route and
registered an average annual cabin load factor of 58%, a low figure by Wizz
Air’s standards.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52.533 | 53.529 | 54.934 | 28.927 |
Skopje - Malmo - Skopje
Malmo was Wizz Air’s third busiest route out of the Macedonian capital. Facing
no competition, the airline handled 28.436 passengers on the route across 320
flights (return service included). Its average cabin load factor stood at
48.9%, down from 86.3% the previous year.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85.732 | 100.269 | 94.386 | 28.436 |
Skopje - Memmingen - Skopje
Memmingen was the second busiest destination in Germany operated by Wizz Air
out of Skopje, behind Dortmund but ahead of Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin and Hahn.
The airline carried 26.188 passengers on the route and registered an average
annual cabin load factor of 44.7%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46.605 | 60.573 | 58.593 | 26.188 |
Skopje - Gothenburg - Skopje
The Swedish city of Gothenburg proved to be the fifth busiest for Wizz Air
from the Macedonian capital. A total of 362 flights were operated (return
service included) with 22.615 travellers carried.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54.148 | 62.055 | 58.451 | 22.615 |