Belgrade Airport passenger traffic down 69% on 2020
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport handled some 283.000 passengers during the first three months of the year, representing a decrease of 69% compared to the same period last year, or 72.6% on Q1 2019. The figure is below the average rate of decline recorded at airports in the European Union. Airport operator VINCI noted that entry restrictions to most European markets continue to hamper Belgrade’s recovery. “Travel restrictions applying to some European countries dampened traffic, but flights to and from Istanbul and Frankfurt remained comparatively steady. Serbia has been making very rapid progress on its vaccination campaign, which could spur traffic by the summer. Air Serbia started up twice-weekly services to Geneva in March and is planning to double the number of services to New York this summer”, VINCI said.
So far this year, four routes have been launched from the Serbian capital, including Geneva by Air Serbia, Moscow by Nordwind Airlines, Kiev by SkyUp Airlines and Hamburg by Wizz Air. The low cost airline also plans to introduce services to Sandefjord, Abu Dhabi, Heraklion and Santorini. Other carriers which are set to introduce operations to Belgrade Airport in the coming period include KLM from Amsterdam, Eurowings from Stuttgart, as well as Luxair from Luxembourg. More announcements are expected in the coming period. Airlines that have restored their operations to the Serbian capital so far this year include easyJet, LOT Polish Airlines, Israir Airlines and Arkia Israeli Airlines.
Based on existing schedules, Air Serbia will remain the dominant carrier at Belgrade Airport this summer season, with the airline holding a 49.4% traffic share. It is followed by Wizz Air with a 9.3% share, Lufthansa with 7% and Austrian Airlines with a 5.8% share of traffic. The largest number of frequencies will be offered between Belgrade and Zurich, which will this month see the trial of IATA travel pass on Air Serbia flights. It is followed by Vienna, Istanbul, Frankfurt and Podgorica. In terms of capacity, the most seats will be available on flights to Switzerland’s largest city, followed by Istanbul, Frankfurt, Vienna, Paris and Moscow.
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