NEWS FLASH
Air Serbia will operate a record number of weekly flights to Tivat this summer, outstripping pre-pandemic levels. The carrier has added an additional 32.832 seats between Belgrade and Tivat until the end of the 2021 summer season in late October with an additional 156 return flights scheduled to the Montenegrin coast. As early as next week, Serbia’s flag carrier will be operating fifteen weekly flights to Tivat, increasing to 33 weekly flights during the peak of summer. As a result, Air Serbia will run up to five flights a day between Belgrade and Tivat, except Mondays and Tuesdays when it will operate up to four daily rotations. This will be accompanied by another two weekly flights from Niš to Tivat. As a result, until the end of September, Air Serbia will operate more than 900 rotations between Serbia and Montenegro, offering around 70.000 seats on the Podgorica route and more than 110.000 seats on the Tivat service. The majority of flights will be maintained by the jet-engine Airbus-family aircraft. Air Serbia will also operate up to 21 weekly flights to Podgorica during the peak of summer.
Commenting on the development, Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said, “We remain committed to the Montenegrin market, which has traditionally been very important for our passengers. We are trying to secure a strong connection between our two countries, as well as great connectivity with other destinations in Air Serbia’s network. Among other things, we provide a seamless air link between Montenegro and the Russian Federation, via Belgrade”. There are currently no travel restrictions between Serbia and Montenegro and passengers flying in either direction are not required to present a negative PCR test. As a part of its new promotional campaign for flights to Montenegro, Air Serbia is offering a 50% discount for tickets for children between two and eleven years, a 25% discount for those aged between twelve and 25 years, and a 25% discount for passengers older than 65. The promotional fares will be available until further notice.
How can YM 2.0 compete against this with a single plane?
ReplyDeleteI think its not realistic to even talk about word "competing" anymore :)
DeleteThey already own two planes and are getting a third one. Enough to keep flying Montenegro-BEG and back all day long, plus daily to FRA. Plan is to have 4-6 planes.
DeleteIf anyone wanted Air Montenegro to view Lufthansa (Consulting) as a friend and Air Serbia as a foe, they succeeded admirably.
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia is the most reliable and stabile air company in ex-YU.
It's easier when you do not have to worry about bottom line.
DeleteThere are ex-YU carriers that get propped up by the state and actually make something of themselves, and then there are ex-YU carriers that don't.
Delete"As a part of its new promotional campaign for flights to Montenegro, Air Serbia is offering a 50% discount for tickets for children between two and eleven years, a 25% discount for those aged between twelve and 25 years, and a 25% discount for passengers older than 65. The promotional fares will be available until further notice".
ReplyDeleteMaybe so called regional experts could inform Pobjeda about this on the same way they complained about Air Serbia prices only three days ago.
That expert has openly admitted he worked for YM before, he even wrote about it on his blog. It's not surprise he is staging an attack against JU now when YM is about to start.
DeleteUnfortunately there are too many 'experts' in the Balkans and not enough experts. That one is known to report untrue things and to twist facts. Luckily there are still places like this one where we can discuss aviation without provocation.
ReplyDeleteFully agree.
DeleteThank you ex-yu for existing!
Well, must tell You that "record Tivat operations" were in the summer of 1992, with as much as 34 daily flights from Belgrade...
ReplyDeleteThanks for that! We'll try to break that record this summer��
DeleteIt is record Tivat operations because there are 35 weekly Tivat flights (33 from BEG and 3 from TIV)
Delete*sorry meant 2 from TIV for a total of 35.
DeleteWell, You should read more carefully: in 1992, there were as much as 34 BEG-TIV flights PER DAY.
Delete(first months of sanctions, everybody went to the Montenegrin coast.)
34 per DAY!!?? My bad, I didn't read that correctly.
DeleteAll I can say is: unbelievable! :)))
Yeah it was a fantastic time for the airline... not
DeleteWell, it was their only destination then, apart from Podgorica.
DeleteWhy wouldn't they send A330 to Tivat?
ReplyDeleteThey used to send DC-10, if I remember well in the summer of 2000. The return ticket was 30 DEM back then - that I remember well;)
DeleteThey could, but I think that A330 is not profitable on this route.
DeleteToo expensive and there are restrictions at TIV this summer because airport is overcrowded in peak season, mostly eastern European destinations.
DeleteWell, I dont quite get it why it should not be profitable?
Delete@Anon 11:43 Yes you are right, I did not know that fact, I have found this interesting trip report
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/05/trip-report-remembering-jat.html
Demand outstripping pre-pandemic levels is really good news. Another evidence recovery from pandemic is moving faster than expected and that should accelerate Phase 2 of Belgrade Airport expansion.
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