Air Serbia to launch twelve routes from Niš
Air Serbia will station an aircraft at Niš Constantine the Great Airport and launch twelve new routes this July after winning a tender to carry out scheduled air services declared to be of public interest from the south-east Serbian city. The airline was the sole bidder, despite interest from other carriers. As a result, Air Serbia will be the beneficiary of five million euros per year over the next five years in order to maintain the flights. "Several carriers showed interest in taking part in the international tender, which was carried out in line with European regulations, however, Air Serbia was the sole bidder. No objections have been made concerning the tender process. A contract will be signed with Air Serbia in the coming days", the Serbian Ministry for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure said.
The Serbian carrier will launch flights from Niš to Baden Baden, Bologna, Budapest, Frankfurt Hahn, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg, Hanover, Ljubljana, Nuremberg, Rome, Salzburg and Tivat throughout July. All routes will be maintained twice per week on a yearly basis, with exception to Tivat which will be served seasonally three times per week. "The routes declared to be of public interest were selected based on analysis and interest shown by distracts in southern Serbia. The Government of Serbia and the Ministry for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure seeks to aid the growth of underdeveloped regions through the launch of these new services and offer the public inexpensive air fares to some of the most developed areas of the European Union", the Ministry noted. The airline will be required to base an aircraft at Constantine the Great Airport with the capacity to seat at least 125 passengers.
The development marks an end to Air Serbia's single base model. Furthermore, it will see the carrier serve Ljubljana, Rome and Tivat from both Belgrade and Niš. The subsidised flights will also result in the airline's return to Budapest after four years. It previously served the Hungarian capital from Belgrade until late 2015. Air Serbia will also resume services to Gothenburg, which were last operated from Belgrade by its predecessor Jat Airways in 2013. The new destinations will see the Serbian carrier serve a record ten airports in Germany, as well as three in Italy and two in Austria. In another first, the carrier will commence flights to a number of secondary airports, which are primarily served by budget carriers. The new services from Niš will top off a significant summer expansion for the airline, which will see it add a total of 21 new routes.
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