Belgrade Airport in talks with numerous airlines
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport has begun talks with a number of carriers over the introduction of new routes, as well as upgrades in frequencies and capacity on existing services. The President of operator VINCI Airports, Nicolas Notebaert, said, "We are already working on bringing new airlines to Belgrade. Even before we took part in the concession tender we held talks with airlines that could launch new routes to the city. We never make announcements before the carrier itself, but preparations for the summer season are well under way. We have nonstop flights to Europe, and we are looking to considerably increase frequencies on those services. We need some more time to work on flights lasting for over seven hours. However, we are working on all fronts, on both short and long hauls. There will certainly be new routes from Belgrade this summer".
Air France, ASL Airlines France and Air Arabia are three new airlines which have already announced their arrival into Belgrade this summer from Paris and Sharjah. Furthermore, Air Serbia will introduce nine new routes from its hub, seven of which will operate on a year-round basis. "Air Serbia is our primary partner. For example, in Portugal it is TAP Portugal. We are well aware that we make a living from airlines. They are the most valuable to us. However, there is no exclusivity because in the modern world, working with a single airline is not an effective way to help a country but Air Serbia is our primary partner and we trust that we will further build on our partnership", Mr Notebaert said.
The VINCI Airports President added, "We must now open new routes so we can secure sustainable growth in the coming years. We are the leading airport operator for easyJet and TAP Portugal. We work with a lot of low cost airlines, and now with Air Serbia as well. This combination of serving both flag carriers and low cost airlines make the airport more efficient and leads to the opening of new routes". During its presentation last Wednesday, VINCI said that low cost carriers will expand their presence in Belgrade in the near future while it would also work on attracting "a new generation of long haul airlines", during which an image of a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 Dreamliner was flashed. Late last week, Norwegian announced new flights from Athens to New York and from Barcelona to Chicago starting this July.
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