Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines to launch Belgrade flights

Ukrainian low cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will introduce flights between Kiev and Belgrade this coming winter season. The carrier will run two weekly services between the two capital cities, each Tuesday and Friday, starting October 27. Operations will be maintained with the airline's Boeing 737-700 aircraft, which has the capacity to seat 149 passengers. Tickets are bookable through the company's website. SkyUp will become the first Ukrainian carrier to operate scheduled commercial flights to Belgrade since Aerosvit Airlines ended services between Kiev and the Serbian capital in June 2011 due to "technical reasons". The airline has since filed for bankruptcy.

SkyUp Airlines will fill the void left by Air Serbia which suspended flights to Kiev in March until the summer of 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Serbian carrier has maintained services to the Ukrainian capital on an off and on basis over the past few years. In 2014, Air Serbia cancelled plans to launch daily flights to Kiev due to instability in the country at the time. However, it introduced six weekly rotations between Belgrade and the Ukrainian capital in the summer of 2016, utilising leased equipment from Adria Airways, however, it lasted only a single season. It then rebooted the route in the summer of 2019 which was maintained until the start of Covid-19.

SkyUp Airlines is a privately owned low cost carrier, which commenced operations in 2018 and has flown seasonally to several coastal cities in the region, primarily to Croatia and Montenegro. It plans to restore scheduled operations next month, with broader service resumption due in late October with its fleet of eight B737-700, B737-800 and B737-900ER aircraft. One-way tickets to Belgrade start from 44 dollars without baggage. SkyUp is based at Kiev’s main airport of Boryspil. Further flight details for the new Kiev - Belgrade service can be found here.

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