Air Serbia posts above average operational results
Air Serbia handled 1.257.597 passengers on its scheduled and charter flights during the first three quarters of the year, an increase of 45% compared to the same period in 2020. Its market share at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport stood at 51%, up six points on the pre-pandemic 2019. Both last year and so far in 2021, Air Serbia managed to achieve better results than the industry average in the majority of key performance indicators, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions. During its busiest month the year, in August, the carrier reached 75.7% of its pre-pandemic traffic on the same month two years ago, while the European Average was 45% and the global average 36.7%. Overall, it handled more than 300.000 travellers that month.
Commenting on the results, the airline’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said, “We are proud of the results achieved during the first nine months of 2021, especially having in mind the specific circumstances in which we are operating. We carefully monitor demand all the time and adjust our capacities on the most popular destinations in our network. We believe that it was this flexibility and quick response that contributed the most to the result”. He added, “We are especially happy that, as the largest carrier at Belgrade Airport, we made a significant contribution to the recovery of overall traffic. In the upcoming period, we will remain committed to our goal of fully returning to levels from 2019, but with a dose of caution, focusing on monitoring the development of the situation”.
Air Serbia's annual passenger performance
Last month, the Serbian carrier welcomed 193.000 passengers on board its aircraft, up 80% on 2019. However, with Serbian citizens increasingly being restricted entry into a number of key European markets due to a surge in Covid cases, the airline may see a reduction in demand. Next month, Air Serbia plans to run 1.580 scheduled flights (return service included) across 37 destinations with 178.224 seats put up for sale. On October 26, the airline will mark its eighth anniversary since being relaunched under its new brand.
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