May growth for most Croatian airports

Split slips as Zagreb continues record run

Zagreb Airport has recorded one of its best Mays on record. Meanwhile, Rijeka finally reports growth while Dubrovnik and Split surprise with slipping passenger numbers.

In May 2011, Zagreb Airport handled 218.066, an impressive 17.9% improvement on last year. The figure is accompanied by a significant 15% increase in traffic. So far this year Zagreb has handled 833.039 passengers, representing a 17.7% jump. The airport is certain to break through the 1 million passenger mark during this June. On the other hand, Rijeka continues its comeback this year after a disastrous 2010. The seaside airport welcomed 5.337 passengers, up 6%. A similar increase was recorded by Pula which handled 24.966 passengers. Ryanair’s recent service launch from Brussels to Pula is also set to impact on June’s figures.

Dubrovnik and Split surprised with their May figures as both airports reported a decrease in the number of passengers compared to the same month last year, although these slips were not too significant. In what is to be Croatia’s record tourist season, Dubrovnik handled 142.326 passengers, down 0.4% while Split recorded a greater decrease of 2.4%. This negative trend was driven by a fall in the number of flights offered during the month compared to last year. In June, Dubrovnik should expect big increases thanks in part to Croatia Airlines which has launched several new services from the city.

Below you can review the performance of Croatia’s airports in May 2011. Overall, Croatian airports handled 536.017 passengers, an increase of 7.9% compared to May 2010. The statistics have been provided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Airport	Passengers MAY 2011	Passengers MAY 2010	Change (%)
Zagreb	218.066	184.965	▲ 17.9
Dubrovnik	142.326	142.834	▼ 0.4
Pula	24.966	23.308	▲ 7.1
Split	111.253	113.925	▼ 2.4
Zadar	29.965	22.900	▲ 30.9
Osijek	2.670	2.327	▲ 14.7
Rijeka	5.337	5.031	▲ 6.1
Mali Lošinj	464	436	▲ 6.0