TRIP REPORT | INDEX
Route: Podgorica Airport - Nikola Tesla Airport
Trip taken: January 2019
Scheduled Time: 1 hour
Following my
last flight from Belgrade to Podgorica with Montenegro Airlines, I selected the last flight of the day from Podgorica Airport to Belgrade and it was one of the smoothest Air Serbia experiences that I recently had.
Arriving to the airport in the suburb of Podgorica called Golubovci a bit more than an hour and a half before the flight turned out to be the wrong decision. After completing check-in procedure, which I previously started online by creating my boarding pass in PDF format, passengers were not allowed to go through the passport and security control until 45 minutes before take-off time. Since capacity at the airport’s general waiting hall is limited, it was impossible to find a place to sit. I spent the time tracking the inbound flight from Belgrade, to make sure the return from Podgorica would be on time.
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| Final cleaning for the day of the airport building started even before the passengers of the last flight boarded their aircraft |
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| Podgorica Airport evening and morning schedule |
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| Duty Free Shop was closed |
Since the flight from Belgrade arrived on time, the return JU175 was ready to board 25 minutes before the scheduled take off.
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| - The boarding procedure was quick and smooth, performed through two gates |
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| YU-ALV was boarded from the tarmac of Podgorica Airport, the traditional way when the weather is nice |
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| Podgorica Airport by night |
With boarding completed 15 minutes before scheduled take off, the ATR72 was ready to leave Podgorica even ahead of time.
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| More than half of the seats were empty on the last flight of the day from Podgorica to Belgrade |
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| Regular offer on Air Serbia flights - fresh water and two cookies |
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| Ten minutes ahead of schedule, we landed at Nikola Tesla Airport with the lights dimmed as was the case upon departure |
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| One bus was more than enough to handle all the passengers |
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| YU-ALV at Nikola Tesla Airport |
Belgrade Airport was not too crowded in the evening hours so the baggage was delivered relatively quickly - at least much faster than it can often take at this airport.
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| All luggage from all passengers from all flights were scanned by the Customs officers - even though it was the green “Nothing to Declare” gate |
This Air Serbia flight was truly a smooth and efficient experience of getting from the Montenegrin to the Serbian capital. While passengers had no reasons to worry, the company could be counting empty seats - one of the challenges for off-season flights between the two neighbouring states.
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