Air Serbia issued China permit, readies for winter expansion
Air Serbia is preparing to announce the expansion of its destination network for the upcoming 2022/23 winter season, which begins on October 30. Last Friday, the carrier was issued an operating permit by the China Civil Aviation Administration for the introduction of a one weekly passenger and cargo service from Belgrade to Tianjin, as a temporary solution until services to Beijing and Shanghai are made possible once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. Furthermore, the carrier plans to commence seasonal winter operations to Havana, which are expected to launch in December. In addition, the Serbian carrier is set to grow its European route network this winter. The new destinations will be gradually put on sale in the coming weeks.
Air Serbia has begun modifying its timetable for the upcoming winter. In addition to scheduling extra New York flights, which will run between three and five times per week from late October until the end of March of 2023, it has also retimed some of its Zagreb operations. The airline will be offering late night services to the Croatian capital on select days for the first time, as well as an early morning return to Belgrade, enabling passengers to better connect onto its growing long haul network. In addition, Air Serbia has put on sale winter flights for some of the new routes it inaugurated over the summer, including Valencia, Lyon, Bologna, Hannover, and Nuremberg. More adjustments are expected in the coming weeks.
The Serbian carrier has also begun teasing with the arrival of its second widebody Aibus A330-200 aircraft with adverts at Belgrade Airport (pictured above). The 268-seat jet is to enter commercial service on behalf of the airline in late October. The Serbian carrier will also expand its fleet with an additional A320 jet by the end of the year, while a further two ATR72-600 turboprops are set to arrive between September and December, which will replace the remaining older versions of the aircraft still in operation. The airline has indicated it could further grow its ATR fleet by an additional five units, while the older turboprops, which are now being gradually retired, could be converted into freighter aircraft, if ongoing feasibility studies show there is sufficient demand.
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