Air Serbia plans to further densify its network during the upcoming summer season. In addition to launching five new routes as part of the summer 2026 schedule, which begins on March 29, the carrier will also increase frequencies on a further 21 routes from Belgrade. Furthermore, it plans to restore seasonal operations to several destinations earlier than last year. In May, Air Serbia has scheduled 46 additional weekly flights compared to last year, 34 more in June and 30 more in July. During September, the airline will operate an extra 47 weekly flights. Overall, Air Serbia is set to add between 2.700 and 4.200 additional seats per week to the market over the summer months.
Athens and Vienna will see the largest frequency increases, with peak operations to the Greek capital rising from fourteen to eighteen weekly, while Vienna will grow from seventeen to 21 weekly. Brussels will be boosted from three to five weekly, Ohrid will be doubled from two to four weekly, and Milan will increase from nine to eleven weekly. Several destinations will also gain an additional weekly rotation, including Heraklion (four weekly), Ankara (four weekly), Florence (three weekly), Istanbul (fourteen weekly), Lisbon (four weekly), Madrid (six weekly), Malta (four weekly), Nice (three weekly), Oslo (daily), Bucharest (twelve weekly), Prague (ten weekly), Pula (five weekly), Thessaloniki (ten weekly), Tbilisi (four weekly), Stuttgart (five weekly), Varna (four weekly) and Split (six weekly).
The resumption of several seasonal routes has been brought forward this year. Palermo, where Air Serbia will face competition from Wizz Air for the first time, is set to resume on April 15, compared to June 7 last year. Catania returns on March 30 instead of April 14, while Chania and Corfu will restart on June 1 rather than June 9. Mykonos is also scheduled to resume on June 1, ahead of last year’s June 6 start date. Services to Pula will recommence on May 3, compared to May 29 in 2025, while Zadar is due to return on May 13 instead of June 3. In addition, Split was upgraded to year-round operations over the winter, meaning flights will be maintained throughout the entire summer season, unlike last year when the route resumed on May 8. Compared to last year, the airline will not operate one route, to Lyon, which was discontinued in late 2025.
Good to see. This was needed
ReplyDeleteAdmin, could you please make a table with JU flights calendar by destination and period?
DeleteTruly amazing!
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Didn't JU have 6 weekly to SPU last summer as well?
Not throughout entire summer
DeleteI believe it will come to a daily at the end
DeleteI don't think they plan the same frequency in May and in August. It can go to 7 pw in the peak months for sure.
DeleteIt can't because SPU is very slot restricted.
DeleteSurely JU may have advantage as a year round user
DeleteBig summer coming. 21 routes getting extra frequencies is no joke. Hope they can keep reliability solid.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that September is growing even more than July. Means more routes operating in shoulder months.
ReplyDeleteIt could be about fleet or staff, July and August are already quite intensive, definitelly more room for growth before and after the peak.
DeleteOr simply reducing seasonality, and people travelling more in those shoulder months
DeleteCompetition is making JU better :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough still sad CDG is not getting much needed upgrade in frequencies. If it is a slot problem, ORY is either way more convenient for O&D pax to Paris
Palermo starting mid-April is ambitious, especially with Wizz entering. Let’s see if JU can hold fares without dumping capacity.
ReplyDeleteProbably it is their reaction on W6 starting Palermo so early.
DeleteThey are operating with E195 so it shouldn't be issue.
DeleteBrussels up to 5 weekly is long overdue.
ReplyDeleteNot sure. W6 failed there already
DeleteJU has been flying to Brussels for decades. I don't see what Wizz Air's flights to Charleroi have to do with it.
DeleteBecause there is no demand for such a big aircraft. JU operates with E190.
DeleteFinaly BRU has decent frequencies. E jets makes the difference. Now, some experts shouldn't worry why JU flies to a NATO and EU hub only 2 pw.
DeleteYou mean so called "experts"?
DeleteBrussels and Madrid were underestimated for some time, it's getting much better.
DeleteNo, self proclaimed experts
DeleteEveryone's an expert here!
DeleteAnd nothing wrong with that!
DeleteStrong schedule update overall.
ReplyDeleteExtra flights in September is the best part of this update. Summer shouldn’t end in August.
DeleteIt is going to be a big summer at BEG.
ReplyDeleteGood to see JU copying the market leader.
ReplyDeleteJU copying itself?
DeleteWonderful pic, which airport is that?
ReplyDeleteCorfu perhaps
DeleteThank you!
DeleteIt is Skiathos Airport
DeletePic from Amaretto Cafe Snack Bar at Skiathos :)
Delete@09:35
DeleteThank you very much!
Really nice and, I think, smart - this spring and summer will be more hectic at the borders. It will not be nice even at the airports but it will be superior experience compared to road traffic... This Vienna addition is cool, I just wonder will 2 daily trains affect the air traffic (similar doubt for Budapest although I believe the air pax here are mainly transfers)?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't worry for VIE, train carries mostly p2p passengers and there is a border to deal with. On top of that Austrian is in a fleet reconfiguration at the moment while JU uses more adequate ATRs.
DeleteOhrid vec ima 4 nedeljno nekoliko godina unazad.
ReplyDeleteNema od pocetka sezone. Sada ima od pocetka sezone.
DeleteLast two years in June and September there were 2-3 flights. Now it's 4.
DeleteAir Serbia is quietly building a serious European network now. A few years ago you wouldn’t see this scale of frequency additions.
ReplyDeleteMore flights to Vienna and Athens = more competition and hopefully lower fares. Passengers win.
ReplyDeletePalermo earlier start is smart, but Wizz competition will pressure prices immediately.
ReplyDeleteLyon being dropped is disappointing. Another route that could have worked with the right schedule.
ReplyDeleteNo need for Lyon as GVA is served by JU and U2.
DeleteLyon had very good schedule, Monday and Friday flights. There is no demand as GVA has 8 weekly flights now which gives much more flexibility.
DeleteYes, we see that there's no demand with Grenoble launch.
DeleteDoubt it. Lyon is second largest EXYU diaspora center in the France and large city. It could still sustain 2pw with an Embraer
DeleteGrenoble is only seasonal (during the winter, so no summer flights) and it is only 1 weekly.
DeleteSo, no real comparison here.
Obviously it could not have sustained as JU tried it first year-round and after it seasonally with the best plane for such a destination...and nothing.
Varna 4 weekly makes sense for summer leisure, but I wonder why Burgas isn’t also in the mix.
ReplyDeleteBring forward Toronto launch and also extend the season to October.
ReplyDeleteThis is what people have been asking for. Good to see they listened.
ReplyDeleteSJJ still remains seven weekly, SOF reduced to seven weekly as well, what is happening there?
ReplyDeleteJU is increasing frequencies and adding new destinations.
DeleteSJJ rejected JU for night flights.
Delete@10:17
DeleteWhy?
SOF never really managed to gain traction as much as OTP or SKG did
DeleteSOF is too close for a road trip from most parts of Serbia, highway all the way so that mathematics can not be beaten.
DeleteIt is as far from BEG as BUD or ZAG.
DeleteAnd from some parts of Vojvodina BUD is also too close. However we still have 12 weekly flights there.
Modest growth, but still growth
ReplyDeleteDon't you call it stagnation? 🤣
DeleteMadrid going to 6 pw, very good news, now we´ll have much more options; also, it will help YU to beat Wizz on this route (although I do not wish to have Wizz drop this route at all, more flights/seats is always welcome for any destination)
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