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		<title>Wizz Air announces two new Ljubljana routes to/from Brussels and London </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today two new routes from Ljubljana to Brussels-Charleroi and London-Luton from October 2012. These two new routes will deliver over 70,000 passengers in the first year and will as estimated by the carrier create up to 70 Ljubljana jobs.         The launch of these routes signals the return of Wizz Air to the Slovenian market 6 years after its first flight to Ljubljana. At a time when traditional high-fare airlines face strong challenges due to high costs in the aviation industry, Wizz Air stimulates tourism and passenger traffic with low fares. To celebrate this important development for Slovenian tourism Wizz Air tickets from Ljubljana are now available from just &euro;22.99 (one way, including taxes) on wizzair.com.                                                        Brussels Crl                                                Starts 29 Oct                                                from &euro;22.99                                                                      London Ltn                                                Starts 30 Oct                                                from &euro;27.99                                            &ldquo; Wizz Air is delighted in launching these two new routes to Brussels and London. Over the last 4 years Slovenian passengers have travelled to airports in neighbouring countries to access low-fare flights. Wizz Air returns to Slovenia with increased efficiency and low costs and will offer Slovenian passengers and visitors really low fares. We expect these low fares on our five weekly flights to be very popular and hope to invest further in Slovenian tourism and job growth in the future,&rdquo;  said J&oacute;zsef V&aacute;radi, CEO of Wizz Air.    &ldquo; We are excited about Wizz Air&rsquo;s return, which in the current recession really is something to celebrate. We&rsquo;re focused on delivering value for money flights for the passengers at Ljubljana Airport and our relationship with Wizz Air means that travellers can take advantage of low fares to new exciting destinations &rdquo; said Zmago Skobir, CEO of Ljubljana Airport.    Wizz Air is the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and operates a fleet of 37 Airbus A320 aircraft from 15 bases connecting over 70 destinations in 25 countries. At Wizz Air a team of 1,500 aviation professionals deliver superior service and very low airfares making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 12 million passengers in 2012.    Brnik, 15 May 2012 ]]></description>
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		<title>Informative summer timetable published</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ We would like to inform passengers of Ljubljana Airport that the informative timetable for summer season, valid from 25 March 2012, has been published on our website.    Following a break in the winter timetable Finnish flag carrier Finnair returns to Ljubljana Airport. Passengers will be able to fly from Slovenian capital to Helsinki four times a week: on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Easyjet will be increasing the number of flights to London and therefore operating every day of the week. Another new feature in the summer season is the route of Adria Airways&nbsp;to London Luton Airport. Barcelona and Manchester are also two destinations reintroduced from last year&rsquo;s summer timetable.    There has been a change with route to Prague &ndash; as of 5 March 2012 carrier Job Air is operating the service instead of Czech Airlines.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport will this year again offer numerous charter flights &ndash; 30 destinations will be operated by 11 carriers.     Departures Summer 2012     Arrivals Summer 2012     Brink, 23 March 2012 ]]></description>
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		<title>Airport concierge service for important passengers </title>
		<link>http://www.lju-airport.si/eng/news?IDn=3130&amp;IDM=86</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ We would like to inform you that we have extended our airport concierge service; once only available to important figures from the world of Slovenian and international politics, we now also offer the service to passengers from the worlds of economics, business, culture and entertainment, as well as all other passengers who would like to begin, continue or conclude their travel at the airport in the comfort provided by a high-quality concierge service.    Our highly trained staff is available to important passengers and their entourage from the very first to the very last moment they are in contact with the airport. While waiting for their flight or after their flight has arrived, passengers can spend time in the pleasant ambience of one of our lounges, where they can relax or see to business matters. In the meantime our staff will handle most of the formal procedures for arrival or departure to/from the airport. Passengers are provided with a fast, discreet airport concierge service, which allows them to avoid the usual transfer through the terminal and makes their time spent at the airport more relaxed and meaningful.     Click for detailed information on the service     Brnik, 19. 3. 2012 ]]></description>
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		<title>Financial results in 2011 better than year before</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Operating revenues realised in 2011 totalled EUR 34,001 thousand, the same level as in 2010, and were up 5.6% on the forecast in the annual plan. Operating expenses were down 5.7% on 2010 at EUR 26,413 thousand, which was 1.4% less than the forecast. Looking more closely at the breakdown of operating expenses, costs of materials were down 11% on 2010, while costs of services were down 8%. Labour costs were at the same level as in 2010, while amortisation and depreciation costs were up 1.7%. Other operating expenses were significantly lower than in the previous year. EBITDA was up just under 15% on that recorded in 2010, and up 18% on the forecast. EBIT was up 29% on 2010, and up fully 40% on the forecast. Net profit was up 23% on 2010 at EUR 5,248 thousand, 3.4% more than the forecast, and would have been significantly higher had there not been EUR 2.2 million of impairments for an investment in an associate that was not envisaged in the annual plan.       From the point of view of our financial results, Aerodrom Ljubljana thus performed very successfully in 2011, particularly in the context of the situation that we faced. There was a great deal of uncertainty in relation to the continuation of the domestic airline as a going concern, and in the final quarter in particular we faced a decline in traffic as a result of the closure of less-profitable routes. This was the primary factor in the decline in physical traffic compared with 2010 (passenger numbers were down 1.4%, while the number of aircraft movements was down 7.8%), and the figures also fell short of the forecasts in the annual plan (passenger numbers were 2.5% less than forecast, and the number of aircraft movements was 11.1% less than forecast). In parallel with the overall decline in traffic, there were significant changes in its breakdown, which had a beneficial impact on the operating result. Airlines replaced smaller aircraft with larger aircraft, which is beneficial in financial (revenue) terms, as the price of a significant portion of our services is tied to aircraft weight. The decline in the domestic airline&rsquo;s traffic was compensated for to a significant extent by an expansion in the foreign airline segment, where passenger numbers were up 17.3% and the number of aircraft movements was up 1.4%. The cargo segment also recorded good performance in terms of traffic. Total cargo tonnage in 2011 was up 13.6% on 2010, and was up 2.4% on the forecast in the annual plan.       Investments in buildings, computer equipment and other airport equipment amounting to EUR 6.4 million were originally planned for 2011. In keeping with the uncertainty that the company faced, we adjusted the pace of investment to the level of urgency of the individual investments in question, as a result of which the actual investment realised was EUR 2.4 million.      Brnik, 15. 3. 2012 ]]></description>
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