Split Airport Surpasses Dubrovnik and Zagreb in July
Split Airport recorded a record 770,000 passengers in July, while this weekend is expected to bring additional pressure on the city port with over 75,000 passengers and 18,000 vehicles.
Split Airport recorded a record 770,000 passengers in July, while this weekend is expected to bring additional pressure on the city port with over 75,000 passengers and 18,000 vehicles.
Split Airport achieved a historic result in July with 770,000 passengers, becoming the busiest airport in Croatia for that month. For comparison, Dubrovnik Airport in Čilipi handled 558,000 passengers, and Zagreb Airport in Velika Gorica saw 468,000.
"In July, we had 770,000 passengers and achieved the highest traffic of any airport in Croatia, which speaks to our market availability," Mate Melvan, head of the Passenger Handling and Dispatch Service at Split Airport, told Hina.
Just this weekend, Split Airport expects 205 aircraft and 56,000 passengers. Daily traffic during the peak season, in July and August, ranges between 22,000 and 29,000 passengers, with no day falling below 22,000.
The load factor for all routes in July was 85 percent. Of the approximately 900,000 available seats, around 130,000 remained unsold. For August, between 740,000 and 750,000 passengers are forecast.
Melvan also addressed recent incidents involving drones near the airport. "Unregistered drones are treated as a threat and have a negative impact on air traffic," Melvan warned, adding that those who use them improperly will face consequences.
Increased traffic is also being recorded at Split's city port, which is expected to see more than 75,000 passengers and over 18,000 vehicles this weekend. "Yesterday, we had two additional departures on the busiest route to Supetar, and this morning an extra departure to Supetar was also introduced at 9:30 AM," said Jelena Ivulić, head of Jadrolinija's office for the Split sailing area.
