In the final part of a mini-series of blogs detailing the locations in Europe where I focus my alpine attentions, we turn to the least well known of the areas chronicled, Slovenia's second city Maribor and its Pohorje massif: Pros: One of my trio of stays in Maribor was at the Hotel Orel, perfectly situated…
Maribor Airport: Sometimes the most obvious solutions are those that are overlooked
It has been a while since I have written anything about Maribor's Edvard Rusjan Airport, for the good reason that there has been little of note to report from Slovenia's secondary landing strip, which has all but ceased operations. Notwithstanding the obvious novel coronavirus-related pause to air travel Maribor's airport cannot actually point to Covid-19…
Maribor Airport the real victim of VLM Airlines’ demise
To describe VLM Airlines as Maribor Airport's 'anchor tenant' somewhat stretches a definition more associated with large retail concerns, situated to attract custom to smaller, adjacent businesses. Despite offering a modern, fit for purpose terminal, VLM were though all Maribor's Edvard Rusjan Airport had, aside from sporadic charter flights for visiting soccer teams. Having recently…
Maribor/Pohorje: DUTB seeks tenants for hotel portfolio of bankrupt Pohorje Sports Centre
The eponymously located hotel portfolio of the now defunct Pohorje Sports Centre has been made available for tender, although at this time it is unclear if the assets can be individually cherry-picked or come as a job lot. A process managed by the government quango tasked with overseeing the sale of assets from distressed or obsolete…
Maribor Pohorje: assets of defunct lift operator to be sold off
A diverse portfolio of assets owned by the now defunct Pohorje Sports Centre(PSC) is being brought to auction, the first items being offered today for general sale. The miscellany of resources once at the disposal of PSC include a fishing facility, holiday accommodation in the Bolfenk area of the Pohorje massif and garage. It was only…
Maribor Airport set to welcome seasonal flights from Podgorica
Life has been much quieter at Maribor Airport since the initial flurry of excitement surrounding Adria Airways' reintroduction of services after a hiatus of fifteen years gave way to the almost inevitable shelving of the flag carrier's route into London Southend, with no guarantees of a 2016 reinstatement. Berlin-based aviators Windrose Airlines plan to operator several…
Maribor Airports: the race to introduce new flights for 2016 has begun
Majority shareholders of Maribor Airport, the trade union backed savings bank Delavska hranilnica, have secured additional flights for 2016 to somewhat mitigate the loss of Adria Airways' service connecting Slovenia's second city with the Essex-based London Southend facility.Whilst the loss of Adria's presence has been felt at Edvard Rusjan Aerodrome, there is still the possibility…
Maribor Airport to receive Ukrainian charter flights
Traditional a fallow period for Slovenia's airports, the forthcoming winter season promises to be busier than usual for the eastern city of Maribor following news that its Edvard Rusjan Airport is slated to receive several charter flights between Christmas and mid-January from Kharkiv, the second-largest city of Ukraine.The exact purpose of this short run of…
Adria Airways set to announce future Maribor Airport plans
Adria Airways' long awaited decision regarding its operations from Maribor's Edvard Rusjan Airport has yet to be revealed, the overdue announcement seemingly allied to the future plans for its existing Maribor to London Southend route. A statement has for a while been expected as to whether Slovenia's flag carrier intends to extend the operational period…
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