Leipzig Airport strokes Tirana flights: What is behind it?

Leipzig Airport strokes Tirana flights: What is behind it?

Leipzig, Deutschland - Leipzig Airport records high operation in the holiday season and at the same time announces important changes in its winter flight schedule. From November 1, 2025, the direct connection to Tirana, the capital of Albania, will no longer be offered. This connection was previously served by the Airline Wizzair, which the route had only started on September 30, 2024. The decision to cancel the flights raises questions, especially since the exact reasons remain unclear and speculations about the low demand.

Tirana is known for its impressive buildings that combine Ottoman, Italian and communist architecture. Despite the deletion of this connection, Leipzig Airport offers a variety of other travel destinations, which include popular places such as Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Corfu, Istanbul, Hurghada, Faro and London. This continues to enable travelers to numerous options for their vacation.

flight connections and changes

In addition to the deletions in the winter flight schedule, Leipzig/Halle Airport has also announced new flight goals. Sunexpress has been flying to Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria in collaboration with Electra Airways since May. These connections remain. Even if the flights to Tirana are paused in winter, the route to Bucharest in Romania remains on the flight schedule and is not affected.

The occupancy of the connection to Tirana was very good in October 2024 with almost 90%, but fell to only 62.2% in January 2025. Wizzair has already announced that the connection to Tirana should be flown three times a week from the 2026 summer flight schedule. The exact background for the temporary setting of the flights have not yet been answered by Wizzair.

Overall, it turns out that Leipzig Airport is continuously developing in order to meet the needs of travelers, while at the same time the adjustments in the flight schedule are necessary to remain economical. However, there are still many attractive destinations available to passengers for future trips.

For further information on the changes and offers of the Leipzig Airport, interested travelers can have the current news on thuringia24 and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung