Aegean Airlines to add two routes to Belgrade
Greece’s Aegean Airlines will introduce two additional routes to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport this summer, complementing its existing operations from Athens. The carrier will introduce services from Rhodes and Heraklion to the Serbian capital from May 31. Both will run twice per week. It comes just days after Wizz Air announced the introduction of new services from Belgrade to Heraklion and Santorini, which will begin in mid-June. The new Aegean flights will be sold through tour operators and run until September 30. Aegean restored its operations to Belgrade last month but only maintained two rotations before suspending the service until June 2. The carrier has now filed a preliminary schedule indicating the route’s return from April 26, however, tickets from that date have not been put on sale yet.
Greece and Serbia inked an agreement last week to restart travel between the two countries. In order for Serbian nationals to visit Greece, they must either be vaccinated, have tested negative or recovered from the coronavirus. Starting May 14, Serbian citizens vaccinated against Covid-19, with a jab from any manufacturer, will be able to enter Greece without restrictions using a new digital certificate which will be issued by Serbian authorities. Those that have not received the vaccine will have to take a PCR or antigen test prior to arrival. Serbia is the fifth country Greece has concluded such an agreement with, which will enable the broader resumption of flights between the two countries. The Greek Minister for Tourism, Harry Theoharis, said the implementation date of the agreement will likely be brought forward before Orthodox Easter, which is observed on May 2, as Serbia’s mass vaccination program is advancing rapidly.
This summer, Air Serbia will maintain operations from Belgrade to Athens and Thessaloniki and is expected to run a number of charters to Greek holiday destinations. In addition, Aegean will operate flights from Athens, Rhodes and Hearklion, while Wizz Air will run services to Heraklion and Santorini. Starting June 4, until the end of September, leisure carrier Ellinair will also maintain flights between Heraklion and Belgrade, every ten days. Tickets for the service can be purchased online. In the pre-pandemic era, Greece was one of Serbia’s biggest summer travel markets, however, due to entry restrictions introduced in 2020, only services to Athens and Thessaloniki have been maintained.
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