Air Serbia registers 28% growth in February
Air Serbia carried 145.610 passengers on its flights to and from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport during the month of February, representing an increase of 28% compared to 2019. It added an extra 39.000 travellers. The figure marks the airline’s best February performance since it relaunched under the Air Serbia brand in October 2013. Air Serbia’s average cabin load factor on its Belgrade flights grew by eight points to 66%. Compared to February 2019, the carrier operated flights to an additional seven destinations for a total of 41 from Nikola Tesla Airport. During the month, the sale of ancillary services such as advance seat reservation, excess baggage, priority baggage tagging, on board wi-fi, pre-paid meals, extra seat reservation and others increased by 38% year-on-year.
Commenting on the results, Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said, “We are happy that constant investments into improving our offer and services are providing results, which is evidenced by the data showing continuous growth in the number of passengers. Excellent operating results, continuing on the success from 2019 and the first month of this year, show that we are well on the way of accomplishing the ambitious goals we have set for the upcoming period”. During the first two months of the year, Air Serbia handled a total of 314.468 passengers to and from Belgrade. This excludes travellers on its Niš and Kraljevo flights.
The strong operational results were achieved despite the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak starting to effect European carriers in the last week of February. Air Serbia has said it has seen a slow-down in bookings for March and April and has adjusted its schedule accordingly. The airline yesterday announced it would reduce its operations from Belgrade to Italy, and suspended services from Niš to the southern European country. In addition, the carrier has also cancelled its flights from Belgrade to Tel Aviv on March 12 and 20, as well as to Beirut until June 12, although the latter is unrelated to the Covid-19 outbreak. In a statement, the company said, “Air Serbia will continue adjusting its capacities based on demand and new circumstances on the market, following the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and national authorities, while the safety of our passengers and crew members remain our utmost priority”.
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