Nordwind Airlines plans major EX-YU network expansion
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines plans to introduce over a dozen new routes to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia. The carrier, which already serves Belgrade, Zagreb, Skopje and several coastal cities in Croatia, has requested and received approval from Russia’s federal aviation authority Rosaviatsia to launch the new routes, which is a prerequisite for airlines under Russian regulations. It must now seek approval from local aviation authorities if it wishes to exercise its rights. So far, the airline has requested slots for services between Krasnodar and Belgrade but must also apply for a permit from the Serbian regulator, which may prove more difficult due to a restrictive bilateral air service agreement between the two countries. It aleady maintains flights to the Serbian capital from Moscow, St Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don.
Once nonstop flights between Russia and Montenegro are permitted again, the carrier plans to launch operations from several cities to Podgorica and is expecting pent-up demand for travel to the country, as nonstop services have not been in operation since March of last year. On the other hand, the airline has been successfully maintaining flights between Moscow and Skopje and is due to commence operations from St Petersburg to the Macedonian capital next Tuesday. Nordwind now intends on introducing services from the town of Mineralnye Vody, in southwestern Russia, which serves as the gateway to several Caucasian spa resorts.
Nordwind plans to expand its operations to Zagreb with the introduction of flights from St Petersburg, complementing its service from Moscow. Furthermore, it will bolster its presence in Croatia with planned services from Russia’s second largest city to Dubrovnik. Nordwind also intends on entering the Slovenian market for the first time by inaugurating a St Petersburg to Ljubljana service. Based on OAG data, over 3.400 passengers flew indirectly between the two cities in the pre-pandemic 2019. Currently, Ljubljana’s only route to Russia is Aeroflot’s service from Moscow.
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