TRIP REPORT: Air Serbia, Larnaca - Belgrade
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Written by Nemanja Marinković
On Wednesday I flew on Air Serbia flight JU 509 from Larnaca (LCA) to Belgrade (BEG). I arrived to Larnaca Airport at 8:50am as the flight was scheduled to depart at 10:40am. Air Serbia has modified the flight schedule since the start of winter to fly to and from Larnaca during the day which is definitely easier than taking night flights, but soon they will be going back to their usual/night schedule. The airport check-in counters were open and there were three counters working to include two for economy class passengers and one for business/loyalty program members with Etihad status. I checked in at the business counter and it was very quick and efficient. I proceeded to the passport control which was not very crowded, and it took me 5min to pass through. At security I waited a bit, maybe 10-15min total. Larnaca Airport is undergoing renovation, so the Duty Free and restaurant area are a bit noisy but well organised.
Written by Nemanja Marinković
On Wednesday I flew on Air Serbia flight JU 509 from Larnaca (LCA) to Belgrade (BEG). I arrived to Larnaca Airport at 8:50am as the flight was scheduled to depart at 10:40am. Air Serbia has modified the flight schedule since the start of winter to fly to and from Larnaca during the day which is definitely easier than taking night flights, but soon they will be going back to their usual/night schedule. The airport check-in counters were open and there were three counters working to include two for economy class passengers and one for business/loyalty program members with Etihad status. I checked in at the business counter and it was very quick and efficient. I proceeded to the passport control which was not very crowded, and it took me 5min to pass through. At security I waited a bit, maybe 10-15min total. Larnaca Airport is undergoing renovation, so the Duty Free and restaurant area are a bit noisy but well organised.
Boarding started 45min before scheduled departure time which was caused by Air Serbia’s early arrival to Larnaca. Larnaca Airport decided to change the gate which caused some delay for passengers who were not aware of that. The airline crew, which included three flight attendants were very pleasant and professional. The total number of passengers on board is 116, 111 passengers in economy and 5 passengers in business class. Taking into account that business class has three rows and can fit 12 passengers, the load factor on this flight was 84% which seems great for off season (December 4th) destination such as Cyprus.
The flight was delayed due to very slow staff at Larnaca airport as boarding was completed at 10:27, 13min before scheduled departure. The purser announced that expected flight time of 2h and 40min. The aircraft doors closed at 10:50, we left the gate at 10:52 and departed from the runway at 11:05. It was a beautiful day in Cyprus with 20C temperature, sunny and clear skies so the scenery was wonderful during the initial 10-15min of the flight.
Flight attendants started their service about 20min into the flight. As usual, they provided the small 250ml water bottle Iva Junior and a small package of local biscuits. As a Serbian, I have a problem with water bottles they use to distribute as those packages are sold for kids and for that matter it called Iva Junior. Overall, the whole impression with water and biscuits seems to be like a “kids snack” which, in my personal opinion, needs to change. After that, flight attendants started selling what they offer through their Elevate Deli & Bar Menu.
The flight itself was peaceful with occasional turbulences towards the end of the flight. We landed at 12:36, and parked at 12:40 so the aircraft arrived 20min late due to strong head winds. Most of the passengers were in transit, and only about 15-20 were waiting to collect their luggage which took a while since bags were delivered 35min after we parked at the gate. Overall, it was a good flight, almost on time, good load factor for early December from Larnaca.
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