Luxembourg’s national carrier Luxair will commence operations between its hub and Belgrade this summer. The airline will launch two weekly flights between the two cities, each Thursday and Sunday, starting June 3. Ticket sales will commence on January 25. It marks the first time the two cities will be linked with a nonstop air service. “Because travelling is a strong desire, Luxair and LuxairTours are constantly innovating in order to offer their customers the possibility of getting away from it all in complete serenity. By offering new destinations that meet market demand, Luxair and LuxairTours are trying to meet the requirements imposed by the context of the health crisis”, the airline said.
Belgrade will become Luxair’s third new destination in the former Yugoslavia this year following Podgorica and Tivat. Services to the Montenegrin capital were initially to begin last December but were delayed until February and have now been postponed until April, while operations to Tivat are set to commence on May 15 as planned. Elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia, Luxembourg’s national carrier maintains seasonal flights to Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar, which are due to resume in April and May respectively. Further details for the Belgrade service can be found here. Serbia has the second diaspora in Luxembourg of all the former Yugoslav republics after Montenegro, with over 2.300 Serbian passports registered in the Grand Duchy.
In the coming months, Belgrade is set to see a number of new routes launched. This Sunday, Nordwind airlines will commence flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, on March 21, Eurowings will inaugurate services from Stuttgart, while on March 28 and 29, Wizz Air will introduce services from Sandefjord and Hamburg. In addition, Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines will start operations from Kiev to the Serbian capital on March 30. The coming period should also see Aegean Airlines, Air France, LOT, easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Red Wings Airlines and Transavia all restore their operations to Belgrade which have been temporarily suspended. Changes remain possible.
Well that was unexpected.
ReplyDeleteNice addition.
ReplyDeleteWill they also launch ZAG or maybe SKP?
ReplyDeleteZAG maybe, SKP probably not
DeleteI think they have good coverage of Croatia with Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar already.
DeleteI believe they also flew to Brac one year but not any more.
DeleteOhrid would make more sense than Skopje.
DeleteIn the end neither one will happen. That is unless the government gives subsidies for the flights.
DeleteIs there really demand for travel from Luxembourg?
ReplyDeleteYes, according to Luxair. Read what they said in the article:
Delete"By offering new destinations that meet market demand, Luxair and LuxairTours are trying to meet the requirements imposed by the context of the health crisis"
Wow that's going to be a long flight on the Q400!
ReplyDeleteNot too bad, JU ATR to STR takes two hours so this might take as long.
DeleteAccording to the schedule its 2hrs 20 minutes
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/p/luxair-luxemborug-belgrade.html
Perfect capacity for a route like this.
DeleteWhere did you see that it will be Q400?
DeletePlease read again
DeletePlease let's just not start the debate between ATR and Q400:)))
DeleteDid not see this one coming.
ReplyDeleteGreat news!
ReplyDeleteNot bad at all.
ReplyDeleteAny new airline is more than welcome
ReplyDeleteThe more the merrier
DeleteFrom their announcement, seems its primarily targeted at tourists which is kind of interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhere else does Luxair fly in ex-Yu?
ReplyDeleteIt says in the second paragraph of the article. All the destinations.
DeleteDo they still fly to Budapest?
DeleteThey resume the flights in mid-March to BUD.
DeleteHi all -
ReplyDeleteone off topic question, I'll be travelling from Belgrade in February and I need to come with my car from Macedonia. Are all those private parking near the airport secure enough to leave my car there for 5-6 days or I should pay little bit more and leave the car at the official airport parking?
Thanks
Used the once and it was more than fine. It's a closed off area with a fence.
DeleteIn these difficult times getting new Star Airlines member in BEG!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
What?
DeleteLuxair is not in Star Alliance.
Deleteits part of Miles&More, that's why people think its part of star alliance i guess.
DeleteBecause Lufthansa used to have shares in the airline once upon a time
DeleteLufthansa is busy right now losing €2 million a day. lol
DeleteAnd so is KL bleeding, what's so funny about it?
DeleteLet's wait and see if it will launch
ReplyDeleteI think it will. They are obviously trying to fly to places with fewer travel restrictions. And also they seem to have been lobbied for these flights.
DeleteWelcome!
ReplyDeleteVery much interested to see what the fares will be like.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing similar to the TGD ones?
DeleteWhat are the prices to Podgorica?
DeleteIn June tickets are 200 euros return
DeleteI guess JU will have to try harder now because LUX is close to parts of Germany, Belgium and France.
ReplyDeleteTry harder to do what exactly?
DeleteAttract diaspora passengers who live in these areas.
DeleteBecause of two weakly flights with dash? Really? They can introduce direct flights if they want.
DeleteBVA and EIN are also close to Luxembourg.
DeleteThose are covered by Wizz Air right?
DeleteYes, same with Baden Baden.
DeleteI doubt that will hurt either Air Serbia or Wizz Air.
DeleteIt won't hurt anyone in the end because BEG clearly lacked connections to these secondary markets. You know who we need next? airBaltic from Riga.
DeleteGuess it's probably because of the vicinity to Metz, Saarbruken, Baden Baden, etc. This area is well known to have a large number of gastos i.e. this route is very likely to be O&D.
ReplyDeleteI think they are aiming for Luxembourg tourists coming to Belgrade. That's why they work with LyxTours or whatever it's called.
DeleteDespite the tough times seems VINCI is trying to attract many new airlines.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope for some more announcements :)
DeleteIs Luxair a full service carrier?
ReplyDeleteThey are same as LH. I think lines are blurred today between full service and hybrid in Europe.
DeleteThey offer free snacks.
DeleteNot bad.
DeleteDoes anybody knows, has El Al suspended BEG flights at all, or just for limitted time period?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on travel restrictions.
DeleteThis route can work with the Dash 8
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to TAROM? Will they resume flights?
ReplyDeleteThey are scheduled to restrt on 29 March
DeleteResumption will depend on travel restrictions.
Deleteit makes sense when you have the right aircraft for the job. Q400 is perfect for p2p especially on thin routes.
ReplyDeleteCould this have been a potential market for JU with good transfer options to the ex-Yu region + Greece and Turkey?
ReplyDeleteThey don't have the aircraft for it. The ATR would take forever and the Airbus would be way too large. If they had a regional jet or leased a CRJ900 again like they did the last few years (2020 excluded) perhaps it could work, at least on seasonal basis.
DeleteWouldn't it just be easier for them to make a codeshare with Luxair and still be able to transport those passengers you mentioned to the region?
DeleteThe timings are not suitable for transfers except for Turkey.
Delete... Montenegro as well.
DeleteTrue but they will start nonstop Montenegro flights.
DeleteThis is great news and I wish them good luck.
ReplyDeleteAlso good to see that Serbia is simplifying entry for business people. "Serbia has opened its borders for businesspeople from the entire world, who will be entering this country from tomorrow by a special simplified procedure, which is different from the rules that apply to other travellers. At the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, the
Government of the Republic of Serbia has allowed foreign and domestic citizens, who enter the country for business reasons, to cross the border only by previously informing the Chamber on their arrival, and afterwards, within 24 hours after entering the country, to obtain and submit a negative RT-PCR test or antigen test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus detection"
Cite your source.
DeleteA tweet from the president of the Chamber of Commence and Industry of Serbia.
DeleteHere is the source your heart desired Anon 00.55
Deletehttp://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/471275/Privrednicima-olaksan-ulaz-u-Srbiju-ako-obaveste-Privrednu-komoru-Srbije
Best part is that they fly during the quieter period of the day. Let's hope B2 also increases flights.
ReplyDeleteI think B2 ops depend on how quickly the Russia market opens. They already have an extra flight and extra capacity compared to last year
DeleteB2 carries also passengers to the CIS
DeleteA very nice and reputable addition to BEG.
ReplyDeleteNice. Will this be year round or seasonal?
ReplyDeleteDepends on how bookings perform.
DeleteFingers crossed its year round.
DeleteInterestingly they are introducing DXB too.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense. Few travel restrictions. I believe none of the Gulf airlines fly there.
DeleteN1 had a report from LUX about new destinations being introduced few days ago. Nice that Luxair decided to proceed, but they also stated zero tickets have been sold on TGD and TIV flights for this year and are hoping for the best.
ReplyDeleteMaybe N1 is lobbying for the flights. They are registered in Luxembourg I believe :D
DeleteWhy isn't the Montenegro diaspora booking tickets? I mean there is over 8000 of them there
DeleteI'm also very surprised that they didn't sell a single ticket to Montenegro for over a month. Seems a bit odd.
DeleteI'm also very surprised that they didn't sell a single ticket to Montenegro for over a month. Seems a bit odd.
DeleteI had a ticket so it's definitely not true...
DeleteHad? You cancelled or?
DeleteI really hope they let us into the EU in the summer. I would love to visit Luxembourg. Looks very picturesque
ReplyDeleteNice place though very pricey.
DeleteWow great day for BEG!
ReplyDeleteNew Luxair flights
New Air Serbia flights
New Flydubai flights
Yes very good day in these tough times.
DeleteI would also add the resumption of Cairo flights, they were loaded into the system today. That is they were brought back.
DeleteBEG seems to be roaring back into life!
what about LJU
ReplyDelete+which solutions do you think LJU/Slovenia needs?
I think it needs to do more to attract new airline. Give better conditions, have a proactive management. Don't see what else it can do.
DeleteLJU should first get rid of Skobir/Krasnja
DeleteLove that livery
ReplyDeleteMaybe Lux tourists discover the region lutside of Croatia now :)
ReplyDeleteLuxairTours seems to be behind this so I think the idea is for their tourists to be coming to Belgrade for holidays. Up until yesterday 84.000 people were vaccinated against covid which is great. That's roughly 1.2% of the population.
DeleteToday all older than 75 who applied will be vaccinated.
DeleteDays are perfect for a city break, in both directions.
ReplyDeleteFunny how in 2021 only Wizz Air massively cut their BEG plans while so many airlines are either launching flights or boosting existing ones.
ReplyDeleteFlights are still massively down on last year by all airlines.
DeleteFun fact: domestic media powerhouse based in Lux reported on LUX-BEG route announcement on their website but unlike other news articles they blocked comments for that one.
ReplyDeleteSo with the addition of Luxembourg, there is now only a small pool of countries not directly connected to Belgrade in Europe (those that have airports): Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Slovakia, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia & Finland.
ReplyDeleteMind you Portugal, Finland & Moldova were in plans to launch but were then scrapped (Helsinki also may come back post pandemic, who knows) and Bratislava served out of Nis.
That is quite amazing when you think about it.