Jat’s dash for passengers

Another Jat promotion as Belgrade Airport reports decline in passanger numbers
Jat has launched yet another promotional campaign in hope to attract passengers. In January the Serbian national carrier held a 3 day reduced regional ticket sale. The company released a statement last Thursday, saying that from February 16 to 22, Jat will put on sale a total of 20.000 tickets for flights towards Balkan and Euro-Mediterranean destinations, at a promotional price. For example a ticket from Belgrade to Skopje costs 39 Euros (with the usual catch of no taxes included). The tickets bought within this period will be valid in the next 12 months, provided the departure takes place between March 1 and 31, 2009 and the stay is no shorter than three days. The price for flights to Skopje, Thessaloniki, Podgorica, Tivat, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Trieste and Ljubljana is set at 39 Euros, whereas the promotional fare for the Euro-Mediterranean zone round ticket is 59 Euros.

This campaign aims to help the company attract passenger during the global economic crisis which has had a great impact on the aviation industry. Jat has not posted its January 2009 results, most probably due to a fall in passenger numbers. Its hub airport, Belgrade, reported 148.949 passenger this January, 19.406 passengers less than in January 2008.

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  1. Anonymous09:03

    JAT ERVEJZ" SKLOPIO UGOVORE SA KOMPANIJAMA "ETIHAD" I "SINGAPUR ERLAJNZ"

    NOVI PARTNERI, NIŽE CENE


    Pošto je zbog nepovoljnih ponuđenih uslova napustio "Emirate", "Jat ervejz" je napravio nove poslovne ugovore sa kompanijama "Etihad" i "Singapur erlajnz".
    Novi plan putovanja sa "Etihadom" počeo je već ovog ponedeljka, a sa "Singapur erlajnzom" očekuje se narednih dana, kaže direktorka "Jata" za Australiju i Novi Zeland Mirela Burda.
    Već neko vreme, putnici iz Australije i Novog Zelanda su, umesto preko Dubaija kao nekoliko ranijih godina, usmeravani na velike evropske gradove gde ih je "Jat" preuzimao.
    - Cena takvih aranžmana postala je nekonkurentna i putnici su razumljivo počeli da nas izbegavaju - objašnjava gospođa Burda. - Novim ugovorima možemo da ponudimo bolje uslove. Imajući u vidu krizu koja vlada na svetskom tržištu, "Jat" je svoju ponudu prilagodio u tom smislu i našao partnere koji mogu da ponude bolju uslugu za niže cene karata.
    U vezi s tim, ona kaže da je Istanbul zajednička destinacija za obe kompanije.
    - Ako se putuje "Singapur erlajnzom", leti se Sidnej-Singapur-Istanbul-Beograd. Ali, osim Istanbula, moguće je birati Atinu ili Cirih. Takođe, postoji mogućnost da se u tim gradovima putovanje po želji prekine na nekoliko dana i zatim bez dopunske naplate nastavi dalje - kaže gospođa Burda.
    Sa "Etihadom" se iz Sidneja do Beograda ide preko Abu Dabija i Istanbula.
    - Usluga u njihovim avionima je odlična, a cenimo i da je aerodrom u Abu Dabiju operativniji i jednostavniji za snalaženje. Ono što je u svemu najbitnije jeste da su cene pristupačne i konkurentne - veli direktorka "Jat ervejza" u Sidneju.

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  2. Thanks for the article. There will be news on the blog regarding these deals within the next few weeks.

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  3. Anonymous17:04

    "Sa 'Etihadom' se iz Sidneja do Beograda ide preko Abu Dabija i Istanbula."

    Ja sam cuo ovde da ce Jat da napravi direktnu liniju (mozda sa tech stop-om negde dole kao i u Larnarku ili negde tako) izmedu Beograda i Abu Dabi-a. Sta se desilo?

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