Air Serbia plans cautious winter as Covid restrictions linger
The 2021/2022 winter season begins on October 31, however, due to constant fluctuations in demand and evolving travel requirements, airlines are mostly planning their winter operations on a month-by month basis. The majority of bookings are still being made just ten days prior to departure. Air Serbia has said it will employ a cautious approach over the winter and will react to any changes on the market. “Our plans for the coming period have a certain degree of caution. We are carefully observing all developments and quickly reacting in accordance with market demand”, Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said recently. He added, “Before the pandemic, when scheduling the fleet, flexibility to cater for additional demand was rather limited, as everything was planned ahead. So, the pandemic has brought some challenges in terms of cost reduction, optimisation and efficiency. However, on the other hand, it has given sales teams a great deal of flexibility and has made it possible to be much more productive and follow demand, while being aware of the resources available”.
November is considered one of the slowest months for the aviation industry even at the best of times. With Serbian citizens and residents still being restricted from entering a number of European countries, Air Serbia plans to run 1.580 scheduled flights next month (return service included). It has put 178.224 seats up for sale on scheduled operations this November. It will primarily utilise its Airbus A319 fleet, which will be deployed on 58% of all flights, followed by the ATR72s on 39%, the A320 on 2% and the A330-200 on 1% of all scheduled services. The airline will maintain flights to 37 destinations, of which 36 are from Belgrade and one each from Niš and Kraljevo.
The table below displays the airline’s planned scheduled destinations and frequencies for the month of November, which is correct at the time of publication. Further changes may occur in the weeks ahead. It displays the carrier’s planned network out of Belgrade, with the airline also to run two weekly flights between Niš and Hahn, as well as two weekly services between Kraljevo and Vienna. Destinations with daily or more flights are marked in blue. Air Serbia will also conduct a number of charter flights next month.
Planned Air Serbia November network departing Belgrade
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