Windrose to launch Belgrade and Skopje service
Ukrainian carrier Windrose Airlines will introduce flights from Kiev to Belgrade and Skopje, while suspending plans to commence operations to Ljubljana. The development comes just a week after the carrier inaugurated operations to Zagreb. Services to Skopje will launch on December 6 and operate each Thursday and Sunday, while flights to Belgrade will run on Mondays and Fridays, starting December 7. Commenting on the suspension of its planned Ljubljana flights, Windrose said, “The airline has received an explanation from Ljubljana Airport’s border police that at present, under Covid-19 rules, entry is allowed only for reasons of extreme necessity. Due to the fact that most of our passengers are tourists, the launch of flights to Ljubljana has been postponed by the airline until official permission for entry is given”.
Windrose’s service to Belgrade comes after Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines recently shelved plans to introduce services to the Serbian capital 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.
Flights to Skopje will mark the first time the two cities have been linked with a scheduled air service. The airline will maintain its flights to both the Macedonian and Serbian capitals with a mix of ATR72-600 and Embraer E145 aircraft, which have the capacity to seat 78 and 49 passengers respectively. Ticket sales for both destinations have been launched via the airline's website. Further details for the Skopje route can be found here, while additional information on the Belgrade service can be viewed here.
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