Air Serbia has reduced its planned frequency growth for the upcoming 2025 summer season, which begins on March 30. The carrier had initially planned to add 151 weekly flights per week departing Belgrade in April compared to last year, an extra 123 weekly flights in June and 137 weekly rotations in July. The additional frequencies encompassed almost fifty existing routes from an extra one weekly service on a number of destinations to up to ten additional weekly flights on others. However, following the latest revision to its schedule, it will add 73 additional weekly departing flights in April, 35 in May, 37 in June, and an extra seventeen weekly rotations in July.
Based on its existing schedule for the month of June, Air Serbia will add an extra four weekly flights compared to last summer on services between Belgrade and Tivat for a total of thirty weekly rotations. Operations to Athens will be increased by three weekly services for a total of double daily, which is down from the initially scheduled 22 weekly. Vienna will grow from fourteen to seventeen weekly flights, instead of the planned 21 weekly. Several destinations will be increased by two per week including Ankara (total of four weekly), Barcelona (ten weekly), Larnaca (double daily) and Madrid (five weekly), while a further twelve routes will see an extra weekly rotation compared to last summer. These include Malaga, Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Heraklion, St Petersburg, Ljubljana, Valencia, Zagreb, and Zurich.
Air Serbia has so far scheduled the launch of three new routes for the upcoming summer, including Mykonos, Florence and Alghero, while flights to Ibiza will be put on sale once the airline secures desired slots. As EX-YU Aviation News learns, the airline is considering the addition of another new route for the upcoming summer. Furthermore, seasonal operations to Ohrid are due to resume on June 13, some two weeks ahead of 2024. Unlike most of last summer, the airline will serve Guangzhou and Nice, as well as Shanghai which will be inaugurated this weekend.
Pity..
ReplyDeleteHey, at least we will have an extra A330 sitting idle at BEG. 🤪
DeleteOr maybe it will fly to Rome with 110 passengers.
DeleteThey canceled that too!
DeleteThey cancelled some flights. Tesla went to FCO yesterday with 110 and 120 passengers. It's because of fleet shortage.
DeleteWasn't the reason for Tesla schedule on short haul crew training?
DeleteNot anymore
DeleteIt's good there is still growth but the reduction is big.
ReplyDeleteThey also decimated their CDG schedule, all growth is gone. Let's hope Transavia does well and adds more flights.
DeleteOr better yet, let's hope AF adds its own daily rotation from CDG.
DeleteIt's absolutely the right time for AF to come back.
DeletePathetic. Just goes to show how bad they are at planning.
ReplyDeleteA change of management in JU is long overdue.
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DeleteOn the contrary, reducing operations to meet softer demand shows they are GOOD at planning. Flexibility is important.
DeleteNo. This shows poor planning as sales did not meet their expectations. Why did they expect to sell all those seats in the first place?
DeleteSales and marketing department needs improvement. That is more than obvious to me.
DeletePeople are ridiculous on here. Most airlines are reducing schedules for 2025 for various reasons. Good job for doing it on time .
DeleteYes let's congratulate them for filling to follow through on their plans and promises. Some people on here....
DeleteThey're bad at planning and keep increasing prices. Not a winning combination at all.
DeleteEconomy in Europe and USA is getting worse. Inflation and recession make travel hard. This trending will go on further
DeletePeople have been talking about how EU economy is gonna collapse for like 8 years now. When will it happen
DeleteIt's happening unfortunately.
DeleteAnon 12.40
DeleteWhy don't you follow the news before making such comments? Look at the economies of France, the UK and Germany and you will know what people are talking about. Just because you are misinformed doesn't mean we all are.
On side of JU it is bad panning like other stuff is catching up to them. They don't have the fleet they wanted in the time. The problems with their service amd product they now looking to improve. But also the world is changing more so it's not the same. Economy of Europe is worse. Diaspora has less disposable income and cost of living in serbia more expensive. Then there is the political issues and cost. Cost of fuel is increasing probably tied to the issues NIS are having and that will get worse. JU would do well to keep their profitability and share of market for 2025.
DeleteCompletely agree with @anon 9.23
DeleteThe schedule changes show Air Serbia is adapting to demand. They are focusing on profitability, not just adding flights for the sake of it.
Air Serbia wasn't just adding flights for the sake of it when this was published on 16 Sep: "Air Serbia adds over 100 additional weekly flights in summer 2025". They planned on having additional aircraft to fulfill those additional flights, remember that? It's not just about adapting to the sudden drop in demand, it's also lack of aircraft. Let's be transparent about the fact Air Serbia managed to add just one dry lease Embraer to the fleet in about 10 months since Marathon contract was cancelled.
DeleteThis definitely seems like a more realistic growth. It’s also time to resume flights to TLV and CAI.
ReplyDeleteNot enough crews and aircraft to fly the previous announced schedule and you are expecting long rotations like CAI and TLV?
Deleteyes
Delete^
DeleteLOL, DXB too!
Why there are no enough crew? People are saying that here for a while and I cannot imagine management not doing anything to resolve the issue if it is true... Of course, management can plan not to grow or even shrink that's legitimate business strategy, but it doesn't match what they are saying about the future. I just don't get.
DeleteTake very much anything you read in the comments section with a huge grain of salt. Many people in the comments here make things up but write their claim as if they actually know something. For example, you have someone complaining that they deployed A330 to Rome with 130 passengers. The reason they deployed it is because crew are currently getting upgraded on the type and they need the experience.
DeleteAs this is primarily a blog read by Balkanians, almost all negative comments come from a place of spite, jealousy or nationalistic egotism. So, one should always read them within such context and not as real concern or constructive criticism. This is just a repetitive cycle of “da komšiji/susjedu crkne krava”, which we have yet to eveolve from.
Delete^Couldn't agree more
DeleteExactly.
DeleteToday's article has a title "Air Serbia scales back summer growth", but it looks like nobody wants to see the word "growth". Almost everyone is talking about some "disaster".
Probably it hurts too much to see JU growth.
You wrote the same thing when they announced growth for winter and in the end there was absolutely no growth. Same will be for summer
DeleteIt is not true that there is no growth in winter.
DeleteThe cutbacks are noticeable, but at least there’s still growth compared to last year. It’s better to have sustainable expansion than to overpromise and underdeliver.
ReplyDeleteFor now, I think there will be more cuts
DeleteNo, that's it.
Delete@09:07 Are you part of ASL's higher management?
DeleteAre you? Considering you think there will be more cuts?
Delete@09:14
DeleteLogic says more cuts are to come.
On the other hand you sound certain they won't.
I don't know what logic.
DeleteOnly extra planes that are coming are the two E90 so a total of 4.
DeleteNothing additional besides that so more cuts will have to be made.
There won't as there are enough aircraft with current fleet.
DeleteEnough aircraft?
DeleteThey still fly with Bulgarian wet leases in the slowest part of the whole year!
And good luck with those E-90s that keep coming but never arrive.
They simply won't have enough planes for the current network. They will have to cut some more. This is already the second round of cuts.
DeleteNo, it is the first.
DeleteMore to come.
Delete^ If you say so anonymous commentator.
DeleteIt’s clear Air Serbia is being cautious with capacity. Better to focus on stability than risk oversupply.
ReplyDeleteThen why even schedule these extra flights?
DeleteThat’s what they’ve been doing each winter, cutting extra flights when sales are low
DeleteThey don't have the capacity to fly that schedule anyway. So why the need for bombastic announcements and promises?
DeleteThey actually made no bombastic announcment
DeleteSites reported it because they noticed changes to the schedule but they never made any announcment in that regard. So you just made something up.
JU CEO makes bombastic announcements all the time. Let's not forget his gem about JU being Wizzier than Wizz and then about flights to Cuba.
DeleteIt does not change the fact that you made up that they made a 'bombastic' announcement about the increases.
DeleteOnly bombastic is your delight with those “cuts”. Since they were never announced
DeleteEven the president announces new routes to CAI and NRT!
Deletethings would be funny if they weren't sad.
It would have been good if the airline would make a presentation now that the new year has started about its plans and especially its fleet strategy going forward.
DeleteLike when is Pupin going for the cabin upgrade and when it would return on scheduled flights.
Or when more Embraers will arrive and how many.
I don't think 99.8% of the general public knows what Pupin is, cares when Pupin is going for a retrofit nor knows what a retrofit is. People here live in their own world and demand to know everything the airline is going to do. The only reason we have as much information as we have is because the airline is open to giving details about certain things. There were past managements when they said nothing and no one knew anything.
DeleteMiserable growth. Obvious lack of Embraer jets in the fleet. New destinations are leisure, not ideal for supporting long haul feed. Tough year ahead for Air Serbia.
ReplyDeleteSome people still believe that the 2nd Embraer hasn't arrived because of bureaucracy!
DeleteAnd soon JU will be celebrating a year as an airline with a fleet of one for the E family.
That must be super efficient...
Would you be so kind to solve the mistery and enlighten us what is the real reason oh not having 2 E planes in JU fleet?
DeleteJust the other day we saw Air Baltic cancel thousands of flights for next summer and here you are complaining
Delete1) that JU has growth compared to last year but that growth is unsatisfactory for you
2) that JU have several new routes but those new routes are unsatisfactory for you
True dat.
Delete@Anonymous 12:40
DeleteSmall growth for the second year in a row should be unsatisfactory for Air Serbia as reductions are compared to what Air Serbia already expected when they entered flights into booking system months ago. New routes should be unsatisfactory for Air Serbia as leisure destinations such as Mykonos and Alghero are not going to generate significant transfer growth, esp for long haul. Except for Nice, Air Serbia didn't seize the opportunity to expand on Wizz territory while Wizz is having engine problems and that failure has to be unsatisfactory for Air Serbia. It should be very unsatisfactory for Air Serbia to have failed announced ambitions to open new routes to Romania and announcements like this: Air Serbia "taking a lot of measures" for new round of growth in 2025. Mid term goals of doubling in size in 5 years (4 since we are in 2025 now) are now at risk:
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/06/air-serbia-plans-new-romania.html
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/05/air-serbia-taking-lot-of-measures-for.html
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/06/air-serbia-looks-to-double-in-size-over.html
Idemo dalje...
ReplyDeleteDa, ali nizbrdo u svakom pogledu, od kvaliteta usluge do sve visih cena.
DeleteSome aspects and Air Serbia decisions do deserve critical reviews and suggestions. Generalizing how ALL aspects are going down, even when record passengers numbers and profit are expected, is not nearly objective and fact-based view of current state of Air Serbia and where it's going.
DeleteJust expected
ReplyDeleteOhrid was scheduled for June 3 last year, but all flights were canceled in June and postponed to July 3.
ReplyDeleteSo?
Deletethey have a bit of competition now so who knows
DeleteDisastrous developments by JU
ReplyDeleteWhat is exactly disastrous? That they have growth compared to last year? That they have several new routes?
DeleteIt is good to see JU will still see growth.
ReplyDeleteOver all this do not look so bad, one are our wishes, other thing is reality. I was hoping to see developing regional network, adding flight to Romania more Cluj, iasi or what would support their network. Just hope that this is sustainable network and growth, eg that they have enough crew and planes
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DeleteIt's going to be an interesting year in aviation.
ReplyDeleteWhen will they put the Ibiza flights on sale?
ReplyDeleteI think if they don't get the slots they wish they won't start the flights. We will see.
DeleteI’m more excited about long-haul growth than a few cutbacks on European routes which still translate into growth.
ReplyDeleteAgree! Long-haul connections are what Serbia really needs
DeleteExactly, and they quickly need to come up with new long haul destination.. at least one, but 2 would be better, in order to utilize those 3 planes they have ( 4 in the summer, hopefully)
DeleteWhat could be the additional new route that is being mentioned?
ReplyDeleteI'm also wondering. Is it something regional? Another holiday destination? Any hints @admin?
DeleteMaybe Granada, they said that they want airserbia few weeks ago
DeleteIt’s still an impressive summer schedule overall.
ReplyDeleteCutting frequencies after announcing big expansions feels like poor planning. They should have been more realistic from the start.
ReplyDeleteThey do the same thing every year.
DeleteThis schedule looks balanced. Focusing on core markets while adding seasonal destinations. It’s not explosive growth, but it’s sustainable.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteMislim da mnogima ovde neće biti dobro kad JU objavi finansijski izveštaj za prošlu godinu.
ReplyDeleteMeni će kao Air Serbia superfan-u biti dobro jer se očekuje veliki profit od oko 50 miliona.
DeleteNe cita to ovde Niko. Pise lepo da je Air Baltic ostalo bez finansijera jok raspreda se o njihovom poslovnom modelu, njihovoj slugeraniji LH I Kako je bila fantasticna popunjenost. Sve genije Niko nista ne cita.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if people are seeing what other airlines are doing. Many airlines are cutting operations next summer big time. QR just cut hundreds of flights from its schedule for next summer.
ReplyDeleteGrowth is still growth
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