The number of passengers increased by up to 43 %year -on -year, while the largest increase was recorded by the Bratislava airport MR Štefánik (BTS). Although traditional destinations such as Italy and Spain remain the most popular, the Slovaks also discover new places, which is reflected in the increase in interest in Croatia, Malta or Japan. Travelers most often bought tickets two months in advance and the average ticket price was 156 euros, which is less than last year. This was stated by Kiwi.com, a leading online ticket dealer.
The summer season 2025 became a breakthrough for Slovak travelers when it confirmed the strong and growing trend of air transport. According to Kiwi.com data, the number of Slovak passengers increased by up to 43 % year -on -year and the number of reservations increased by 28 %.
“Summer 2025 has clearly confirmed the trend we have seen in our spring surveys. Up to 74 % of Slovaks planned more than one trip abroad this year, and it is the rise in bookings that they have turned these plans into reality. Travelers are increasingly choosing the comfort and speed of the aircraft before other forms of transport. They clearly realize that air transport is available and effective way to get to know the world, ”said Daniela Chovancová, spokeswoman for Kiwi.com.
The ranking of the most popular destinations was clearly dominated by traditional seaside countries. In the first place, Italy was placed, followed by Spain with popular resorts and Greece behind it.
Sales of air tickets to Croatia increased by 97 %, suggesting that Slovaks are increasingly changing long and tiring roads by car for much faster and more comfortable flights. A similar trend is also visible in Bulgaria (+95 %), Malta (+160 %) and Cyprus (+83 %).
Burgas, Zadar, Majorca and Malta were placed in the top of the most frequently visited places. The absolute jumper of the summer, however, became the Polish Gdansk, who recorded an increase in bookings by 467 %.
The popularity of smaller airports is also related to the increasing interest in air transport. BTS became a leader in growth when the number of passengers in Kiwi.com reserves almost tripled (+190 %) compared to the previous flight. Its share in all reservations of Slovak customers increased from 12 % to 23 %, which even overtaken the airport in Budapest.
The traveling habits of the Slovaks remained relatively stable. Most often they chose seven -day stays and bought tickets well in advance, on average 50 days before departure. As for the composition of travelers, solo travelers (43 %) followed by couples (27 %) and families (20 %).
The average ticket price in the summer of 2025 was 156 euros, which is a decrease of 2.23 % compared to last year. The best prizes were awarded to those Slovaks who bought tickets in May or June.
