Osijek Airport – biggest improver in 2009

Overall in 2009, Zagreb Airport handled 2.056.388 passengers, a decrease of 5.7%. Both Split and Dubrovnik also saw passenger numbers decreasing between 5 and 7%. Both airports handled over 1 million passengers. The worst performer of the year was Pula whose traffic decreased by 20.8%. The airport handled 302.448 passengers, compared to 381.680 in 2008. This is despite the fact that aircraft movement at the airport did not decrease by a large margin.
Zadar and Osijek have survived the year with a major increase in traffic and passengers, showing that the 2 airports were not following the trends of others in the country. Passenger numbers at Zadar increased by 34.9%. The airport handled 195.163 passengers. The airport also recorded an increase in aircraft operations of up to 124.1%, mostly thanks to the arrival of the low cost Ryanair. The most successful airport of the year, when compared to 2008, is Osijek which saw passenger numbers increase by 37.8%. Meanwhile, Rijeka, which is having financial problems, managed to report growth of less than half a percent.
The following table displays the passenger change that airports in Croatia had in 2009, compared to last year.
Airport | Passengers 2008 | Passengers 2009 | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Zagreb | 2.179.756 | 2.056.388 | -5.7 |
Dubrovnik | 1.177.510 | 1.109.934 | -5.7 |
Pula | 381.680 | 302.448 | -20.8 |
Split | 1.171.179 | 1.080.121 | -7.8 |
Zadar | 144.708 | 195.163 | +34.9 |
Osijek | 14.883 | 20.503 | +37.8 |
Rijeka | 109.706 | 110.208 | +0.5 |
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