Air Serbia tops New York JFK load factor
Air Serbia had one of the highest average cabin load factors on flights to and from New York’s JFK Airport in September among those serving the US hub. Since restoring operations between Belgrade and the Big Apple on June 6, the Serbian carrier handled 26.121 passengers on the route. Out of the 31 airlines flying to JFK’s Terminal 4, among which are Delta, jetBlue, Swiss, Aermexico, Emirates and Singapore Airlines, Air Serbia tied with KLM for having the highest average cabin occupancy rate of 67%. In second place were Etihad Airways and Egypt Air, while South Korea’s Asiana came third. The Serbian carrier operated a total of 71 flights to New York from June 6 to October 28, outstripping its frequencies compared to the same period last year.
Commenting on its New York operations, the airline’s Vice President for Americas, George Petković, said, “We are very satisfied with the achieved results, which are a good indicator that, despite the coronavirus pandemic, the flight to New York is operating well and represents one of the strongest routes in Air Serbia’s network. The US is a very important market which is made available to Serbia and all of Southeast Europe thanks to us as the only airline in the region with a scheduled nonstop flight over the Atlantic. According to data from the New York airport, we are also at the top of the list in terms of on-time performance, i.e. take-offs up to fifteen minutes from the planned departure time”.
Since the start of the winter season, Air Serbia is maintaining two weekly flights from Belgrade to New York. This will increase to four weekly from December 16 until January 4. All flights are operated by the carrier’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which features eighteen seats in business class and the remaining 236 in economy. The lease for the A330 runs until May 2021, after which the airline could extend it or replace the jet. Last year, the Serbian carrier handled 72.902 travellers between Belgrade and New York, while this year, up until October 28, it welcomed 35.094 passengers on its flights, although services did not operate from March 20 until June 6.
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