Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is expected to register its busiest June on record with over 500.000 passengers handled, representing growth of some 10% compared to last year. It will mark the first time the airport has managed to welcome over half a million travellers during the month of June since opening its doors 55 years ago. It also handled its second millionth passenger of the year during the month. Furthermore, the airport posted strong financial data for the first five months of the year. During the period, it registered a net profit of 8.8 million euros, which is up 6% on 2016. Revenue stood at 29.3 million euros, an increase of 11%. "All business indicators point to a year of growth and development at Belgrade Airport", it said in a statement.

Apart from scheduled operations, the airport anticipates growth in the number of leisure flights this summer, which accounts for a significant portion of traffic during the June to October period. Air Serbia's dedicated charter brand Aviolet will maintain flights to points in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Tunisia and Spain. They include Antalya, Barcelona, Bodrum, Catania, Cephalonia, Chania, Corfu, Enfidha, Girona, Heraklion, Karpathos, Santorini, Lamezia Terme, Limnos, Palermo, Palma, Preveza, Rhodes, Rimini, Samos, Skiathos and Zakinthos. Furthermore, Tunis Air, which runs year-round operations from Tunis, will operate seasonal services from Monastir as well, while Aegean Airlines will maintain flights from Heraklion and Rhodes in addition to its scheduled Athens service. On the other hand, Turkey's SunExpress will operate flights from Izmir.

Carriers that have confirmed new services or frequency upgrades to Belgrade for the coming period include LOT Polish Airlines, Flydubai, Hainan Airlines and Qatar Airways. Earlier this summer, both Transavia and AtlasGlobal launched flights to the Serbian capital from Amsterdam and Istanbul respectively, while Wizz Air stationed its second aircraft in the city, introducing four new routes. Management estimates the airport will hit 5.5 million passengers by year's end. "With almost 2.000 employees and five million passengers handled per year, I can say it is our goal and a realistic expectation to surpass the 5.5 million passenger mark this year", General Manager Saša Vlaisavljević said recently . He added, "According to some estimates, over the next two decades we could reach up to twenty million passengers per year, which is four times more than what we have now".