Airports of Montenegro is welcoming yet another German Airline.

Well-known company Condor Airlines will once again fly to Montenegro after a hiatus of several years, confirms the management of Airports of Montenegro.

Condor will begin the seasonal route Frankfurt-Tivat as of 1st May next year.

The German airline will fly an A320 once a week, on a Friday, until the end of the IATA summer season on 23rd October. Between 26th May and 13th October, there will be an additional weekly Tuesday flight.

Condor until recently was part of the now-bankrupt international tourist giant Thomas Cook. However the German airline, specialising in tourist flights, survived the collapse of its parent company, securing the necessary fresh capital and continuing its operations with support from the  Berlin government. Condor Flugdienst Gmbh began operating in 1955, and currently has a fleet of 42 aircraft and approximately 4,900 employees. The company operated seasonal flights to Tivat at the end of the 1980s, and briefly returned to Tivat Airport in summer 2013.

This year also saw regular seasonal flights to Tivat from Frankfurt, Munich, and Dusseldorf operated by German national carrier Lufthansa and its low-cost subsidiary Eurowings, as well as from Leipzig, Munich and Hanover with Montenegrin national carrier Montenegro Airlines. This testifies that the German market, the most significant inbound market globally, has shown a substantial increase in interest in Montenegro and what it has to offer to tourists.

According to unofficial reports, the management of Airports of Montenegro is working intensively to establish a year-round flight connection between Podgorica and Zagreb and is currently in negotiations with airlines on the issue.

November 5, 2019 - The National Tourism Organization of Montenegro, NTO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, local tourism organizations and tourism industry, is going to present the Montenegrin tourism offer at the 40th World Travel Market (WTM) taking place in London from 4 to 6 November 2019.

The Montenegrin delegation is headed by the Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Mr Pavle Radulović, State Secretary in the area of tourism, Mr Damir Davidović, and Director of the NTO of Montenegro, Ms Željka Radak Kukavičić.

In order to promote the destination and establish new business connections with renowned tourist journalists from this market, the NTO of MNE organized the participation of the Montenegrin delegation at the prestigious event called ‘The BGTW Annual Gala Awards Dinner’.

On the first day of WTM, Minister Radulović met with Mr Steve Heapy, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ chief executive. Both sides were considering possibilities for collaboration, having in mind that this tour operator has already included MNE in its catalogs and the fact it used to bring passengers to our country over the airport in Dubrovnik. Moreover, this company plans to introduce 4 flights over the course of the week to Tivat, of which two will be from London and two from Manchester from May to October.

Jet2.com is the UK’s third-largest airline, while Jet2.holidays is the second-biggest UK operator.

The World Travel Market in London is one of the leading global events for the travel industry where all sectors of the tourism industry are presenting their offer, including travel organizations, airlines, hotels and hotel companies, travel agencies and tour operators, PR houses, etc.

This world’s most significant travel market brings together around 5,000 exhibitors from over 180 countries, over 50,000 tourism professionals and about 3,000 media representatives.

Text by CDM on November 5, read more here. 

To read more about travel in Montenegro, follow TMN's dedicated page.

November 30, 2018 - More new flights to Montenegro as Lufthansa announce new services to Tivat from both Munich and Frankfurt, starting in April 2019. 

It is the season of announcements of new flights to Montenegro, and, as recently reported by ExYuAviation, Lufthansa is entering the Montenegrin market from April to October next year, with two key connections to Tivat, from both Frankfurt and Munich. 

All flights will be operated by Airbus A319 with 138 seats. Timings are carefully chosen to allow excellent connections within Europe as well to selected intercontinental destinations.

The move by Lufthansa has been under discussion for several months, as previously reported by TMN, and it can be seen as a first step into a potentially lucrative market, but one with several unknowns. The goal is to build on this initial first step and ultimately to turn the routes into year-round connections, which would increase the attractiveness and accessibility of Montenegro in the winter months, as well as providing additional choice for luxury guests of places such as the Chedi Lustica Bay and Porto Montenegro. Speaking about the potential arrival of Lufthansa earlier this year, Danilo Orlandic, Head of the Airports of Montenegro, said:

"Lufthansa, as one of the most important carriers in Europe and the world, should be our partner. The German market is extremely important for our tourism industry. Furthermore, German airports have excellent worldwide connectivity, so the launch of new routes to this market is vital for the public."

Please find the schedules of the new flights below.

Frankfurt – Tivat

Operations will start 14APR until mid of October 2019 every Sunday with Airbus A319

LH1468                  Frankfurt             departure           15:30

                                Tivat                      arrival                    17:30

LH 1469                Tivat                      departure           18:20

                                Frankfurt             arrival                    20:30

Munich – Tivat

Operations will start 13APR until end of October 2019 every Saturday with Airbus A319

LH 1732                Munich                 departure           07:25

                                Tivat                      arrival                    09:15

LH 1733                Tivat                      departure           09:55

                                Munich                 arrival                    11:50    

To follow all the new flights to Montenegro for next summer, follow the TMN dedicated page.

April 12, 2018 - Air traffic levels will break all records in Montenegro this year - some temporary measures to cope with the increased demand. 

April 4, 2018 - A very strong start to 2018 for Montenegro's two main airports, reports ExYuAviation. 

March 18, 2018 - The record traffic at Montenegro's airports continues. 

March 3, 2018 - With a new tourist season almost upon us, an overview of the new flights announced over the winter months to Tivat and Podgorica.

March 1, 2018 - The good flight news continues for 2018, as Tivat will be connected to Tehran with direct charter flights later this month.