Belgrade secures new flights amid recovery hopes
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport has secured additional flights to markets outside of the European Union, which are beginning to recover at a quicker pace due to fewer entry restrictions and travel requirements for Serbian nationals. A total of 1.981 commercial aircraft movements are currently scheduled from the Serbian capital this April, the highest since the New Year. As of tomorrow, Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines will commence operations from Kiev to Belgrade, becoming the second Ukrainian carrier to maintain the service. As a result, capacity on the route will outstrip pre-pandemic levels. The two countries signed an intergovernmental agreement this month liberalising air traffic between the two countries.
Israeli carriers are also set to significantly expand their operations with El Al Israel Airlines expected to make a comeback on the Serbian market after filing for slots to operate flights between Tel Aviv and Belgrade from April 12, although tickets are yet to be put up for sale, meaning the service may not materialise from the indicated launch date. At this point, the airline has filed for three weekly rotations on the route. El Al briefly maintained flights between the two cities last November but was forced to end operations after a one-way travel bubble between the two countries ended abruptly. On the other hand, Israir, which was to initially operate a handful of charter flights between Tel Aviv and Belgrade this summer, has now schedule up to six weekly services from May.
Top ten Belgrade routes by frequency and capacity in April
During April, Air Serbia will restore several of its routes from the Serbian capital and increase frequencies on a handful of other services, while Wizz Air will launch its second new destination for the summer, to Sandefjord in Norway. In a positive development for the aviation sector, Serbia and Greece will today sign a protocol enabling vaccinated Serbian citizens entry into the country from May, while those that have not had their Covid-19 shots will be able to enter with a negative PCR test. The agreement will aid flights between the two countries and ensure summer charters to Greek holiday destinations, which, under normal circumstances, usually count hundreds of operations.
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