Wizz Air to launch new Belgrade, Podgorica flights
Low cost carrier Wizz Air will introduce flights from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Belgrade and Podgorica next summer season. The decision comes following the bankruptcy of Alitalia, which served both cities from the Italian capital until the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March of last year. Flights to both Belgrade and Podgorica will launch on June 2 and run three times per week. Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways plans to introduce services from Rome to the Serbian capital next August, while Air Serbia also maintains flights to Rome. On the other hand, Podgorica has been without flights to Italy’s largest city since March 2020. ITA has not indicated Montenegro as being part of its future plans.
Wizz Air will be making a second attempt at serving the Rome - Belgrade route. It previously flew from Ciampino Airport to the Serbian capital twice per week in 2012. However, at the time, the airline said flights were discontinued due to high seasonality. Another budget carrier, easyJet, also tried its luck on the service from Fiumicino Airport in 2014. However, flights only lasted over the summer before they were discontinued. Later on that year, the European Commission ordered Air Serbia and Alitalia to make slots available for a third carrier to enter the route after Etihad Airways acquired a stake in the Italian national airline. However, there was no interest from third parties.
In the pre-pandemic 2019, a total of 153.726 passengers flew between Belgrade and Rome, while 45.748 travelled between Podgorica and the Italian capital. In addition to flights to Rome, the Serbian carrier also maintains services from Belgrade to Milan, while Venice is due to be restored next year. In addition, Ryanair maintains services from Niš to Bergamo. On the other hand, Wizz Air operates from Milan to Podgorica, while Ryanair serves the Montenegrin capital from Bologna on a seasonal summer basis. Further flight details for Wizz’s new service from Rome to Belgrade can be viewed here, while additional information for the Podgorica flights can be found here.
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