This is a year of celebration for Adria Airways: it is 50 years since Slovenia acquired its first airline.

The Adria Airways 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 Airways business is in scheduled flights; its network links Ljubljana with more than 25 cities throughout Europe and offers excellent connections to South East Europe. Adria Airways offers around 250 scheduled flights each week to Amsterdam, Banjaluka, Beograd, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Kiev, London, Toulon, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Podgorica, Pristina, Sarajevo, Skopje, Stockholm, Tirana, Warsaw, Vienna and Zurich.. In December 2010 Adria Airways set up scheduled connections from Prishtina, flying seven times a week to Munich, four times a week to Frankfurt, two times a week to Brussels and once a week to Copenhagen, Dusseldorf and Paris.

Adria Airways operates charter flights for the most part seasonally, and most frequently to destinations in the Mediterranean. Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt are currently the only charter destinations served by Adria Airways all year round.

The company’s head office is in Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport and has representative offices in Ljubljana, Brussels, Paris, Moscow, Frankfurt, Zagreb, Zurich, and sales agents in almost all European countries.

Today Adria Airways operates the flights with 14 aircrafts: 2 Airbus A320, 2 Airbus A319, 4 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ900 and 6 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ200. This is one of the most modern fleets in Europe and is both environment-friendly and economical.

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

Adria Airways has codeshare agreements with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Montenegro Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Jat Airways, Aeroflot and Swiss International Air Lines.

Adria Airways embodies many features characteristic of Slovenia: hospitality, friendliness and high-quality services. Our goal is to remain a dependable and successful European regional carrier well into the future, during which we continue to grow and develop. Together with a professional, caring staff and a modern fleet, Adria Airways is committed to providing a high level of service and satisfaction, and to winning the loyalty of its passengers.