Maribor Airport
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Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport is the second biggest airport in Slovenia
, serving the city of Maribor
. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the Maribor railway station
, near Slivnica
. The airport currently has one scheduled flight and there are also seasonal charter flights to coastal destinations.
It is named after the Slovene pioneer aviator Edvard Rusjan
.
When Slovenia was a part of Yugoslavia
, the airport was regularly served by state airline JAT
, connecting mainly Belgrade and the Croatian Adriatic coast. Later, the airport was served with scheduled flights by Slovenian Spirit
, an arm of Styrian Spirit
, which offered scheduled flights to Paris
and Salzburg
until March 2006, when Styrian Spirit
ended operations due to insolvency
.
On 8 March 2007 Ryanair
announced that it would commence service between London-Stansted and Maribor
in June 2007 three times weekly. The expectations from this service included an increase in tourist exploration of the region that has an excessive potential in all-year round offerings.
The service started on June 7 and ended 27 March 2008. The new Terminal is under construction and will be finished till March 2011. The capacity will be at least 600.000 pax/year.
and right next to the A4 motorway, is easily accessed by road. There are car hire firms based at the airport.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, serving the city of Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the Maribor railway station
Maribor railway station
Maribor railway station is the main railway station in Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia. It was erected in 1844.- External links :*...
, near Slivnica
Slivnica
Slivnica or Slivnitsa may refer toSlovenia:* Slivnica pri Mariboru, a settlement in Hoče-Slivnica municipality, Slovenia* Slivnica pri Celju, a village in Šentjur municipality, Slovenia* Slivnica, a hill near Cerknica, Slovenia...
. The airport currently has one scheduled flight and there are also seasonal charter flights to coastal destinations.
It is named after the Slovene pioneer aviator Edvard Rusjan
Edvard Rusjan
Edvard Rusjan was a Slovene flight pioneer and airplane constructor. He died in an airplane crash in Belgrade.- Biography :Rusjan was born in Trieste, then the major port of Austria-Hungary...
.
When Slovenia was a part of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, the airport was regularly served by state airline JAT
Jat Airways
Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national airline of Yugoslavia, and has its head office in the Jat Airways Business Center in Belgrade. It was established in 1927 as Aeroput, making it currently one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation...
, connecting mainly Belgrade and the Croatian Adriatic coast. Later, the airport was served with scheduled flights by Slovenian Spirit
Slovenian Spirit
Slovenian Spirit was the name of a subsidiary of the Austrian airline Styrian Spirit.- Services :Slovenian Spirit operated flights on the Styrian Spirit network connecting Maribor Airport in Slovenia with Salzburg in Austria, and Paris. The airline suspended services in March 2006....
, an arm of Styrian Spirit
Styrian Spirit
Styrian Spirit was an airline based in Graz, Austria, the capital of Styria. It operated services to scheduled and charter destinations within Europe. The airline also operated as Slovenian Spirit and Salzburg Spirit on routes to and from Salzburg and Maribor, Slovenia...
, which offered scheduled flights to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
until March 2006, when Styrian Spirit
Styrian Spirit
Styrian Spirit was an airline based in Graz, Austria, the capital of Styria. It operated services to scheduled and charter destinations within Europe. The airline also operated as Slovenian Spirit and Salzburg Spirit on routes to and from Salzburg and Maribor, Slovenia...
ended operations due to insolvency
Insolvency
Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts.Business insolvency is defined in two different ways:...
.
On 8 March 2007 Ryanair
Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. Its head office is at Dublin Airport and its primary operational bases at Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport....
announced that it would commence service between London-Stansted and Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
in June 2007 three times weekly. The expectations from this service included an increase in tourist exploration of the region that has an excessive potential in all-year round offerings.
The service started on June 7 and ended 27 March 2008. The new Terminal is under construction and will be finished till March 2011. The capacity will be at least 600.000 pax/year.
Airlines and destinations
Ground transportation
Maribor Airport, which is close to the A1A1 motorway (Slovenia)
The A1 motorway is 236,1 km long, connecting Šentilj and Koper/Capodistria . It passes several important Slovenian cities, including Maribor, Celje and Ljubljana all the way to the Slovenian Littoral and Koper, with its important port.Construction began in 1970 and the first section was...
and right next to the A4 motorway, is easily accessed by road. There are car hire firms based at the airport.