Air Serbia will launch four new scheduled seasonal destinations in Greece during the summer of 2023, as it aims to introduce a total of 21 new routes in 2023. The Serbian carrier will add flights from Belgrade to Heraklion three times per week, increasing to four in June, Chania three times per week, Rhodes four times per week, and Corfu twice per week. All will be operated by the Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline will compete directly against Wizz Air on the Heraklion service but faces no direct competition on the rest. It previously flew to all four destinations on a charter basis. The announcement is in line with its strategy to offer leisure holiday hotspots as scheduled routes. The latest development brings Air Serbia's number of destinations in Greece to six, complementing Athens and Thessaloniki.
Air Serbia plans to introduce a total of 21 new routes in 2023 with sixteen of them now made public. The carrier is expected to announce the remaining destinations in the coming days. Following talks with Air Serbia’s management, the Serbian Minister for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić said, “We are proud of our national carrier, which plans to add 21 new scheduled destinations to its network in 2023 alone, and has a business plan for a record year”. In addition to the abovementioned, the Serbian carrier has so far announced the introduction of flights from its hub in Belgrade to Budapest, Ankara, Catania, Izmir, Hamburg, Chicago, Gothenburg, Cologne, Naples, Florence, Marseille and Palermo.
Air Serbia’s Head of Network Planning, Bojan Arandjelović, announced last week, following the reveal of another three new routes, “We believe that 2023 will be the year in which we will push our limits further, offering nonstop flights to almost 100 cities around the world". The carrier is also growing frequencies on existing routes across its network next summer season. The development follows the introduction of a total of 21 routes in 2022, with the last three to be added in December, as the airline commences operations from Belgrade to Tianjin and Malaga, as well as from Niš to Zurich.
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The remaining destinations to be announced by the airline for the summer of 2023 are expected to be in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The carrier has plans to restore operations to Tel Aviv, while earlier this year, the Serbian President, following talks with his Egyptian counterpart, said Air Serbia plans to return to Cairo in the spring of 2023. In Europe, Portorož Airport recently said it was in the final stages of talks with the Serbian carrier over potential flights, while the Agency for the Promotion and Support of Tourism in Macedonia held talks with the airline over the introduction of a two weekly summer service to Ohrid starting in June. Out of Belgrade Airport’s top ten busiest unserved routes in Europe based on indirect traffic, Air Serbia has now covered almost all of them with its 2022 and 2023 expansions, with exception to Lisbon, Manchester, Krakow, and Yerevan.
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What could the remaining 9 be
ReplyDeleteMy guess
Delete1. Heraklion
2. Corfu
3. Lisbon
4. Portoroz
5. Ohrid
6. Cairo
7. Tel Aviv
8. Amman
9. Yerevan/Baku/Tbilisi
That would be nice
DeleteAgree
DeleteI just think that instead of Lisbon they'll go for Krakow, otherwise I totally agree with the 9 above
DeleteWhat about Canary Islands? These could work in winter too.
DeleteCanary Islands are very nice and at this time of the year very attractive, but I do not think that people got used to fly there in numbers that would justify direct (quite expensive) line.
DeleteWho and why would go to Baku? Businessman? Considering they require visa for Serbian citizens, I would rather cut my hands then apply for that visa lol. Same applies to Morocco.
DeleteI've been to Baku this year. Visa is a formality. You apply online with just basic details (name, surname and address) and get issued a visa within 5 minutes.
DeleteVisa free travel between Azerbaijan and Serbia was agreed on, signed and ratified. 90 day stay without a visa. Azerbaijan is yet to implement it.
DeleteWell at least I got the 2 Greek destinations right :D
DeleteAzerbaijan is f****ing obsessive about vaccinations and doesn't accept travelers without Covid-19 passports.
DeleteFair enough
DeleteSame as the US
DeleteAnonymous 11:18 I guess cut your hands, because many people would. Baku is amazing and cheap destination. Visa approval is just formality, you apply online and get it shortly after on your email.
DeleteI'll keep my hands, still not going there, visa or no visa. Boring destination, nothing much to see anyway.
DeleteYou have never been there but you know it's boring and there is nothing to see there? I have been there this year, as I said, and it is a fantastic destination. I was really impressed by how much there is to see there and do. The people are extremely friendly and on top of that it really is a beautiful city. But it's good that you will not only keep your hands but your narrowminded attitude too.
DeleteLmao why are you so offended by my opinion? So offended that you decided to insult me, or try to. Are you incognito azeri or something? Anyway, ocf I won't go there it isn't worth it. You enjoy
DeleteYou are an ignorant giving a disrespectful opinion. Do you really expect kindness towards you?
DeleteI hope there is at least one from the four listed at the end.
ReplyDeleteStill no Ioannina?
DeleteWOW
ReplyDeleteThey said they want to have all on sale by the middle of December. That leaves just a few more days.
ReplyDeleteBravo JU, but I am already tired of not hearing any good news from OU...
ReplyDeleteThe world will be in economic decline for the next 2 years or so. Let's hope JU doesn't regret growing to quickly. I wish them well, but I think they should be more cautious with their expansion at the present time!
DeleteParts of the world will be in economic decline, among them is the European Union because they lost access to cheap gas. Now they are forced to rely on LNG which requires transport in specialized ships. They are expecting the EU to experience a major shortage of gas in 2023 especially if China opens up and if LNG is redirected to their market.
DeleteAs far as Serbia is concerned, Russian gas is flowing without a problem and we are purchasing it at extremely favorable terms. Add to that 140.000 Russians that settled in Serbia and where most of them are working for Russian companies that moved here.
Serbia's GDP is expected to pass the $60 billion mark this year.
All of this will fuel JU's growth next year and with a growing network out of Belgrade, they are going to be more competitive with transfers.
Unfortunately seems like Air Serbia is no longer a desired employer which is why so many quit and why so few keep on applying for jobs. At this point it seems like they have a constant call for new employees. New ones come but old ones quit and like that they go in circles. I have a few who are working as cabin crew and they told me that this winter they are flying almost as much as they did in summer.
That's true, but economical crisis are also periods of greater chances. AirSerbia has currage to try, and bravo for that.
DeleteIndeed, every crisis is an opportunity. JU used covid to reset its operations and to start growing. Now they are building on that move. In 2023 they will further expand their network and we will see what impact it will have on the wider region. I am especially curious to see how OS will perform in both JFK and ORD. In the former they are not doing that well and they seem to be shifting to EWR.
DeleteSerbia's GDP growth is slowing down to <3% this year. It's not all roses and butterflies, we are trading 70-80% of our goods with EU. We'll feel German recession sooner than you think.
DeleteActually EU's share in total trade was 60% (2021).
DeleteAs long as we are paying this much for gas we are going to be more than fine. If we were going to experience an economic catastrophe then major signs would already be present. Somehow our macroeconomic trends are not indicative of such a scenario. Personally I am not a pessimist and neither is JU which can probably see solid advance bookings.
@Nemjee I'm not talking about catastrophe nor do I expect one. But economy slowing down is reality, we were expecting 5% growth and will have 3% with Q3 and Q4 not being as expected. Inflation is as high as 15% this year. Those are not good signs, even without factoring more and more unstable political and security situation in the region.
DeleteWould be better to decrease routes? You woluld be happier?
DeleteIn this interconnected world everyone will feel the crisis. However in some places it will be felt more than in others. Serbia is lucky enough not to go into a full blown recession.
DeleteBEG has been performing quite well so far which is also an indication of things remaining relatively stable. I mean we are lucky enough not to be experiencing a similar scenario like BUD which in November had a 24% drop compared to the same month in 2019.
Nemjee, when you mentioned employees quitting JU, a very quick check on Glassdoor reveals that a large number are indicating low pay and salaries. If JU is going to grow it will need people and people are stimulated with money. No brainer.
DeleteUsually airline personnel (non-managerial positions) are low paid worldwide, but there should be fair limits.
I remember that JU flight attendant had salary of 1.000 EUR but I don't know if it is still the case.
Delete@12,25
DeleteI'm not to sure how recent those reviews are, the latest problem seems to be understaffing leading to crew being overworked. They still have 2 wet leases currently operating in the fleet, something JU has never done in the winter. Wet leases are operating even during periods when JU have adequate aircraft available indicating that they are still short of crew. A number of crew that have joined this year will not renew their contracts with JU due to being overworked. One of the biggest complaints was daily roster changes as JU was trying to fix the dumpster fire that was their operations this year, which wasn't entirely their fault. What was their fault however was going far too conservative with their estimates for the summer network leading them to wet leasing 4 aircraft, 1 last minute as the schedules were falling apart and extra capacity was desperately needed. An assessment day was held over the weekend (posted on social media by JU). At least another 2 will need to happen in my opinion before May 2023. If JU want to continue the expansion momentum as they have had the past couple of years they're really going to need to work on holding on to their crew.
@12,48
Crew pay varies from month to month, it isn't a fixed amount. It depends on the amount of flying hours they have had for the month. 1.000€ is generally for the summer months as that is when they fly the most. I believe the average for last year was 80.000 din per month. Salaries were also reduced due to the pandemic and I'm not sure if they had returned.
They will have to adjust that, because the saleswomen in dm shops earn more than 80.000 now.
DeleteI agree it needs to be adjusted, but dm is not actually good example as employees in that company always had salaries above average.
DeleteHang on, are the salaries you are talking about gross or net? Many companies and governments like to use high figures but usually tend to use gross figures especially with the minimum salary bs. If 13:42 is right about 80,000 RSD, then yes this is not a very competitive salary indeed for an airline.
DeleteIt's time to open for citizens from other countries, Macedonia and Albania first as part of Open Balkan, Bosni and Montenegro after, although they already have access through Serbian citizenship.... And personally, I think they should try to hire Hungarian crew, either in Serbia or Hungry. Even existing salaries, with some additional benefits, could be competitive in those markets.
Delete@Nemjee You're writing as if Russians getting settled in Serbia is a good thing. lol
DeleteJU is gonna flop if they keep treating market as if everyone in Serbia can afford what Russians can offer now. Not just JU, most companies in Serbia, really.
But oh well, that's a story for another time
Anon 09:09 "The world will be in economic decline for the next 2 years or so. Let's hope JU doesn't regret growing to quickly. I wish them well, but I think they should be more cautious with their expansion at the present time!"
Deletehmm let's rephrase it: Let's hope OU doesn't regret switching to expensive A220 fleet too quickly. I wish them well, but I think they should be more cautious with their spending to finance A220s at the present time!"
Brac?
ReplyDeletelow demand for Brac
DeleteI'm surprised that there is such demand for Manchester.
ReplyDeleteMe too but keep in mind they have launched almost all major cities in Europe.
DeleteManchester has a large Serbian population living there!
DeleteInteresting, didn't know that
DeleteVisas could be problem.
DeleteThey should really consider Georgia. Wizzair just announced a big expansion today in Kutaisi.
ReplyDeleteMore expansion?
DeleteThey've expanded pretty much everywhere they could from there.
I'd like to see Dublin as a new addition to their network.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it is realistic.
DeleteThere is no big Serbian diaspora in Ireland, not so strong economic or political ties, no tourism, visa regime for Serbian citizens.
There is no even Irish Embassy in Beograde.
So, I think it is more realistic to have flights to Bujumbura than to Dublin.
True that anon 10:21 and it's too far away for a rotation. But there is Irish gen. consulate in Belgrade though, that is in charge for visas and you can also go there with a British one.
DeleteI think next year, when they start announcing their new route launches for summer 2024, we will see those longer rotations being announced. Summer 2023 has alot of flights outside of their typical waves which would make connections onto these longer routes easier. I think next year we will have routes such as DUB, MAN, LIS, GLA/EDI being announced. It'll be crazy to ignore the UK and Ireland considering their expansion for next summer.
Delete“We believe that 2023 will be the year in which we will push our limits further, offering nonstop flights to almost 100 cities around the world".
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile in Croatia..
"During the winter season, Croatia’s flag carrier will be connecting Croatia with 13 European destinations".
How miserable, how pathetic are you people in Buzin...
Just wanna kindly remind you that ZAG received 27 new destinations from Ryanair in less than 2 years ;)
Deletehttps://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-announces-new-base-in-zagreb/
At the end of the day JU will add 42 routes in 2 years.
DeleteTrue, but one thing is having 27 routes entirely with 738s and Max included other thing is 42 with a mix of ATR and 319/320. Numbers speak for themselves.
DeleteYour forgot to add that JU also launched new routes with the A330 so it's not just ATR/319/320.
DeleteBtw Tesla flew to Moscow yesterday. I think it's the first A330 operated flight to SVO in a while.
Although 27 routes are new, some are towards alternative airports. Not less important, but not the same connectivity impact.
DeleteWhich is not the case with aircraft type,small or big plane, route is there.
What is you classification of "less important"? It has a mix of leisure and gasto. It also connects important airports such as Dublin, Manchester and Fiumicino and not to mention that Málaga was also a good discovery that even influenced JU.
DeleteI said "not less important"!
DeleteZG has solid connectivity so far, but it could do better.
Anonymous09:25
DeleteYes it is a true that numbers speaking for themselves, if we are comparing 2019 zagreb did not decrease difference passengers numbers altough FR new routes are on bigger airplanes so that fact means nothing for Zagreb.
Pupin flew to Moscow, not Tesla. But nonetheless, awesome to see this logical switch..
DeleteThe true ZAG numbers will actually be evident in 2023. Given that it already recovered 2019 figures with FR already increasing frequencies to various destinations such as CRL, DUB, BSL, etc.
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/12/zagreb-overtakes-pre-covid-traffic.html
2019 numbers were recovered only in November 2022 for the first time in this year, but in all previous months ZAG had less passengers in each month in this year comparing to 2019.
DeleteLet's not forget that November 2022 numbers in ZAG were increased due to World Championship in Qatar and that January 2023 numbers will actually show the real situation.
Anonymous10:43
DeleteFor the next summer FR increased only two frequencies in total in comparing with 2022 summer so do not expect big numbers. In 2022 Zagreb is still -10,22% comparing with 2019, practicly same as Belgrade. We will see numbers in January. As you konow Belgrade with AS expansion will be in much better position to grow than Zagreb and numbers will be increasing in Belgrade favour no metter using smaller airplanes for AS expansion.
They only thing that counts aren't the planes themselves but frequencies.
DeleteJU flies daily to many of those places, three daily to Istanbul for example, unlike Ryanair's typical two weekly...
What about the aircraft order? They will need A320s for those destinations. Doubt the turboprops will be adequate for destinations like Turkey and Italy. It is almost Xmas and there are no official aircraft order or leasing intentions.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly won't inform you about their leasing negotiations. They said several times they will add A320s and ATR72s next year.
Delete"Doubt the turboprops will be adequate for destinations like Turkey and Italy"
Has you bothered to read the articles from a few days ago, you would have seen that these destinations are all scheduled with A319s and A320s.
Former EI-FAW was recently ferried to Exeter Airport in the UK. It will soon have the JU livery and be the 5th ATR72-600 to join the fleet, as YU-ASA.
DeleteAll new routes so far, except BUD, have been scheduled for the A319/A320. It was mentioned that the focus of the narrow body fleet expansion will be on the A320 as the lease rates are more favourable, seeing as there is a surplus of them on the market. There has never been an aircraft order from Air Serbia for the 20+ aircraft that have come to the fleet so I'm not sure why you would expect that now. It's negotiated on a per aircraft basis with different leasing companies.
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DeleteImpressive
ReplyDeleteI need to return to the Middle East ASAP.
ReplyDeletewhat is holding you back?
DeleteCan't wait to see the full list of new routes.
ReplyDeleteThey still badly need Romanian destinations in Europe as well as Krakow.
ReplyDeleteThe new Budapest route was a very good move. It will particularly feed Chicago well.
ReplyDeleteAgree.
DeleteI am happy for JU and wish it all the best.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteCairo, Tel Aviv, Amman and Ohrid will start for sure. As for the remaining destinations not sure.
ReplyDeleteOk for TLV, OHD and CAI but why are you so sure about AMM?
DeleteI remember news from around 6 months ago how Serbia and Bahrain are working on establishing flights. Perhaps this is a possibility
ReplyDeleteIs there really demand? I don't see them getting many transfers on this route.
DeleteGulf Air would have a better chance of succeeding on this route
DeleteThey must plan really well so there aren't major operational issues next summer.
ReplyDeletevery exciting developments from JU.
ReplyDeleteThis is what it means to have full support for your national airline by the state. Allows it to expand its fleet and network, turns airport into a respectable hub, increases tourism... unfortunately my government thought it would be best not to have a national airline and now we have worst connectivity in Europe.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteI wonder how many passengers Air Serbia will have next year.
ReplyDeleteI think 3+ million.
DeleteLisbon is a must
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteThey have become very growth oriented.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Air Serbia.
ReplyDeleteAnd still no news on 2023 summer schedule for Russia in the reservation system although Pegas, TK, SU, and many other foreign airlines have their summer schedule already available on sale. And no they are not still waiting on the RU government to issue them the permits as it has been already issued to many airlines flying already to RU. RU gov is actually very sympathetic of all foreign airlines flying to RU so this theory of waiting permits doesn't stick. Something bizarre is happening in Air Serbia's planning department. People here in RU already purchasing alternative tickets and Air Serbia is losing passengers due to their inactivity.
ReplyDeleteYou know if they have been issued permits or not. Any source?
DeleteThere are in JU system flights from Belgrade to Sochi for next SUTT.
Delete@10:28 In the past they used to have the flights entered one season ahead of time so basically now you would be able to see it until end of 2023 SUTT. Any reason that Rosaviatsiya would approve dozen of carriers and not JU?
DeleteNot many people are booking that far in advance and your comment make no sense Anonymous10:26. JU does not need to be concerned as you mentioned in your post since they will be sold out all summer long.
Delete@ 11:44 your judgment of the validity of my comment is something that leaves much to be desired! Perhaps if one is making 2023 staff rotation business plans then there is importance about knowing when and if these flights will operate especially (as you know) when RU destinations are selling fast. FYI here is a real example of what is going on: there are 2 passengers in my organization with a return ticket departing from Belgrade to Sheremetievo on 02 Jan 2023 (roughly 2 weeks from now!) that need to re-book the return portion of their flights for April 23 (return purchased originally was for Feb 28) so if no flights are in the system how does one do so while departure date is approaching? All we get from their call center is call back in 7-10 days. Since you are easy to label someone with "no sense" please explain what would you do in the case described above in order to accommodate the change of business plans!?
DeleteWhat on the earth are you taking about ? What staff rotation has to do with network planning ? Crew planner and network planner are two totally different departments.. The network planner is not going to ask " hey am I allowed to lunch a destination in Russia as I am concerned about your crew schedule and staffing". Have to say good job AirSerbia in spreading your wings in Greece.
DeleteFor this level of expansion they will have to lease aircraft with crew because they simply don’t have enough of both for the summer.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of time to prepare for the next expansion.
DeleteWhat is different with next year's expansion is that it isn't centered around the first week of June, as was the case with previous route launches. New routes will start with current capacity, with additional aircraft coming in as frequencies increase. They have also started launching new routes in the winter (MLA and AGP) which is further reducing the high seasonality. I still think we will see roughly 2 wet leases as mid June to mid September is the peak travel period.
As for crew, an assessment day was just held over the weekend. It was posted by JU on their social media. More is expected to follow.
100 destinations for the 100th anniversary?
ReplyDelete2027 is still far away.
DeleteThe way that they're expanding, it'll happen before 2027. They have around 50 destinations this winter. they should be close to 100 routes next summer. Destinations should be around 80.
DeleteAUH or DXB?
ReplyDeleteWhy not? Flydubai became insanely expensive for the LLC. Would rather pay a bit more to fly with legacy airline instead. But considering there's wizz flying form AUH, and many/most exyu people go to Abu Dhabi and fly from AUH to BEG.
DeleteI don't know if you know but Flydubai's economy class product and service is miles ahead of what JU offers, even though it is a legacy airline. So you would be paying more for less.
DeleteOh I know, first time flew with them in 2015 when the return ticket with luggage and food was like 300 euros. Now it's 500 return without anything. If you ask me, wizz is million times better than flydubai, considering what you pay and get.
Deletejust....do....toronto.....already
ReplyDeleteOr Lagos.
DeleteLagos and Toronto duo strikes again haha
DeleteDoes someone know how Armenian US diaspora fly to Yerevan from the US? Are they using Turkish airlines or? Regardless, Yerevan is beautiful historical city, it's crazy there's no direct flight yet.. hopefully they'll introduce it in the nexy wave of new flights.
ReplyDeleteProbably not yet so popular in Serbia.
DeleteMaybe some advertisements would help....
EVN - US market I would say is dominated by QR, LH and LOT. TK doesn't fly to EVN.
DeleteI think in Spain for 2023 is closed (only perhaps Tenerife in winter) un 2024 year i hope Alicante and may be Bilbao.
ReplyDeleteThey just uploaded new destinations on their website. Chania, Heraklion, Kerkyra, Rhodes
ReplyDeleteAnd all of them scheduled with A320. This definitely means that couple of new A320 will arrive!
DeleteBCN is also cheaper
DeleteGothenburg is cheaper because they compete against Wizz Air.
DeleteWhat about CGN?
DeleteIt is logical that destinations with high holiday traffic in June, July and August will be more expensive. Not to mention that tour operators will purchase a lot of seats.
DeleteSo there is a lot of demand to Corfu I saw prices for Malaga in april and may and they were quite cheap(cheaper what even raynair offers from west europe to Malaga).
DeleteMálaga return ticket in April or May was less then 300 a few weeks ago.
DeleteIt makes Spain easily reachable for Serbian people. Now finding an affordable place to stay is tricky.
If you visit Málaga, you MUST visit Caminito del Rey, Ronda, Córdoba, Seville and Cádiz.
DeleteExpected for new destinations in Greece demand is just there!! Those BEG-HER are gonna be packed.
ReplyDeleteLove Greece! ❤
DeleteThere has never been a more fitting moment to say "Opa"!
ReplyDeletehahahaah
DeleteBravo Air Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
ReplyDeleteWasnt the new Pupin plane sent to Taijin, and not Tesla?
ReplyDeleteNo
DeleteSo 5 more routes left to be announced.
ReplyDeleteIs there a list of all new routes Air Serbia announced so far for 2023?
ReplyDeleteYou can find it in the article, second paragraph
DeleteNext announce the last
ReplyDeleteProbably
DeleteOHD
CAI
POW
TLV
There won't be new European routes anymore. The last announcement is all about Middle Eastern destinations!
DeleteOh, that's a surprise. Thanks for sharing it with us.
DeleteI suppose then
CAI
AMM
BEY
TLV
5 routes more and all will be in the Middle East. I would go with TLV, AMM, BEY, CAI and HRG.
DeleteJU seems to be grouping their new routes this time. Italy, followed by Northern Europe, Turkey + BUD, now Greece. I think the next routes will be Middle East + Caucuses (CAI, TLV, AMM, EVN) while the last round will be regional (OHD and POW) with frequency increases (DBV, SPU, SJJ, TIA, LJU).
DeleteI am still hoping for one or two Romanian destinations. I think it is a no brainer transfer route with ATR. I was surprised they did not react instantl when BlueAir stoped flying.
DeleteTheir eastern routes are much thinner than their westward ones. Hopefully their Middle Eastern/Caucusus/North African routes bring a lot of transfers. Due to the lenght and cost, JU is still not in a position to have tgose long routes as full transfer routes, it rellies to the big extent on O&D paxs.
However, shorter regional routes, such as those potential Romanian, can be transfer only due to lower costs.
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DeleteJU did react to the Blue Air bankruptcy. They nearly doubled capacity on the BEG-OTP route. 3 x weekly it's even operated on the A319.
Eastern routes were always thinner compared to the western European routes. However there are drastic changes to this. BEG-IST will have more frequencies than ever, plus KVO/INI-IST. Ankara and Izmir was added in the last announcement and more is yet to come. AER and KZN were also added the past 6 months, LCA has had a large jump in frequencies as well. SOF has a midnight departure again. TIA capacity has been slowly increasing each year, not only in frequencies but a few rotations go out on the A319. PUY is also seeing winter ops for the first time since 1991.
Of course, you are right, it is more balanced than before. All of these routes will help fill the planes heading West. Hopefully the relaxation of COVID measures in China helps western routes fill out planes heading East to Tianjin, Shanghai and Beijing.
DeleteHowever, I feel that JU could have reacted more to the demise of BlueAir and opened some secondary airports in Romania. Also, I am surprised there are no winter flights to SPU and especially DBV having in mind the reduction in flights from OU to Dubrovnik.
All in all, looking forward for more great news from JU.
- North American codeshare partner
- Middle Eastern codeshare partner
- Joint venture with TK
- new frequent flyer program, also probably with TK.
Next summer is going to be very successful!
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DeleteSo charter flights to Greece will be somehow seasonal scheduled ?
ReplyDeleteYeah... woohoo!
DeleteAnd not a single damn new destination from INI. How tipical.
ReplyDeleteYou are getting one in 6 days.
DeleteINI-ZRH was announced this winter, the first JU route not getting PSO subsidies. It's doing so great they cut the duration of operations, during the peak holiday period!
DeleteMaybe they're just testing the market and loads and plan to resume flights in the summer season. If Swiss already flew to INI years ago it means that market is there.
DeleteI would like to see Tehran. Huge transfer potential with large diaspora in Toronto, Chicago, and NYC. (Of course JU would have to fly to YYZ for this to work).
ReplyDeleteBefore the war Ukraine Airlines was a major transfer airline between YYZ and IKA. But I don't see Ukraine Airlines ever returning to Iran, considering what happened a few years ago.
Not likely, Air Serbia is trying hard to avoid Toronto.
DeleteDon't be so pessimistic. It is coming, just a mater of time.
Delete@17:44
DeleteAgree. Lots of Persians in W Europe too.
There're rumors that JU will dry lease E195 again from Air Montenegro as soon as possible. They have serious fleet issues and shortages, nobody expected such high loads and quick market recovery.
ReplyDeleteThey should better start ordering those new A320s right now in December or in January...
*wet lease
DeleteThey should do it asap. Yes, delays are common, however you can not afford delays like this: 12 Dec 2022 Belgrade (BEG) Ljubljana (LJU) AT75 (YU-ALU) STD 07:30 ATD 13:03 STA 08:55 Landed 14:17
DeleteShame, there's no Zakynthos on the list. I thought this island was also popular among Serbians.
ReplyDeleteТешко је напунити Закинтос и Кефалонију два пута недељно. Ја сам очекивао Превезу/Актио. То покрива Епир и Лефкаду.
DeleteТо ће бити покривено чартерима.
DeleteThe Greek islands are in 700 range, same as China. Peculiar flight number scheme.
ReplyDeleteJU will have a phenomenal European network. It is just unbelievanle what they all will serve in 2023. Personally I am very happy to see how strong they are in Italy, but also Spain, Greece and Germany.
ReplyDeleteAll the region is benefiting big time from this excellent network. Thank you and Bravo JU!
I agree!
DeleteBravo JU!
The recently announced routes are typical LCC destinations from other cities. It's good to see JU's LCC-like expansion. I am curious if they offer competitive fares.
ReplyDeleteThose four are all former charter destinations, not LCC. Air Serbia has been converting former charter destinatons like BCN to scheduled services for a while.
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