Air Serbia to grow fleet by 20%
Air Serbia's CEO, Duncan Naysmith, has said the carrier will operate four additional aircraft in its fleet during the peak summer period when compared to last year, representing an increase of 20%. So far, the airline has wet-leased an Etihad Airways Airbus A320 jet and has talekn delivery of an A319 aircraft from the Irish leasing company Avalon. A wet-leased Nordica CRJ900 jet is to join the fleet next week, while details of the fourth aircraft mentioned by the CEO are currently unknown. The fleet growth comes as the airline prepares for its biggest expansion to date, which will include the introduction of 21 new routes this summer season.
Speaking at an event in Belgrade last evening to mark the airline's network expansion, Mr Naysmith said, "What an exciting time for Air Serbia. In just a few days we will embark on exciting roadmap. In the first half of June we will launch nine new routes from our capital Belgrade and serve 48 destinations worldwide. In the second half of July and the first week of August we will serve an additional twelve routes from Niš. When that is completed, Air Serbia will serve sixty destinations in 32 countries and that's exciting". He added, "Our plans don't stop there. This summer we will launch over 1.000 charter flights, dedicated to the Serbian public for their vacations. To bring that into context, during the summer period we will have an additional four aircraft in the air, which is a 20% increase on last year. Most airlines in this day and age launch four to five new destinations. But our hard work is just beginning. We have to make sure we live up to our expectations".
In the lead-up to the launch of its new services, Air Serbia has expanded its codeshare partnerships with several airlines including airBaltic and Air Europa, as previously reported. Starting this week, the airline has also expanded its codeshare agreement with Atlasglobal. The Turkish carrier will now add its designator code and flights numbers onto Air Serbia's operations from Belgrade to Berlin, Kiev (starting June 4), Sofia and Zurich. The codeshare already covers routes from the Serbian capital to Tirana, Skopje, Podgorica, Prague, Sarajevo, Tivat and Vienna.
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