Four digit growth for Osijek

An April to remember at Osijek Airport

It’s not every day that an airport records a 4 digit passenger percentage increase but that is exactly what happened to Osijek in April. Airports across Croatia recorded substantial passenger growth when compared to April 2010. Granted, April of last year saw most airports across Europe close due to the volcano ash from Iceland but the airports also recorded respectable increases compared to April of 2009.

Croatia’s main airport, Zagreb, handled a total of 190.751 passengers, an impressive 35.2% increase. For the first four months of the year, Pleso is up by 17.6%. A similar increase in passenger numbers was recorded in Split where figures jumped by over 37%. Despite having only 10 flights more, Dubrovnik’s airport handled 77.046 passengers and recorded an increase of 22.2%. An impressive passenger boost was also seen at Pula Airport, which plans to end the year off with an increase of at least 10% compared to 2010. Rijeka is still waiting for flights to pick up this summer. It recorded an increase of “only” 17.7%. Finally, Osijek with 2.122 passengers sees its numbers grow by 3.286%.

Below you can review the performance of Croatia’s airports in April 2011. Overall, Croatian airports handled 371.127 passengers, an increase of 36.5% compared to April 2010. The statistics have been provided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Airport	Passengers APR 2011	Passengers APR 2010	Change (%)
Zagreb	191.751	141.053	▲ 35.2
Dubrovnik	77.046	63.033	▲ 22.2
Pula	11.538	6.915	▲ 66.9
Split	63.550	46.188	▲ 37.6
Zadar	23.013	12.305	▲ 87.0
Osijek	2.122	63	▲3.268
Rijeka	2.681	2.277	▲ 17.7
Mali Lošinj	312	131	▲ 138.2