Bratislava Airport Handling About 300 Flights Over Easter Weekend (2)

Bratislava, 6 April (TASR) – There were roughly 150 departures and nearly as many arrivals at M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava during the extended Easter weekend from Friday, 3 April to Monday, 6 April, totalling about 300 flights. According to data published on the Bratislava airport website, departures – mainly on scheduled routes operated by Ryanair and Wizz Air, as well as several charter flights for travel agencies – headed to 54 destinations in 28 countries. Daily traffic ranged between 35 and 39 departures and 34 to 38 arrivals. The highest number of flights over the four-day period, including Monday, were to Rome, London (two airports in both cities), Barcelona, Kosice, Warsaw (also two airports), as well as Malaga, Tirana and Hurghada (Egypt). Slightly fewer flights operated to Alicante, Malta, Athens, Alghero (Sardinia), Naples and Palermo. The schedule also included six new regular routes launched at the start of the summer timetable (from 29 March to 24 October 2026), connecting Bratislava with Warsaw (both airports), Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nice, Pisa and Tirana. Among the new charter destinations were Marrakech for sightseeing tours in Morocco, with another flight scheduled on 6 April. "The potential of Bratislava airport has long been underestimated. Once you provide quality air connections, passengers will come. Wizz Air has significantly changed the passenger mix; we now have far more foreign travellers than Slovaks using its routes," Bratislava airport director Dusan Novota told TASR. According to him, this is a result of the carrier relocating a base from Vienna to Bratislava, where it now operates four aircraft. "Passengers who used to fly from Vienna are now flying from Bratislava and arriving in Bratislava," he added. NOTE: This story has been extended to include the final three paragraphs mf/df