NEWS FLASH
Air Serbia will commence a limited seasonal winter service between Niš Constantine the Great Airport and Zurich. Two weekly flights will be maintained during the peak holiday travel period, from December 17, 2022 until January 14, 2023. “We are extremely glad that we can offer our passengers a fast nonstop service between Niš and Zurich during the New Year and Christmas holidays. This way, we will secure good connections between the largest Swiss city and the south of our country. For now, the flights are seasonal, but depending on passenger demand, we will consider its continuation”, Air Serbia’s Head of Network Planning and Scheduling, Bojan Arandjelović, said. In previous years, Swiss International Air Lines operated flights between the two cities, the last time being during the holidays of 2020 and early 2021. Further details for Air Serbia’s new Niš - Zurich service can be found here.
Bravo Air Serbia!!! 🇷🇸
ReplyDeleteVery smart move!!
DeleteIs there any chance of Air Serbia MBX - BEG?
ReplyDeleteThey are probably looking into it, especially with 72-600 it would be profitable for sure
DeleteI think that could work but not before BEG-LJU goes triple daily. I am sure MBX could give some subsidies like RJK did in the past.
DeleteIf MBX had wanted to give some subsidies they would have given it to FR or W6.
DeleteI do not see any chance for JU to start flying BEG-MBX.
If they fly to Trieste twice weekly there is no reason why MBX with the same frequency wouldn't work.
DeleteYes but FR and W6 would cover western European markets from MBX, JU would link them with the east and especially with key destinations like IST, ATH, SKG, LCA and so on.
DeleteTRS had 2019 almost 800.000 passengers and MBX does not have even one scheduled airline. These 2 airports can't be compared at all.
DeleteDistance between MBX and LJU is 130 km and there is highway connecting these 2 cities. As JU already frequently flies to LJU offering all these eastern connections why would they have any need to start MBX where nobody flies to?
Well that is why I said that they will launch it only if they have a strong presence in LJU (21 weekly from BEG) and if MBX is willing to give them subsidies. After all, JU flies to both PUY and RJK and the two cities are 108 km one from the other.
DeleteTRS and VCE are also both close yet JU flies to both of them.
DeleteMBX is currently operated by DRI, which is not a proper airport operator, but it is running the airport in name of the ministry of infrastructure. They are not making any money with the airport, they are there just to keep status quo so noone needs to make (the final) decision. There is no business or development plan. We can forget about MBX.
DeleteThat's actually a really good schedule especially Saturday afternoon because you can catch the plane easily if you live outside the city. This will be good for the whole region.
ReplyDeleteIt would be even better to start scheduled whole year service
ReplyDeleteNikada ali nikada ne mogu ljudi biti zadovoljni. Umesto da kaze super, probaju prvi put da lete na komercijalnoj osnovi iz Nisa odmah moglo ovako - onako. Neka napuni Nis i dijaspora ove letove, nece biti posle problem uvesti za pocetak preko leta sezonsku.
DeleteАпсолутно, стално се нешто кука па ево сада одличне прилике да се Ниш докаже и да потврди Ер Србији да може напунити ове летове. Ако не буде добра попуњеност око празника онда неће ни на лето.
DeletePa nije prvi put, leteo je Jat 80-ih, pa posle opet tokom 2000-tih, tako da nije prvi put. A dobili su tolike pare za te letove iz Niša, tako da ne samo da treba da lete Cirih cele godine, nego još niz linija
DeleteOva linija iz Nisa za Cirih nije PSO tako da nisu u obavezi da je pokrenu niti dalje da nastave.
DeleteFor year around service they should start leasing regional jets, 100 seaters. E175/190 will be perfect for that mission.
DeleteEvo samo sto nisu. To je tako lagano preci na nov model, skolovati posadu itd.
DeleteI am so positively surprised about this JU move.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the very first time that JU under Air Serbia brand reacts to the INI demand!
I do hope INI would see JU on its flights to CDG or BVA, sooner rather than later.
Also, I do hope KVO will see something new as well, such as Vienna reintroduction during W 22/23.
One would say: so many hopes...
Well maybe with scheduled flights but they have reacted to growing charter demand. Those are not subsidized.
DeleteTo be honest, growing charter offering from INI has been driven by tour operators, not by JU. Still, it is very good development.
DeleteAnd yes, I was referring to scheduled services from INI, and that is why this ZRH flights are encouraging.
True but also JU could have ignored them because of capacity constraints. At least now they planned their fleet so as to make sure INI can grow as well.
DeleteINI-ZRH also shows how the market has matured over time and that Air Serbia isn't afraid to launch non subsidized routes from there.
Paris next!
ReplyDeleteSo so happy!!!!
ReplyDeleteMake ZRH year round twice per week, launch CDG and BER and then it will be great
Wizzair is better and cheaper from basel
ReplyDeleteSo travel from Basel.
DeleteIs someone forcing you to fly with Air Serbia? Not. You can also hitchhike to Basel. It will be cheaper than Wizz Air.
DeleteAnd probably better. With Wizz you have a high probability of your flight getting cancelled.
DeleteAgreed. As JU never cancels or delays flights.
DeleteWizz randomly canceled my Rome flight and gave me the option for fly in 4 days and that's it. WIth JU, I am sure you will get more options, so flying legacy is always safer than LCC.
Delete13:22 Wizz are in a league of their own when it comes to cancellations and delays. Quite impressive really.
DeleteINI-ATH should be year-round too.
ReplyDeleteGood news for INI. More growth to follow
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteHow many passengers will Nis have this year?
ReplyDeleteWill this INI-ZRH hurt SKP-ZRH route?
ReplyDeleteI don’t think so tbh, ZRH-SKP is used by Kosovan and Albanian diaspora, INI route will serve Serbian diaspora.
DeletePlus, we are here only talking about a one month service, it won’t route ZRH-SKP for sure
You are right. SKP is used mainly by Albanian and Kosova diaspora. It acts like an alternative airport. This also explains the routes served from SKP, mainly gasterbeiter
DeleteLet Subotom kreće iz ZRH U 15:05 a vaća se iz INI u 17:45. Znači li to da uvode podnevni let iz BEG za ZRH pa onda prave rotaciju do INI pa uveče iz ZRH vraćaju avion za BEG?
ReplyDeleteYes, it means that. They will fly BEG-ZRH-INI-ZRH-BEG. Plane will be back in BEG at around 22:30, just on time to allow connections for the night wave. Smart move!
DeleteNe postoje konekcije u nocnom talasu sub/ned.
DeleteTacnije - ne postoji nocni talas izmedju subote i nedelje.
DeleteМожда ће га полако појачавати око Божића због летова који крећу у недељу ујутру а којих има све више.
DeleteKada se zavrse radovi na terminalu, plarformi, pisti i kontrolnom tornju uz osavremenjavanje uredjaja i opreme,
ReplyDeleteNis ce biti solidan vazdusni centar. Radovi su u toku.
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It would be nice for JU to first make sure they have aircrafts available for existing scheduled routes. This LJU flights cancellations and huge delays are getting super annoying. Stop gambling with rotations ffs.
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