Last June 26, 2010, the Slovenian national football team was welcomed by their supporters at the Ljubljana airport. This was after their first round in the World Cup held in South Africa.

They were welcomed by approximately 10,000 fans during the reception program. The Slovenian team is believed to be qualified for the second round until the United States scored versus Algeria during the last few minutes.

The team together with Matjaž Kek, Slovenian football team’s coach were overwhelmed with the support and warm welcome of their fans and promised that this will not be their last World Cup. The Slovenian team as well expressed their potential participation during the European championships soon.

Starting April 7 until April 21, a lot of flights for Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia’s capital city will be directed to Maribor Airport according to the Macedonian news agency, Makfax. The reason behind is the renovation of the airport scheduled this April. The renovation will focus on the third main stage of the runway. According to the Ljubljana Airport, the first as well as the second stages of renovation of the west and the east section of the runway were successfully accomplished this summer when the airport operated even with a 2,100 meters long section.

Since most of the flights from Ljubljana Airport to Maribor Airport, the Adria Airways have organized a free bus service from Maribor to Ljubljana since Adria airways will also be affected by the renovation. To see the schedule, you can view it at Adria’s website.

Affected also in the renovation is the Turkish Airlines who will also fly over Maribor. On the other hand, Air France will also fly from Trieste which the renovation is ongoing. CSA Czech Airlines as well as EasyJet have decided to cancel all flights from Slovenia during the renovation. People are still waiting for the decision of JAT Airways regarding its official flight information. However, according to Ljubljana Airport, the initial comment of JAT airways is they will direct their flight to Portorož airport.