Air Serbia plans Russia, Israel flights as traffic jumps 100%
Air Serbia will restore operations to the Russian and Israeli markets at the start of August as its number of operated flights increased by 100% over the weekend. The carrier has tentatively scheduled the resumption of daily services to Moscow and two weekly flights to St Petersburg starting August 1, while three weekly operations to Krasnodar will be reinstated on August 3. Russia’s aviation authority last week said it had extended its ban on international flights until August 1 due to the pandemic, however, in the past few days, Russian health officials have recommended the resumption of international services at an earlier date.
Operations to Tel Aviv are scheduled to resume on August 3 and run three times per week. Israel plans to lift a ban on international arrivals from August 1. Changes remain possible. Air Serbia has been rebuilding its network in the past few months, with the carrier recently returning to the Spanish market and resuming seasonal operations to Nice on the French riviera. This week will also see the Serbian carrier introduce a new service to Oslo, on July 16, while it is also increasing frequencies on its flagship route to New York from three to four weekly flights. The Serbian carrier has, at this point, confirmed the launch of its new seasonal service between Kraljevo and Thessaloniki on August 1. Flights were initially due to commence in late March.
Over this past weekend, Air Serbia was among the forty busiest carriers in Europe based on the number of operated flights when compared to the last weekend in June. However, the base number of operated flights was low. The list, compiled by Eurocontol, was headed by Ryanair, followed by Turkish Airlines, Wizz Air, easyJet and Lufthansa. Air Serbia positioned itself just behind Aegean Airlines and Brussels Airlines but ahead of Belavia and Emirates. Air Serbia has recently also reopened its premium lounge at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport which was shut on March 18 due to a slump in demand and usage resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. As the airline restores more services, lounge access is provided to Air Serbia’s and Etihad Airways’ business class passengers, Etihad Guest platinum and gold members, as well as all travellers who purchase a lounge pass online, at the airport or through the airline’s contact centre or website.
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