Saudi Arabia’s Flynas plans Belgrade service
Saudi Arabian low cost carrier Flynas plans to introduce three weekly flights between Riyadh and Belgrade this summer season. Operations will run each Monday, Wednesday and Friday on a seasonal basis, from May until late September. Tickets are yet to be put on sale. Last year, the airline maintained a series of charters between the two cities to cater for Indian workers undergoing quarantine in Serbia prior to entering the Kingdom. If the flights go ahead as planned, it will mark the first scheduled air service between the two countries.
Serbia’s Foreign Minister held talks with Saudi Arabia’s non-residential Ambassador to the country in February, where the two discussed the potential introduction of flights between the two states, as well as the possibility of relaxing visa requirements. Belgrade Airport’s operator VINCI recently noted, “The Middle East represents one of our most important markets. We are in constant communication with airlines from that region. During the pandemic, in line with Serbia’s constructive approach, Belgrade was used as a transfer point for passengers from that region. In the coming period, we can expect some good news from the Middle East market”.
Flynas has announced a handful of new European destinations this coming summer, including Moscow, Prague, Mykonos and Santorini. It has also held talks with operator Airports of Montenegro over the introduction of flights from Riyadh to both Podgorica and Tivat this summer. Flynas commenced operations to the region in 2019 by introducing services from Riyadh and Jeddah to Sarajevo. It is Saudi Arabia’s first low cost carrier and currently connects more than seventy domestic and international destinations, through its fleet of forty Airbus A320 and A320neo aircraft. It has orders for a further 67 A320neos. Flynas maintains over 1.200 weekly flights and has carried more than 55 million passengers since its launch. Other than Sarajevo, the carrier also currently serves Tirana in the region.
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