SkyUp to launch Belgrade flights in 2021
Ukrainian low cost carrier SkyUp Airlines has announced it will introduce services between Kiev and Belgrade during the 2021 summer which begins on March 28 of next year. The carrier will commence operations on March 30 and run two weekly flights, each Tuesday and Friday, with the 189-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Tickets have already been put on sale. The airline initially planned to commence operations to the Serbian capital this winter, however, it shelved the planned flights several weeks prior to the launch date. SkyUp has become a regular visitor to Belgrade since some of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft have begun undergoing C-checks at the Jat Tehnika maintenance facilities since this June.
Flights between Kiev and Belgrade will be restored on December 7, with Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines to launch two weekly flights between the two cities, filling the void left by Air Serbia, which suspended operations to Ukraine in March until the summer of 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Serbian carrier has maintained services to Kiev 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, although it lasted only for one season. It then rebooted the route in the summer of 2019 which was maintained until the start of Covid-19. Furthermore, the airline was to introduce four weekly flights to Lviv this June.
SkyUp Airlines is a privately owned low cost carrier, which has flown seasonally to several coastal cities in the region, primarily to Croatia and Montenegro. It began operating charter flights in 2018 on behalf of tour operators and scheduled services, predominantly to leisure destinations. Since restarting operations on June 26, the LCC has been gradually increasing its operations in Ukraine and internationally. with a number of new routes launched with its fleet of eight B737-700, B737-800 and B737-900ER aircraft. One-way tickets to Belgrade start from 69 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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