Turkish Airlines schedules ninth destination in EX-YU, expands network
Turkish Airlines has scheduled flights to its newest destination in the former Yugoslavia, to Tivat, where it will compete directly against Air Montenegro. The seaside city will complement the carrier’s existing operations to Podgorica. Turkish Airlines managed to obtain rights to fly to Tivat following notable objections from the country’s national carrier which argued that the existing bilateral air service agreement does not allow its Turkish counterpart to maintain so many flights to Montenegro. However, ultimately, Turkish has been issued a permit and will commence a three weekly service from Istanbul starting June 11, each Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Flights will be operated by the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The carrier also codeshares on Air Serbia’s flights between Belgrade and Tivat.
Air Montenegro, which operates seasonal services between the two, plans to increase operations on the route this summer. It currently runs six weekly flights, which will increase to daily from June 1. In addition to its new Tivat service, Turkish Airlines is also maintaining double daily flights to Podgorica this summer, where it has established itself both as one of the busiest carriers, as well as one of the busiest airlines for transfer passengers, with final destinations such as New York, Tel Aviv and Ankara being the most popular. On the other hand, Turkish citizens can enjoy visa free entry into Montenegro.
Turkish Airlines has increased frequencies across its network in the former Yugoslavia this summer. The carrier is maintaining triple daily flights to Belgrade, eighteen weekly to Sarajevo, double daily to Zagreb, Pristina and Skopje, ten weekly to Ljubljana and up to seven weekly services to Dubrovnik. Furthermore, its lower cost unit, AnadoluJet, is operating a number of routes to the former Yugoslavia this summer. They include from Ankara to Belgrade, from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gocken Airport and Bodrum to Pristina, as well as from Antalya and Bodrum to both Skopje and Sarajevo.
Further flight details for the new Istanbul - Tivat service can be found here.
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