Air Serbia transfer network to play key role in Chicago success
Air Serbia is preparing to introduce its second destination in the United States next April with Chicago to be launched with a two weekly rotation. The carrier’s regional network, which is expected to be strengthened in the lead-up to its new transatlantic service, will play a key role in its success. “With the introduction of Belgrade - Chicago flights, for the first time after 32 years, the capital of Serbia will be directly connected to the American city where approximately 350.000 residents of Serbian origin reside, as well as a large number of those hailing from other countries of the former Yugoslavia and neighbouring Balkan states, which are, and will be, well-connected with Belgrade via the regional Air Serbia network”, the carrier said.
On Air Serbia’s existing long haul service between Belgrade and New York, 58% of travellers are transfers. Of those, 39% are transferring via Belgrade, while the remaining 19% do so via JFK Airport. In the pre-pandemic 2019, passengers flying from Podgorica to New York via Belgrade made the greatest proportion of transfers on the route. They were followed by those from Tirana, Skopje, Athens, Tel Aviv, Tivat, Thessaloniki, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Vienna, and Bucharest. Similar figures are expected for the upcoming Chicago service, with the airline also looking at attracting more connecting passengers from the Middle East and North Africa.
Among the former Yugoslav capitals, excluding Belgrade, data indicates that Zagreb has the most traffic to the Windy City. Lufthansa is the main carrier of choice for flights between the Croatian capital and Chicago, handling 20% of the market, followed by LOT Polish Airlines with 14% and British Airways with a 12% market share. Skopje followed Zagreb with the most travellers headed to Chicago, then Sarajevo, Podgorica and Ljubljana. The Windy City was the second busiest destination for travel in the United States from all former Yugoslav capitals after New York, with exception to Ljubljana, where it was third, behind both the Big Apple and San Francisco. Although Air Serbia does not serve Pristina, it had more travellers to Chicago than Podgorica.
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