Air Serbia outlines growth targets for 2020
Air Serbia plans to handle up to half a million passengers during the first quarter of next year and introduce up to ten new routes in 2020. At the recent CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit in Malta, the airline said it anticipates welcoming some 488.000 travellers during the January - March period of next year, representing an increase of 27.4% on 2019. It forecasts for its average cabin load factor to increase four points during the three-month period, from 62% to 66%, while overall seat capacity will grow 12%. As a result, the carrier noted it was becoming one of the fastest growing airlines in South Eastern Europe.
Air Serbia said it plans to introduce ten new destinations in the summer of 2020. Although it hasn't officially revealed the latest additions to its network, the airline is expected to shortly confirm the launch of new routes from Belgrade to Amman, Budapest, Chisinau, Florence, Geneva, Lviv, Oslo, Rostov-on-Don and Valencia, while subsidised services between Kraljevo and Thessaloniki are also due to commence next year. Furthermore, the carrier plans to increase frequencies on destinations already served in its network. It outlined plans to grow its fleet by 10% in 2020 compared to last year with the addition of two aircraft. As a result, overall capacity would increase 18% in 2020.
Air Serbia handled over 2.5 million passengers in 2019 and is on course to register its busiest year since its relaunch in 2013. The company recently said, “We are working hard on making the next twelve months even better for our guests. A solid foundation and a strong wind in our sails have been provided by these results. We have continued to post exceptionally good operating results from the summer season into October and November, which were previously considered as slower months of the year”. It added, “We’ve also introduced, and continue to introduce, numerous technical innovations that will ease our business and ensure our daily operations run smoother and with far greater efficiency”.
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