Air Serbia’s latest A330 to enter into service
Air Serbia’s second Airbus A330-200 jet, which is to replace its sole aircraft of the same type in its fleet, is set to enter revenue service for the airline on Monday, April 26, on the carrier’s flagship route to New York. Registered YU-ARB, the twelve-year old aircraft will replace YU-ARA, which is to operate its last scheduled flight for the airline out of Belgrade on Saturday, April 24, although dates are subject to change. Compared to its predecessor, Air Serbia’s latest fleet addition features Rolls Royce engines and will boast a new business class hard product with three additional seats in the cabin, for a total of 21.
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| Business class layout on Air Serbia's latest A330-200 |
The airline will no longer offer herringbone seating in its premium cabin, but will instead have staggered fully lie-flat seats, with two in the middle, and direct aisle access for over 95% of seats. Despite the aircraft being previously operated by Aeroflot, it will not feature the Russian airline’s hard product. The new cabin will most closely resemble that of Aer Lingus. In economy class, the aircraft will feature 237 seats. As a result, the jet will have four seats more compared to YU-ARA. Passengers in both cabins will have access to personal in-flight entertainment screens with on demand movies, TV shows and music. The soft product will also remain unchanged, with business class passengers having access to a la carte dining, amenity kits and sleepwear, while economy class passengers will continue to be served two complimentary meals and have access to the airline’s Sky Au Pairs nanny service - cabin crew who are specially trained to take care of children throughout the duration of the flight.
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| Air Serbia's new long haul business class is expected to be similar to that of Aer Lingus (pictured) |
Air Serbia currently operates three weekly rotations between Belgrade and New York. This will increase to four weekly from late May and five weekly from mid-June. A total of 121 flights will be operated between the two cities in each direction this summer. Starting June 3, the Serbian carrier will be moving from New York JFK’s Terminal 4 to Terminal 1, which is used exclusively for international flights. Its main customers are Lufthansa, Air France, Korean Air and Japan Airlines. It is primarily utilised by SkyTeam and Star Alliance member carriers, which include the likes of Alitalia, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Turkish Airlines and others.
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