Air Serbia registers busiest month on record

Air Serbia recorded its busiest month this August since its rebranding in October 2013. It marks the second consecutive month the airline handled over 400.000 travellers. The carrier saw its passenger figures increase 38% on August of last year and 2% on the record-breaking pre-pandemic 2019. Some 22% of Air Serbia’s customers last month were handled on charter flights. “Charter flights saw good results, with almost 90.000 passengers carried. In addition to charters, in August, there was also major movement of the diaspora from Serbia and the region, resulting in an increase in the total number of passengers carried on routes to Western Europe”, the airline said. The largest growth on last year was registered on services to Rome, followed by Milan, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf and London Heathrow.

Commenting on its performance, Air Serbia’s Head of Revenue Management, Maša Vasović, said, “Last month we achieved first place in the Balkan region in terms of the number of operated flights on a weekly level. Passengers recognise the benefits offered by our network of destinations and the high number of frequencies during the summer season as they continue to put their trust in us, for which we are immensely grateful”. She added, “We are convinced that the growth trend in passenger numbers will continue in the coming period as well. These results motivate us to continue improving our offer, by expanding it with new, attractive destinations”.

Air Serbia is expected to hold a 55% passenger share at its Belgrade Airport hub in August. “This summer, the national airline operates flights from fifteen airports in countries of the former Yugoslavia, which was previously only the case with its predecessor, JAT. The largest number of frequencies in the region were operated to Tivat and Podgorica, followed by Ljubljana and Skopje, while fewer flights were maintained to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The growth in passenger traffic, compared to the same month last year, was also observed on flights to Sofia (172%) and Bucharest (80%)”, the carrier said. It added, “The Balkan region, as well as connecting Balkan countries and improving the mobility of their citizens, are of exceptional importance to Air Serbia. In line with this, the national airline actively participated in the recent event in Belgrade organised as a part of the “Open Balkan” initiative”.

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