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Air Serbia has expanded its interline partnership with American Airlines offering passengers connections between Belgrade and over seventy additional destinations in the United States. By expanding the interline partnership and adding Chicago to the Serbian national airline’s network from May 17, it will be easier to reach Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Miami, San Antonio, Denver, Orlando, Jacksonville, Boston, Portland, Tampa, Houston, New Orleans, Austin, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Nashville, Washington, Memphis, Omaha, Springfield and many other cities from Belgrade. Commenting on the development, Air Serbia’s Manager for International Affairs and Alliances, Ivana Miklja Mučalov, said, “We are very satisfied with the expansion of the partnership between our two companies. This way, we enable passengers to reach numerous destinations in the USA via Belgrade. The launch of nonstop flights between Belgrade and Chicago has greatly contributed to this expansion. With the commencement of this route, and with a reliable partner like American Airlines, our passengers will be able to reach all parts of USA easier and quicker”. Air Serbia had previously said it plans to conclude a codeshare agreement with a major US carrier.
Nice. When can we expect a codeshare agreement?
ReplyDeleteNot until ASL joins OneWorld alliance.
DeleteThose two are in no way related. Why are you spreading misinformation?
DeleteIt increasingly smells of Oneworld
ReplyDeleteExactly. Hopefully
DeleteThey may be dragging TK with them, considering how happy they are with Star
DeleteI don't see TK and QR in the same alliance.
DeleteOne step closer to Oneworld membership.
ReplyDeleteNo codeshare?
ReplyDeleteVelike mogucnosti i potencijal za AirSerbia produbljujuci partnership sa jenom od vodecih kompanija. American Airlines. Sa transformacijom flote i mreze i poslovanja, realno je poziv za pristupanje asocijaciji One World.
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia bi bila potencijalno jedna od retkih avio kompanija u Evropi clan pomenute asocijacije.
Pogotovo u centralnoj i Jugoistocnoj Evropi.
Vreme ce pokazati. Er Srbija je u velikom zamahu. Ocigledno.
Rodney. 😀🌐✈
AS and One World would be a perfect match as OneWorld does not have any member in central and Eastern Europe since Malev and AirBerlin went bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteNot a good precedent :D
DeleteSkyteam would be a better Alliance for Air Serbia!
ReplyDeleteDisagree. OneWorld is a perfect fit.
DeleteNo one to explain why! but OK
DeleteI'm afraid the real news here is that they did not get the code share they were hoping for -- pity because I was really hoping for AA to work out in this regard
ReplyDeleteI hope politics is not the reason for this.
DeleteMost profitable airlines are not part of any alliance, and they are doing much better with an interline agreements. I hope JU stays out of the codeshare agreements and continue with their success on their own.
Delete@Lane - interline agreement better than codeshare? You must be kidding.
Delete100% better and less costing. JU would not a dinner from it. Just .ore fees to pay out. JU is not a bigger player and good interline agreements work excellent for them.
DeleteWhat’s the difference between interline and codeshare?
ReplyDeleteThe basic characteristic of an interline agreement from a passenger's point of view is that you don't need to recheck your baggage when you are using two different airlines.
DeleteInterline in essence allows passengers to book through itineraries on two (or more) airlines with less hassle than booking each one separately which also includes tagging baggage to final destination. Codeshare agreement allows airlines to place flight numbers on each other flights which essentially allows the airline ti market that flight as its own and receive comission on part of ticket sales even if its operated by the other carrier.
DeleteLarge number of cities in the interline... but which Springfield? There are currently 34 populated places named Springfield in 25 U.S. states, not including one from Simpsons.
ReplyDeleteSpringfield in Missouri
DeleteThey should expand this beyond US cities to Latin America and Caribbean, especially if their next move is Miami. Good luck
ReplyDeleteThqts only useful for US visa holders, and most pax travelling to the Caribbean do not have it.
DeleteNext move is direct flight on MIA, hub of AA, and codeshare and transfer to extensive number of routes of AA to South/ Central America and Caribbeans
ReplyDeleteQuite possible.
DeleteCodeshare was not approved so MIA is not looking well. YYZ is next.
DeleteHuh?
DeleteNext Miami 99,99%!
DeleteChances for MIA went down with this. Air Serbia was hoping for a codeshare, announced a codeshare last year but only got an interline.
DeleteIt's better than nothing but there is less advantage now for Air Serbia to expand to other American Airline hubs like MIA or LAX. That's why Toronto might improve chances of finally getting JU service.
They don't have any bit of a codeshare in Toronto either 🤷♀️.
DeleteWho cares about Toronto. US is where the market is. Air Serbia is in the business of making $, not losing it.
DeleteAre you suggesting they stop flights to UK, China, Germany etc and fly only to the US? That's where the market is?
Delete>> They don't have any bit of a codeshare in Toronto either 🤷♀️
DeleteThey didn't announce service to Toronto just yet. What if they plan on getting an interline or a codeshare with some airline in Canada?
@15:31 Well, what flights to UK? There is only London..China and Germany are places where the market is, as well as USA..
DeleteWow, “who cares about Toronto”, what an ignorant and factless statement, go back to kindergarden, child. Toronto is the power house of Canada, one of the most liveable cities in the wold and a gateway to North America, largest canadian airport and 4th largest airport for international connection in North America with 52 million passengers a year at this time after covid, every major airline flies there for years, so evidently they are not losing money.
ReplyDeleteand canadian visas? Then It'd more profitable to fly to Australia, at least cousins/friends/family of australian diaspora are easier to get visa
DeleteWhy not United ,and some Regional Airlines..Republic Airways
ReplyDeleteHopefully the interline with AA will bring other ONEWORLD Carriers into future developments with route expansions of AIr Serbia. Eastern Europe will experience rapid growth as people choose to visit the area and AIr Serbia has unlimited potential with partners that will stimulate their growth and not create roadblocks to their success.
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