Niki (Austria) (Vienna) has confirmed to ch-aviation that it has abandoned plans to establish a base out of Bratislava. The Air Berlin (1991) (Berlin Tegel) subsidiary had originally intended to offer flights from the Slovakian capital to Brussels National, Palma de Mallorca, and Vienna starting this month before deferring that date to October.

While it did not offer any further explanation, it is believed Ryanair's decision to develop the airport into a base with two B737-800s, in addition to opening up flights to Palma as well as Brussels Charleroi, played a critical role in the decision.