Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport plans to increase its passenger service charge for international travellers and other fees from January 1, 2024 when a new incentive scheme to stimulate the launch of new routes will also come into effect. The airport will increase its passenger service charge for those flying on international routes by 5% from the existing 19.16 euros to 20.18 euros. The service charge for domestic passengers, transfers, as well as the security charge will remain unchanged. Airlines will have to fork out additional funds for the use of the airport’s infrastructure and common use equipment, all of which will also increase by 5%.
The airport decided to drop initial plans to charge a premium to airlines for the use of its infrastructure during peak hours, as well as offer discounts during quieter times of the day. “During consultations with carriers and based on the received feedback on the revised pricelist, it has been decided that increases/discounts shall not be applied to flights during peak/out-of-peak periods so as not to jeopardise the development of the regional hub concept, which incorporates the development of operations to new markets, both in terms of short/medium-haul flights and intercontinental traffic”, the airport explained.
Starting on January 1, Belgrade Airport will also role out a revised incentive policy, replacing the previous one which came into force this April. Airlines introducing new short- or medium-haul routes will be subject to discounts involving passenger service charges for a three-year period and for landings for a period of two years, while carriers launching new long-haul flights will enjoy fee reductions for both over a three-year period. These incentives are only available for the introduction of routes which have not been served from the airport over the past twelve months. “Belgrade Airport strives to effectively adapt to new trends and through its own development stimulate the faster recovery and development of the aviation market. Belgrade Airport’s aim is to, through the new (amended) incentive plan, create conditions for the accelerated recovery of air traffic, continue the development of the regional hub concept and facilitate connections with new markets, both short/medium-haul and intercontinental traffic”, the airport said.
It would be great if air carriers increased their airfares out of BEG for that additional 1€. However, I assume many would complain and increase pricing even more. (All eyes on you, Wizz 😂)
ReplyDeleteI believe they have some discount on this fee, based on number of passengers and the stationed aircraft. It's gonna increase for them too but less than for Aegean, i.e.
DeleteThat's fee only on pax. Overall it will be 5%, pax fee is between lowest. Theres handling, landing, infrastructure
DeleteWhen are central terminal areas going to be reopened?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean?
DeleteOuch!
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DeleteIt is painful to pay more fees than any other airport in the region.
Is there any other airport in the region (ex yu) larger than BEG?
DeleteBelgrade is in a league of its own and should not be compared to other ex-YU airports.
DeleteActually, added up, the fees in ZAG are bigger
DeleteIn a league of its own….. lol
DeleteWell yes, it has almost 4 million passengers more than the next airport.
DeleteLet’s double down on the grandiosity. I’m happy BEG is doing fine! But let’s stay grounded, shall we. All ex-Yu airports are vastly underdeveloped compared to the West.
DeleteNo one co.pares it to the west.
DeleteBEG can compare with SOF, SKG, TIA and other airports which have the same pax numbers now. BEG outplayed ZAG for quite some time now so ZAG should be compared with PRN and SKP imo.
DeleteYou cannot compare TIA to SOF and BEG. TIA is a limited seasonal destination and more approproate to be compared to SPU or SKG.
DeleteZAG is a unique airport because its the main hub of a country with too many airports and far away from the main seasonal attraction. Croatia as a whole has over 12 million passsangers which is way above Serbia for next few years and many many years ahead of albania.
SOF is an underdeveloped airport with as much potential as BEG so you can compare the two but doesnt have a strong national airline to push it to grow.
BEG is doing well but if you were to compare BEG to actual hubs of the next group of nations being ATH/ OTP / BUD then BEG is the bottom of the list. but could reach 12 million of OTP and BUD in the next 5 years especially if they grow their long haul routes since no one else has long haul routes except ATH.
Wow a sensible comment on this site. Congrats Slav.Man! +1000
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DeleteBravo Slav.Man!
Bravo Vinci. Noooot!
ReplyDeleteWhat is a difference between Airport service charge and Passanger service charge. Both are paid to the airport
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DeleteWill the 20.18€ charge make BEG the most expensive airport in southeastern Europe?
ReplyDeleteI know for sure that no airports in Greece or Bulgaria charge that much.
Uhm. I would check ATH if I were you.
DeleteATH can’t be compared to BEG tho
DeleteHahh people are complaining about an extra 1 euro in current global inflation. I believe they should increase it to 2.50 EUR minimum. I often trave to BEG YYZ to visit my parents and have noticed YUZ went from 25 to 40and people there say no word about it. They just know that is just how works . However on this blog people are miserable about everything.
DeleteIndeed, ATH cannot be compared to BEG and that's why it's more expensive. 13.2 for extra Schengen pax - that would be the equivalent of BEG's international flights. Security charge 5. And the Airport Development Fund charge of EUR 12. These are mandatory minimum charges (not counting possible baggage fees and so on). All in all EUR 30.2 per departing pax.
DeleteMore info here: https://www.aia.gr/userfiles/85ab214c-4e7b-4639-83ca-a1fb2a24fc19/Aeronautical_Charges_2023_EN_updated.pdf
Yet many airlines that we won't see in BEG ever chose ATH even with these prices.. Ethiopian, Saudia, American, Delta, Juneyao etc.
DeleteYes, you may want to cheack where Greece ranks in the world in terms of tourism arrivals. Do you live under a rock?
DeleteNo need to gaslight guys, just read the parent comment. We just established BEG is in fact not more expensive than any airport in Greece.
DeleteDeluje sa su se malo polakomili sa rezultatom iz 2023.
ReplyDeleteI think that this incentives for news destinations perhaps make that will be more than 10 news routes for Summer 2024
ReplyDeleteIf i pay wizz 18 euros ticket, they are 2 euros in debt?
ReplyDeleteNo sense in al that.
Vinci, put more stores, there are a lot of space out there.
No McDonalds, No Burger King, No Starbucks, 1 coffee bar i saw it or maybe 2.
You can't attract people with high fees.
I’d rather prefer some Serbian fast food than another generic American trash-food outlet.
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DeleteLesko-žar sa sve dimom od ćumura duž holova
DeleteAbsolutely better to see some local or even some less trashy foreign food brands. No need for more McD and Starbucks around …
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DeleteAnon 11:24 Šta fali. Bolje nego reciklirano palmino ulje duž hodnika.
DeleteDa, baš im to treba, roštilj da zasmrdi čitavu zgradu aerodroma!
DeleteSay what you want but McD would make huge lines there!
DeleteDa, lokalni fast foodovi su baš primer držanja sanitarnih i zdravstvenih standarda :)
DeleteSa ugljenisanom keretinom na meniju :)))
I da su takvi, opet bih radije naručio nešto kod njih nego plastični burger u McDonalds-u. Organic over synthetic trash, always!
DeleteOrganic 😂😂😂
DeleteDruže, meso koje jedeš po fast foodovima ne da nije organic, nego je otrov koji ne prolazi nijednu kontrolu 🤮
Bato, uživaj ti u Mak. Ja ću Leskovački svaki put.
DeleteDogradnja terminala podrazumeva i uslugu sa ekspeditivnoscu i odgovornosti personala koji opsluzuju putnike. Visi nivo usluga podrazumeva i vise cene. Racunajuci i trend opstih poskupljenja. Povecanje troskova
ReplyDeletePodrazumeva povecanje usluga i servisa. To je prirodan proces na svim komercijalnim aerodromima gde je aerodrom kupljen. Ili pod zakupom. Kao sto je i Beogradski Aerodrom. Na kraju Aerodrom Nikola Tesla nikada nije bio bolji i uspesniji od postojanja. Niti imao veci broj putnika. Bice ih vise nego duplo od 2027 godine. 🇷🇸✈🌐🛬🇷🇸
Aerodrom koji je gubio prtljag redovno, koji još uvek izgleda kao gradilište… Ma da, sve je to normalno i ok ali na kraju ko će izvući deblji kraj? Putnici naravno. Nismo svi bogataši kao pojedini komentatori na ovom blogu. Stalno se nalazi opravdanje za svaku glupost pogotovoEr Srbije, a evo sad i aerodroma.
DeleteThats not optimal way of attracting new airlines tho...
ReplyDeleteWhich part of "new incentive scheme" didn't you understand?
DeleteI find it ticket price breakdown interesting. I purchased 60 EUR return ticket to GVA recently. It means 40 EUR goes to BEG, something similar or more to GVA. At the end, U2 is paying me to fly.
ReplyDeleteWell, you will pay something to U2. If you take some of BoB service.
DeleteUntil they open shops/cafes/duty free central area, airport still looks like construction and pretty bare. It should have been done but they seem very slow. Current duty free has a temporary feel to it. Airport is already a bit claustrophobic and opening shops/cafes would make it a bit more airy. I think once they do all that it would look 'complete' inside.
ReplyDeleteBravo Nikola Tesla Airport and Air Serbia 🇷🇸. Your accomplishments are impressive to say the least. Samo Nampred.
ReplyDeleteConsidering only the inflation effect in the recent period, this increase is actually ridiculously low, in both absolute numbers and in percentage. Airlines as such for that matter have and are increasing average air fares (all over, not specific to BEG) much, much more....I don't see any issues with demand for that matter, so I don't understand negative comments here over this really really (too) marginal increase.
ReplyDeleteIdućeg meseca je pet godina od preuzimanja upravljanjem aerodroma od strane koncesionara. Još uvek se radi između skenera i Teslinog Trga, a kad će tek Teslin Trg doći na red za obnovu. Sporije nego da su pravili potuno novi aerodrom.
ReplyDeleteAirport doesn't seem to be in the rush to complete upgrades in order to reap extra income from additional flow of transfer passengers:
DeleteThe airline plans to promote Belgrade Airport as a non-congested alternative to transfer passengers once construction work at its hub is completed. “Despite the growth we are achieving, the airport is still going through infrastructure upgrades. Hence, at the moment, we are not strongly promoting the seamless hub option as a kind of niche in contrast to the congested hubs. However, once the infrastructure upgrade is finished, we believe that we can achieve a nice symbiosis with the airport where it can be a convenient alternative to the congested hubs, especially for north-south and west-east flows”, Mr Marek noted.
Is BEG not already quite expensive comparatively? If it leads to an improvement in facilities for passengers - sure I’ll accept it. Hope it doesn’t push LCCs away though
ReplyDeleteSmall increase of 1 EUR is just an adjustment to global inflation.
ReplyDeleteEverything gets more expensive everywhere (i write this from Germany).
it's interesting how much sarcasm there is in the comments, mostly from those who hate themselves in the morning and everything around them in the afternoon!
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DeleteI don't think it's a smart decision.
ReplyDeleteWhy?
DeleteBe happy with increased traffic, handle your overhead, be more efficient= Get more traffic.
DeleteBy the way, it's not 1 USD increase. It's 5% on landing and other fees, too.
Will they use the money to get toilets cleaned? This must be some of the most disgusting I’ve ever used. Couple of days ago there were literally a huge turd in one of the urinals at the bagage belt toilets. Toilets at departure gates are also stinky and dirty. Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteAt least you managed to get in. When I needed to get in a few weeks ago, the cleaning lady used her cart to block the entrance and could then browse on her smartphone in peace
DeleteKao sve u drzavi i ovaj aerodrom je jedna velika mulja. Garant imaju neki ljudi iz vlade "pod"-dogovor sa Vinci, da se malo nesto ucari. Jedan od indikatora je navedena cena rekonstrukcije aerodroma, koja definitivno je montirana samo za publiku/narod.
ReplyDelete- Vinci dobije koncesiju i moze da upravlja cene i pri tom dobija subvencije za AirSrbiju (indirektno naravno).
- Ovi odgovorni dobiju deo od kolaca.
Nadamao se da ce ranije ili kasnije u tom kolacu uzivati iza resatka!
Is the airport going to have a matching facade on all their buildings? I like the look of the new C building so I wondering if Terminal 1 will match the windows and the dark exterior color?
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