Air Serbia to add two ATR72s
Air Serbia is expected to add two ATR 72-500 aircraft to its fleet in the coming months in order to support its plans to grow frequencies on a number of regional routes. The airline is in the final stages of concluding leasing agreements for the turboprops, one of which is currently expected to enter its fleet next month, while the other in April, although the exact dates will depend on the final agreement Air Serbia reaches with the lessors. As EX-YU Aviation News learns, at the same time, the carrier is expected to return one ATR72 it has been leasing over the past few years. As a result, the company will have seven turboprops in its fleet during the 2020 summer season. The ATR72-500 has the capacity to seat seventy passengers.
The Serbian carrier recently confirmed that at least two aircraft would be entering its fleet in 2020. The airline has outlined an ambitious schedule in the coming months, with frequency growth set to kick in as early as this month on a select number of routes. Flights to Athens and Thessaloniki will be increased to ten and six weekly services, respectively, from seven and five weekly flights. Furthermore, the carrier plans to boost frequencies to Ljubljana and Zagreb this summer to seventeen and thirteen weekly, respectively, up from twelve and eleven. Over the upcoming summer, the Serbian carrier will also maintain flights with its ATR fleet from Kraljevo to both Vienna and Thessaloniki.
Meanwhile, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has certified Air Serbia for Level 2 NDC certification (New Distribution Capability), making it one of the first airlines in South East Europe to have adapted its distribution system to modern communication methods. Furthermore, as confirmed by IATA, it is the first in the world with the newest 19.2 standard version that classifies the product distribution capabilities. Thanks to this standard, as part of a pilot project, from 2020, Air Serbia will offer a portal as a platform for distribution of its product, which includes tickets and all additional services before, during and after flight. "Today, an airline product has become a commodity, so we need to be prepared to change our approach to customers and tailor our offering product to commercial and merchandising principles, while listening to direct sales experiences. That is why this standard and everything that follows it in our future communication with everyone who sells our tickets is of great importance for Air Serbia", the company’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said.
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