Eurowings and Norwegian make further cuts across EX-YU markets

Low cost carriers Eurowings and Norwegian have made additional reductions to their networks across former Yugoslav markets for the upcoming 2026 summer season. Eurowings, which is already facing the largest capacity cut in the region next summer, has filed further changes over the past week, with several routes to be suspended over the peak summer period, primarily from Stuttgart. During the height of the summer season, Eurowings now has close to thirty weekly fewer flights to the region than last year.

Eurowings plans to suspend its two weekly Stuttgart – Sarajevo service from June 19 until July 27. The low cost carrier will also halt its weekly Stuttgart – Zadar flights between June 13 and July 27, after which the route will resume with up to five weekly services in August before being reduced to one per week in September.

In Zagreb, the airline is cutting frequencies on the Stuttgart route from five to four weekly services until August, after which operations will increase to five weekly, compared to six weekly last summer.

In Belgrade, Eurowings had initially planned to bring forward the resumption of its seasonal Dusseldorf service from May to April. However, it now intends to operate a one-off flight on April 4, after which the route will be suspended until July 4. Although flights between these dates remain visible in the Global Distribution System, they have been zeroed out, meaning tickets are not available for sale, and have also been removed from the airline’s website.

The Lufthansa Group member is also reducing frequencies on its Hamburg – Pristina route. Services will operate once per week until July, down from two weekly, before increasing to two weekly, compared to three weekly last year.

Norwegian is also implementing cuts to its network in the region. In addition to discontinuing its service between Copenhagen and Zagreb, the carrier is ending seasonal operations to Dubrovnik from both Gothenburg and Helsinki, each of which operated twice per week. Furthermore, Norwegian is withdrawing its weekly seasonal service between Riga and Split.

The airline is also suspending seasonal flights between Copenhagen and Sarajevo two months earlier than in 2025. The carrier plans to operate its last flight on the route on August 29. Last year, flights were operated until October 25.