Air Serbia - Air China begin codesahare flights

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Air Serbia has announced the implementation of a codeshare agreement with Air China. The terms of the codeshare were set forth during the recent visit of Air Serbia's top management team to Beijing, where they held meetings with senior officials at key companies and institutions in China's travel industry, including Air China, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and China International Travel Service. The implementation of the agreement comes after the approval of Air Serbia's safety audit, as required by the CAAC. Under the agreement, effective today, a codeshare will be established between the Serbian and Chinese capitals, whereby Air Serbia will place its "JU" designator code and flight number on the Beijing - Vienna route operated by Air China, while Air China will place its marketing code on Air Serbia’s service between Belgrade and Vienna. Dane Kondić, Air Serbia’s CEO, said, "Codeshares are a fundamental pillar of our strategy to offer our guests greater flexibility and choice to key distant destinations, while our comprehensive commercial partnership with Air China is a crucial step in enhancing our presence in China and the Far East. We are now able to enhance our business and leisure travel offering between Serbia and China, and onwards to strategically important destinations throughout Asia and Europe”. He adds, "We are equally confident that the cooperation between our two airlines will not only further contribute to the traditionally friendly relations and the exciting momentum of growth in economic ties between Serbia and China, but also has a significant role to play in facilitating the attraction of Chinese investment to countries within our network, a strategic priority for our wider region”.