Belgrade Airport reaches 92% of pre-Covid traffic

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport handled some 468.000 passengers in May, representing a decrease of just 7.8% on the pre-pandemic 2019. Aircraft movements declined 6.8% on the same month three years ago. As a result, Belgrade reached 92.2% of its pre-Covid traffic levels during the month, with the airport forecasting it will attain its pre-pandemic figures this summer. Aiding its performance in May was the Final Four basketball tournament, which saw a number of additional flights from Greece and Spain, as well as increased capacity on a number of services. The start of the summer charter season, which is set to reach record levels this year, also boosted May’s performance.

Operator VINCI noted, “Belgrade Airport is prepared for a busy summer season, during which many are planning to travel for the first time in two years. This season, passengers can travel to more than 100 destinations, considering that almost all routes that were operational prior to the pandemic have now been restored, while sixteen new destinations have been added and numerous charter flights are available to the most popular summer holiday hotspots”. It added, “Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport expects a significant increase in the number of passengers in the coming weeks and has undertaken all necessary measures to meet the needs of growing traffic volumes”.

Over the January - May period, Belgrade Airport welcomed approximately 1.600.864 passengers, which is still down 20% on 2019, but almost three times more on the same period last year. The number of commercial aircraft movements have decreased 15% on the same timeframe three years ago. This June is expected to be a busy one for the airport, with a number of carriers increasing frequencies to the Serbian capital, while the national airline has inaugurated ten new routes over the past two weeks. In addition, Aegean Airlines has launched two new scheduled services to Belgrade this month.

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