NEWS FLASH
Iberia, which last year introduced limited summer flights between Madrid and Ljubljana following its successful application for subsidies, has not benefited from the allocated funds. The subsidies were issued by the Slovenian government in an attempt to improve the country’s air connectivity. According to the daily “Delo”, the Slovenian Ministry for Infrastructure noted Iberia’s service between the two capitals was instantly profitable and, as a result, the Spanish carrier was not entitled to the subsidies. The amount of funds provided to airlines depends on the number of flights performed and passengers carried. So far, the Ministry has spent just under half a million euros in subsidies, distributed across three carriers – Luxair, airBaltic and Norwegian Air Shuttle. This does not include Eurowings, which will commence subsidised operations to the Slovenian capital this summer. The Slovenian government recently issued an eighth tender call to airlines for the introduction of subsidiesed services. Iberia will resume flights to Ljubljana this coming summer, from July 27 until September 7, operating a total of thirteen rotations.