info - adria

The Slovenian national airline, Adria Airways, has a wealth of experience spanning 43 years in charter and scheduled air traffic. The Adria story dates back to 1961, when it was founded as a charter company. In the eighties the airline started serving scheduled routes, and became a member of the IATA, the international air transport association.

Today, the majority of Adria’s business is in scheduled flights, its network links Ljubljana with more than 20 cities throughout Europe and offers excellent connections to South East Europe. The airline offers around 185 scheduled flights each week to Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Manchester, Moscow, Munich, Ohrid, Paris, Priština, Podgorica, Sarajevo, Skopje, Split, Tel Aviv, Tirana, Vienna and Zurich. In the Autumn of 2001 Adria entered the European Union market with a service between Vienna and Frankfurt. The airline operates charter flights for the most part seasonally, and most frequently to destinations in the Mediterranean. Adria’s cargo service offers the shipment of cargo to airports throughout the world.

 

The company’s head office is in Ljubljana and has representative offices in Brussels, London, Paris, Moscow, Frankfurt, Munich, Zagreb, Prishtina, Sarajevo, Skopje, Zurich and Vienna, and sales agents in almost all European countries.

Adria’s fleet comprises nine aircraft: three Airbus A320 and six Canadair Regional Jet CRJ 200, and is environment-friendly and economical.

As a long-term partner of major European airlines, particularly of Lufthansa, in September 2004 Adria was accepted as a regional partner into the strongest strategic airline grouping the Star Alliance network, which demonstrates that Adria is a reliable and high-quality carrier. In this way the airline has also clearly set out its business model as a network carrier offering global services. Following operational inclusion in December, Adria passengers will have the same advantages as passengers on the other member airlines.
Adria has several European certificates and has also been providing maintenance and service work for other airlines at its hangars. Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace Canada selected Adria for its Heavy Maintenance Facility for Canadair Regional Jet aircraft because of its expertise and extensive experience.

In August 2004 Adria was one of the first airlines to receive the IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) safety certificate, which determines the level of organisation of the company, its operating procedures and also the flight safety and security of the company.

 

Despite the recent adversity faced by the entire airline industry, Adria has continued to operate in the black and the year 2003 ended with a profit.
Adria Airways embodies many features characteristic of Slovenia: hospitality, friendliness and high-quality services. Its goal is to remain a dependable and successful European regional carrier well into the future, during which the airline continues to grow and develop. Together with a professional, caring staff and a modern fleet, Adria is committed to providing a high level of service and satisfaction, and to winning the loyalty of its passengers.

Number of Employees: 547

Fleet: 9 aircraft - 3 Airbus A320 (162 seats), 6 Canadair Regional Jet 200 (48 seats)

Major Hub: LJUBLJANA

Countries served: 17

Number of scheduled destinations: 22

Daily departures: 25

Annual Passengers: 864.500