New domestic flights in Serbia to target transfer traffic
Domestic flights in Serbia, which are to be introduced next month for the first time since the disintegration of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, will primarily cater for international transfers rather than point to point traffic, officials have said. The service between Niš and Belgrade is one of ten routes deemed to be of public interest that will be subsidised by the central government. A tender to select the operating carrier, widely anticipated to be Air Serbia, is set to close this Friday, with the results expected to be published shortly after and ticket sales to begin within ten days of the announcement.
Commenting on the new flights, the General Manager of operator Airports of Serbia, Mihajlo Zdravković, told Euronews Serbia, “This service is primarily scheduled to connect onto other European and global destinations through Belgrade. The aim here is for passengers to transfer onto the morning peak of flights from Belgrade without having to pick up their luggage or check in again. This is similar to the flights offered between Niš and Podgorica awhile back, which provided connections via the Montenegrin capital”. Mr Zdravković added, “Passenger will be able to fly point to point between Niš and Belgrade as well, but we don’t expect there to be significant demand, considering the time it will take for pre- and post-flight procedures”.
Services between Niš and Belgrade will run four times per week. Two of the flights are to be operated by jet-engine aircraft with the capacity to seat up to 140 passengers, while the remaining two weekly rotations are to be maintained with smaller planes with the ability to welcome up to 65 travellers on board. The domestic service will be subsidised to the tune of three million euros over a two-year period, until December 31, 2023. In addition to Belgrade, Niš will also be getting subsidised year-round flights to Hahn, Cologne, Ljubljana, and Istanbul, as well as seasonal services to Athens and Tivat.
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