Air Serbia plans to build its new headquarters, a hotel and another business facility within the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport complex over the coming years. According to the "Beobuild" portal, the project will be executed in phases, with all three buildings to cover an area 24.215 square metres next to the Aeronautical Museum, which is due to reopen to the public in 2026. The first phase of the project will see the construction of Air Serbia's four-storey 7.985 square metre HQ building. The ground floor will feature an entrance hall with an exhibition area, training rooms, meeting rooms, and a cafe. The airline's offices, which will be primarily open space, will occupy the upper floors. The roof will be flat, with a smaller walkable area designed as a rooftop bar and terrace with the capacity to seat some fifty people. The building is scheduled for completion by June 2026 based on the project documentation.
The second phase of the project will involve the construction of a five-storey hotel spanning 8.234 square metres featuring 152 rooms. The ground floor will feature a lobby and reception area, retail space, a gym for hotel guests, administrative offices, storage, and technical rooms. The upper floors will house the hotel rooms, all of which will be double bed, for a total of 304 beds. The hotel is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. The third and final phase will involve the construction of another business building identical in size and design to Air Serbia's new headquarters. Its completion its planned for 2030.
All three structures will have a rounded triangular shape with their exterior designed as curtain walls combining glass and solid panels. The business buildings will feature prominent entry portals extending the full height of the structures, while the hotel facade will include vertical brise-soleils, which deflect sunlight, and a covered balcony with views of the airport's runway. A car park with the capacity to handle a total of 507 vehicles will also be built. Of those, 140 spaces will be dedicated for employees from Air Serbia's headquarters, eighty for the hotel, and another 287 for general use. The project has been designed by "M Enterijer gradnja" which has released the renderings of the future complex (pictured).
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ReplyDeleteIndeed, this is a big step forward for both Air Serbia and Belgrade. Exciting times ahead
DeleteBravo JU 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
DeleteLooks nice
ReplyDeleteThe designs seem modern and functional. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Delete"The third and final phase will involve the construction of another business building identical in size and design to Air Serbia's new headquarters."
ReplyDeleteWhat will be here?
Offices.
DeleteMy guess is business building to lease out office space.
DeleteLooks great and perfect size.
DeleteThis will be great addition to Nikola Tesla airport.
ReplyDeleteWell people wanted them to invest their profit and now we see where it will go.
ReplyDeleteAmbitious timeline. Great to hear
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DeletePrefabricated concrete frame with glass exterior. Nothing unusuall, office building like hundreds latelly built in Belgrade. Brzo to bude gotovo naročito kad si pun para.
I was going the write the same.
DeleteNot impossible, but it's very ambitious. Admin things and construction companies are very hard to get by these days, as they are all engaged on Expo.
It's probably different for JU, though, being a state-owned company.
Who will pay for these?
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia.
DeleteGreat to see Air Serbia investing in infrastructure and planning for the future.
ReplyDeleteThe rooftop bar with a view of the airport sounds like a unique touch :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitively. Depending on the height, it might be a nice airplane viewing spot.
DeleteI wonder how the new facilities will integrate with the rest of the airport complex. Can they connect the hotel somehow to the airport?
ReplyDeleteThe car rental place is still in a portacabin and the pavements around the airport are less than lovely, so i suspect not tbh.
DeleteThe car rental place is completely unrelated to JU.
DeleteA direct connection would be ideal
DeleteSidewalks should be built at least, the walking distance is about 600m.
DeleteThe car rental is unrelated. But its an example of very poor situation that continues around the airport.
DeleteCompared to car rental containers that were far outside new ZAG terminal for many years, BEG solution is far better, it is nearby and right next to parking garage. Rent a car will move inside terminal soon.
DeleteRentacar agencies will move to arrivals when left side of hall is finally finished
DeleteIt isnt common for airlines to build or own hotels anymore which makes this quite a suprise. While it was relatively common in the past and there are examples around the world personally i would rather a tender was placed for a hotel to be built by a specialist hotel chain. The airport defonatly needs one or even two airports on site but I'm not sure Air Serbia is fit to manage that project. But who knows, maybe they'll surprise.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that they will build it but lease the license to an international chain.
DeleteI think this will be the case too.
DeleteThat is common in most of the World. Hotel chains doesn’t do the construction. They just give the management
DeleteAir Serbia will only invest money, the construction works and operation of hotel will be done by third parties.
DeleteNot Air Serbia I suppose ! Better say the state of Serbia !
ReplyDeleteNo, they are building it from their own finances.
Delete@09:30 sure they do!
DeleteThis is great news. Bravo, Air Serbia!
ReplyDeleteOdd how every news relating to Air Serbia triggers so many people.
ReplyDeleteLike the other day when they launched Shanghai there were so many triggered people in the comments.
Like when they added their third A330
Like when they announce new routes
Now when they announce a new HQ and airport hotel.
Amazing really.
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DeleteNew series of shocks coming for them when article about JU passenger record show up
DeleteI feel so sorry for them.
DeleteThere was so many dissapoitments they have had ever since Air Serbia was established.
Lots of paranoia around.
Delete@09:42 so where did you see those "so many people"..Above your comment there are just a few comments that didn't even posted negative, but rather neutral comments...Big majority of commentators posted their appraisals towards Air Serbia..
DeleteGood to see the airport get a hotel. Much needed in my opinion and will be benefit JU greately.
ReplyDeleteThis project sounds ambitious, but is it the best use of resources? Air Serbia should prioritize improving its fleet and services before building a fancy HQ.
ReplyDeleteSure it is. Since they are paying higher and higher rents around the city
DeleteAround the city? They are based in one building in Belville.
DeleteIts an expensive building to rent 2 floors. So I think this is a great idea.
DeleteIt's great that JU will invest and try to build something new to develop the company and the area of the airport.
DeleteBut you're right. JU is more in need of an MRO facility than anything else so it can be more independent and self reliant.
Take a breath, no rush. 50mil profit last year is more than enough for all the investments. Those buildings may cost up to one million
DeleteOne million!?
DeleteGood one, hahaha
They were selling their offices and hotels and now they are building them again... Hope they'll do the same with other things they outsourced during time, bring them back.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts too. Catering would be a good start.
DeleteWhat did they do with their catering unit?
DeleteExactly! They sold everything, including the planes and now they are building new HQ hahahaha, better buy planes, they are airline not construction company. But hey, maybe they do better with this project than with planes and crews...
DeleteThey are not doing the construction of the building. Do you hear yourself?
DeleteWhich hotels were owned by Air Servus?
DeleteSorry, I meant air Serbia
DeleteJat used to own several hotels in Belgrade and Kopaonik until they were separated from the company in 2013.
DeleteHotel JAT Slavija in Belgrade was owned by JAT, Suncani vrhovi on Kopaonik mauntain as well
DeleteResorts in Duga Uvala in Croatia as well - which I think they are still trying to get back from HR
DeleteProject looks very nice
ReplyDeleteTimeline should be taken with a pinch of salt. All their plans are always delayed.
ReplyDeleteAlmost certain first two buildings will be completed before EXPO. Hotels are needed for that event and this hotel will be one of the closest to the site. Rail link construction is moving ahead and will be in use by then. Hotel will be near the airport railway station with quick ride to EXPO grounds.
DeleteThe rail link will NOT be done. Dear gosh can't we did the government has a horrid record of these things. Not just horrid but total gaslighting.
DeleteThe rail link is already under construction for several months.
DeleteTotal gaslighting you say:
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-3qdJZkLVQ
rail link construction is waay before deadline atm. I dont know how complicated the stops are but it will be ready for testing during 2026.
DeleteA step in the right direction
ReplyDeleteHow so? Most companies rent office space and for good reasons - because entering the construction and real estate business is not the best use of their time and resources.
DeleteWrong again. They are not doing construction at all. Hotel is likely to be franchise of one of the largest hotel groups in the world, with local licensing already held by one of Serbia's largest and most successful private companies. This is going to be reliable, long-term source of income for Air Serbia.
DeleteI can imagine how happy the employees will be that they have to drive every day all the way to the airport :D
ReplyDeleteThe airport railway station should be very close to those buildings so employees can travel by train instead of getting stuck in traffic in their cars.
DeleteTrue. Forgot about the train link
DeleteHow common is that for airlines to have HQ next to an airport? Sure, sometimes airline has to communicate with airport. But I think most of things they do is just general "sitting at computer desk" type of work, in which case location is not great for employees.
ReplyDeleteIt is not that uncommon. I know Singapore Airlines moved from the CBD to an airport building many years ago. Emirate has its HQ right next to Dubai Airport...
DeleteChecked few airlines, about half has an office near hub, half in the city. And Ryanair has HQ in neighboring town, which is very on brand.
DeleteQantas has a HQ in Mascot, next to SYD airport.
DeleteWill this be the first airport hotel in ex-Yu?
ReplyDeleteThere is one being planned for LJU
DeleteReally?? Didn't know that
DeleteYes. But we will see who actually builds the hotel first
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/11/hotel-planned-next-to-ljubljana-airport.html
Crazy that none of the airports have it yet. It is such a basic necessity for most mid-sized airports.
DeletePrishtina airort has a hotel.
DeleteNovost od strane Er Srbije za gradnju svojih objekata na Aerodromu Beograd je ne samo dobrodo dosla. Vec i dugo ocekivana. Pogotovo gradnja hotela. To jeste primarna odluka.
ReplyDeleteAerodrom bez hotela je sto i hotel bez kreveta! Zaista. Tolike decenije su prodle. Definitivno jos jedan znacajan projekat. Da bi Aerodrom Beograd moga se nazvati habom.
Samim povecanjem broja poslovnih zgrada povecava opravdanost sa brojem putnika za zeleznicu, metro, i gradski saobracaj. U povezivanju Beogradske metropole u razvoju.
Prokop, Novi Beograd, Zemun, Batajnica, Aerodrom ,Surcin, EXPO Centar i Obrenovac su arterije razvoja severozapadnog dela metropole. Svetla Nikole Tesle Aerodroma ce dinamicnije obasjavati razvoj i perspektivu za sve. Er Srbiju primarno.
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Rodney
Bravo Rodney!
DeleteTako je.
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DeleteCalm down people...
ReplyDelete???
DeleteI like the design of the hotel building.
ReplyDeleteIs it only me or their current HQs in the city look much bigger than the proposed ones?
ReplyDeleteThey have only two floors in the current building. The rest is a bank.
DeleteDirect flights to US and having an airport hotel (or an upgraded version, airport city, to include shopping mall and residences) seem to be two main obsessions observed in several countries in this part of the world. I seriously wonder where these obsessions come from. Perhaps there were some examples in Germany/Austria during 60s-70s and it was perceived as a sign of "being developed", and it engraved into the subconscious of the inhabitants in these countries?
ReplyDeleteYou can always sleep on terminal floor and sail with ship to the East Coast if you find these unnecessary.
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DeleteIsn't it great that parking lot is going to take part of the museum grounds?
ReplyDeleteMuseum will get a new land lot instead, it will extend behind the museum building.
DeleteI see only good news here.
ReplyDeleteFor Air Serbia HQ, there are couple of good reasons to be placed at the airport:
1. there are many functions within the HQ that are directly linked to operations, so they're best placed at the airport, and for those who are not is still better to be close to the operations, as it improves the corporate culture, the sense of unity, rather than the "purely administrative" being completely separate and, therefore, internally, from within the company, perceived as "out of touch".
2. Belgrade airport is not anymore (unlike three decades ago when I worked there) a godforsaken place (bogu iza nogu). There are many businesses that are even further down the road, and many more are being built along the highway. With the improved infrastructure (highway ring road and the railway line), offices at Belgrade airport will be easier to reach for many than most downtown locations.
3. Air Serbia can actually capitalize on their existing properties of higher value (downtown offices and the ops centre next to the old ATC tower, that is on the way for the Terminal expansion and is planned for demolition), and compensate a lot on the construction costs.
4. It's also wise to build two separate office buildings, one for the actual HQ, and the second one to be leased, up to the point in time when / if the need for more office space for Air Serbia shows.
The Aeronautical Museum will also benefit from this for two reasons:
1. it will no longer be "at the end of the field", out of any path for most at the airport;
2. in the land exchange, it gave away a corner of its plot for the Air Serbia's HQ, while got extension and ended up with a more rectangular shape of the plot behind the current building, to allow for future expansion of the Museum's facilities.
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DeleteGreat news. Still wondering how this complex, and the future railway station, will be (best) connected to the terminal building.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask how the hotel balcony will have the view of the runway if it is located next to the museum?
ReplyDeleteUsually airport operators build hotel, not airlines. Is this unusual or how is it typically done?
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia is the owner of the land
DeleteAirport operators usually don't build hotel but lease the land for hotel construction and operation.
DeleteAirlines do not build hotels at all, but considering that the state is the owner....
When did Air Serbia buy the land?
Delete13:36. Christmas was last week, maybe it was a present.
DeleteSanta was very generous.
DeleteLove it when non clue comnentators here make stuff up. Shows all their complexes.
DeleteComplexes (kompleksi) in Serbian has a totally different meaning than in English.
DeleteThey are doing everything upside down; as an airline company priority should be to put some money into the core business by purchasing some new(er) airplanes or making some changes to your product(s) in order to attract more revenue passengers and then once business consolidates you invest into headquarter buildings and auxiliaries. They are doing the opposite while pilots are leaving as fast as they can, ARC and ARB are in real need of a complete refresh, catering is poor, A319 are getting older and older looking...etc. Very strange approach!
ReplyDeleteNot true. Geeting new planes are complete opposite of what's good for Air Serbia. No wonder, we can all see you can't stand their success. Record-breaking Air Serbia passenger numbers in 2024, most aircraft in Air Serbia fleet ever, fantastic growth of Cargo and overall profit. New hotel and HQ news are crushing you.
DeleteThey are investing in infrastructure which will appreciate in price over time. As less certain times for the airline, they could borrow against this or sell assets if needed.
DeleteIdemo dalje...
ReplyDeleteThe hotel should be attached to the terminal....not 600 m away. . Many people with luggage will have to cover the distance. Getting a taxi or something is complication. Frankfurt airport has that sorted out in the best way possible. Not too much walking, all covered to several hotels. Air Serbia should look into that solution.
ReplyDeleteThere will be a quick shuttle bus to the Terminal just like at thousands of other airport hotels.
DeleteThere is no solution. Railway station will be at the same distance. Who doesn't want to walk 5-10 minutes may take a bus. Longer walk is from the gates to the arrival exit
DeleteShuttle bus will connect train station, terminal and hotel.
DeleteIn Vancouver also, the hotel is sort of part of the terminal. There is zero steps to walk between the 2, just an escalator taking you from standing in the middle of terminal, right into the hotel. No walking or exposure to sun, rain, cold air. Skytrain station (metro) is right near the main gates/exit/entrance into the terminal, from it to the train car is about 30 steps plus the escalator or an elevator (total about 50 meters air distance). Would be poor planning if they design the future Belgrade airport rail system any differently. First Skytrain stop is for the Long-term parking, between these 2 stops, the ride is free. They must design it the same way for BEG rail, with a rail stop at Tesla parking, free ride, eliminate the costly and poluting shuttle service, if the planners have common sense. At YVR, the closest designated smoking zone is located farther then any of these things.
DeleteYVR has 26, BEG 8 million passengers. If it was that easy, affordable and needed, every exyu airport would be like YVR.
DeleteSize and capacity is different but the forward thinking and intuitiveness in planning, with every small detail in mind should not differ. It just takes to pick the right people with right mindset for this kind of thing, to envision it properly, and make it happen. In YVR, completion of the Skytrail leg meant end of need for any shuttle bus transport, which ended, as well as all city bus service to the airport. To plan for future use of shuttle buses on such scale is a bit bad I think. Also I think the current plans for future BEG airport rail link are quite backwards and inefficient. They would have planned the whole thing quite differently and efficiently on the west coast. They should really hire a consultant who worked on Skytrain projects for the rail line, to help them. They should also have a Cell Phone Waiting Area like at YVR, a simple parking with free wifi, a few minutes from the terminal, where people with cars drive to await loved ones, who phone them after landing and clearing the bags and ready to be picked up. This way, there is less stress for all with anticipation and waiting, no crowding and stress at the terminal arrivals zone, no need to spend money for airport parking, no crowding at the pickup zone lanes. Simple and efficient and everyone is happy. Don’t try to be like thousands of other airports with hectic mess and stress, try to make and do like those best in business do!
DeleteI saw today that red ribbon is already around the construction site. Works are already in progress. Cheers!
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Rodney.
Winston Hill NSW. Sydney Australia
Isnt it better to build a complete modern new big airport in a bigger area where there are no problems with space and expansion. An entire better new airport?
ReplyDeleteGood, Fast, Cheap - you can only pick two. That's why airport is staying where it is until concession ends in 2045. If land is cheap at that time, airport can then expand by quickly adding another runway on the opposite side. If not, location for the completely new airport is already allocated further west, beyond the village of Dobanovci. That will be good but not going to be fast and cheap.
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