July 4, 2022 – Traffic at Zadar airport is expected to increase by 20% this year compared to the record of 2019!

The increase in passenger numbers at Zadar airport in June continued into the first weekend of July, reports HRT.

Namely, the airport estimated that the season will end with 20% more traffic than the 2019 record, before the pandemic. The terminal had been crowded since early Sunday morning. Ivan Skelin, head of traffic and the operational sector of Zadar airport, said that traffic in June was better than ever, that is, the record for 2019.

Zadar airport was expecting around 7,500 passengers on 28 scheduled planes on Sunday, Ivan Skelin, head of transportation and operations at Zadar airport, told HRT. He adds that around twenty smaller planes are also expected.

“From Friday to Sunday, there are 95 airliners, and the total number of passengers could be around 22,000 or 23,000,” Skelin said.

For now, traffic at Zadar airport in June, with 173,000 passengers, is better than the 2019 record in the same period.

“In July and August we expect 30% more passengers than in June, which means around 220,000 passengers in July and the same number in August. This year will surely be a record year, around 15-20% more than in 2019,” Skelin said. underline.

When asked if there were any flight cancellations as some airlines had problems due to a lack of manpower, Skelin said Zadar airport had no such problems.

“All over Europe there is a problem of labor shortage due to the fact that they have laid off several people. It is difficult to bring them back. The schooling lasts quite a long time, 2 to 4 months”, said Skelin and spoke about when there might be problems during the summer, and when we expect a better situation.

“Our main carrier is Ryanair with 75% of total activity and it has no cancellations at this time,” he added.

He confirmed that tenders for seasonal jobs at the airport are still open.

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