Ryanair Launches Flights to Maribor
Maribor airport welcomed on Thursday the first jet of Irish budget carrier Ryanair, which brought over 170 passengers from London's Stansted airport to Slovenia's second largest city.
The company has so far sold 11,000 tickets, which is "more than excellent", according to Ryanair's sales and marketing director for Central Europe, Tomasz Kulakowski. The airline will operate the route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
According to Kulakowski, the occupancy rate for June has already reached 80%. The rate for July currently stands at 60%, while it is expected to reach 90%. Ryanair is expecting about 40,000 passengers in the first year of operations.
Matjaz Sonc, the general manager of airport operator Aerodrom Maribor, said that the arrival of the first Ryanair jet was the beginning of a new era for the Maribor airport.
He added that Aerodrom Maribor was considering introducing another route with Ryanair, which could be realised as early as next year.
According to Sonc, Aerodrom Maribor last year made an ambitious plan aimed at taking the company out of red by 2009. The company is also looking for new routes, which would ensure long term development, said Sonc.
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