TRIP REPORT: Air Serbia, Belgrade - Moscow

TRIP REPORT


Belgrade - Moscow 02.05.2021, JU650, departing Belgrade at 07.35
Moscow - Belgrade 09.05.2021, JU655, departing Sheremetyevo Airport at 22.00

This is my first trip report and I hope it will be interesting to read.

Because of family connections I often fly to Moscow from Belgrade. This time, I made plans for my trip late, and I was surprised with the fares. Almost all nonstop flights were very expensive. So, I decided to wait a little bit more and it was a good decision because eventually Air Serbia increased its number of flights to Moscow and prices became more reasonable, but still higher than in the pre-covid era.

I arrived at Nikola Tesla Airport at 5.30 am and quickly checked-in during which I had to show the agent a negative PCR test. After that, I quickly passed passport control. The airport wasn't crowded, and most of the people were on Air Serbia’s flights to Moscow and Paris.

My plane for this trip was YU-APH “Vlade Divac”, Air Serbia’s only A320. Boarding was on time at gate C4. Boarding was conducted strictly in groups. First, passengers in business class, then those with seats in the first few rows and so on. I could say that the load factor was pretty solid and passengers on the plane were both Russians and Serbs. My seat was in economy class with a window view. The flight was comfortable and pleasant, and service was usual, with free small water and a few pieces of “noblice”. I enjoy flying with Air Serbia but must say that the complementary service offer on a flight that lasts 2h 40 minutes could be better. During the flight, passengers received a Covid entry form with routine questions which must later be given to Russian officers at the airport.








Landing was pleasant, and both the passport and “covid” control at Sheremetyevo Airport were quick and efficient. One has to show their PCR test and their filled out form.

My return flight was initially scheduled to depart at 23.00 with the Airbus A330, but later was changed for 22.00 with the Airbus A319. The timing was better, but I must say it would have been more interesting to fly with the new A330.

I came to Sheremetyevo two hours before the flight, and Terminal D wasn’t crowded. Passport and security control were quick and routine. Don’t be surprised to undertake serious security control at the entrance of the terminal.

This time my plane was YU-APJ named “Dejan Stankovic“. Boarding was a little late, and after more waiting on the taxiway, we took off at about 22.25. Flight was very comfortable and pleasant, and service was usual with a lot of interest for the food and beverage products on sale. The cabin crew were very kind as always on Air Serbia. I think that most passengers were Russians, and some of them were waiting for the morning transfer to Montenegro. We landed in Belgrade at the same time as the plane from Dubai, that made some extra crowds at passport control. After I showed my vaccination certificate, I passed passport control without problems.

People who are planning a trip to Russia need to know that currently, because of the Russian laws, it is necessary to fly to Russia on a nonstop flight, and it is necessary to have a negative PCR test, not older than 72 hours. Visas are not required for Serbian citizens. All air companies that fly to Moscow are currently flying to Sheremetyevo. Transport from the airport is easy with aeroexpress train that goes to Belorusskaya railway station. Also it is good to know that yandex and uber prices are acceptable in Moscow.

I can say that I enjoyed my trip and flight with Air Serbia.


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Comments

  1. Anonymous09:12

    Nice concise report. You didn't mention how long you stayed in Russia. Or what time you arrived back in BEG.

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    1. Anonymous09:15

      I think you missed this part in the report :)

      Belgrade - Moscow 02.05.2021, JU650, departing Belgrade at 07.35
      Moscow - Belgrade 09.05.2021, JU655, departing Sheremetyevo Airport at 22.00

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    2. Anonymous09:32

      Totally overlooked that. Thanks

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  2. Anonymous09:14

    Nice trip report.
    Just a small correction, not all airlines fly into SVO. For example OS flies into DME. I think you just need a special permission before launching flights to non-SVO airports. That's how JU got the right to fly to ROV and KRR.

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    1. Anonymous15:15

      I thought for companies that fly non stop flight to Moscow from Belgrade. For such a large cities it would be good to have non stop flights to different airports.

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    2. Anonymous17:29

      S7 was about to start DME if i'm not mistaken.

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  3. Anonymous10:01

    Nice report, and thanks for these additional infos

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  4. Anonymous10:18

    Is Russia the most connected country with Serbia after MNE, Switzerland and Germany? I mean both in terms of destinations and frequencies.

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  5. Anonymous10:31

    Ludačka potražnja na letovima između BEG i SVO. Sledeće nedelje iz SVO rasprodati gotovo svi letovi ErSrbije.

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    1. Anonymous10:34

      Вероватно је и Аерофлот из тог разлога повећао све летове до краја лета са А321 на А333. Возе пуно трансфера за регион а посебно ЦГ.
      Прошле недеље ми рече један лик што ради за аеродром да је ЈУ довезла из Москве 25 путника за Подгорицу и 70 за Тиват! Било весело у сортирници.

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    2. Anonymous10:48

      Zato je Tivat pojačan na 3X dnevno u pojedinim danima.

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    3. Anonymous10:51

      Povratna karta skuplja nego do JFK,lep keš se tu zaradi.

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    4. Anonymous11:15

      Како су ми рекли овде у агенцијама ЈУ и СУ њима достављају посебне тарифе, тј много ниже цене него што се могу наћи у слободној продаји. Доста је Аерофлот изрекламирао ЈУ овде код нас у Москви... доста значи када ти Аерофлот одради рекламу посебно јер у ЈУ још нису схватили концепт маркетинга.

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    5. Anonymous11:25

      Jos jedno trziste koje neocekivano dobro posluje je Ukrajina. SkyUp je izgleda dobro popunjen, u junu nema karte u jednom smeru ispod $89 and krenuli su sa ispod $50. Drugi let nedeljno nema ispod $109. Oni mnogo rade sa agencijama i u Srbiji i u Ukrajini. Koliko se JU mucila godinama da bi im sada Ukrajinci pokazali kako se vodi biznis. Ali ne mozes ti to dokazati ljudima koji rade u JU. Nit zele da uloze u reklamu nit imaju viziju sta zele od odredjenih trzista. Brzo reaguju na promene ali jako tesko se konsoliduju na odredjenim trzistima gde imaju ozbiljniju konkurenciju.

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    6. Anonymous17:11

      U vreme kad je JU leteo za Ukrajinu nije bilo direktne konkurencije.

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    7. Anonymous17:35

      JU су увек сматрали да је Украјина тржиште у које се не треба улагати, упркос томе да је једна од највећих земаља у Европи и са огромним трансферним потенцијалом за Западну Европу и Америку.

      Белавиа је на томе јако зарађивала (40 фреквенција недељно), не знам колико тренутно има LO.

      Тек сад кад је Белавиа избачена из Украјине, JU има огромну прилику да уђе на тржишт и такмичи се са LO и BT који за разлику од JU морају да лете око Белорусије и вози путнике за Москву и друге руске градове, али о томе нико није ни размишљао.

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    8. Anonymous17:36

      Поред тога што би могли да уђу на тржиште Минска где сада готово да нема трансфер опција.

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  6. Anonymous10:32

    Loads on JU to SVO today:

    Morning flight: 4/116 and 12/159
    Afternoon flight: 12/129 and 8/165

    Both flights on A320.

    Regards from Moscow.

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  7. Anonymous13:14

    Nice, but now you don't need to arrive n a direct flight. Yes flights from Belgrade to Moscow still expensive unfortunately, it's quite a lot cheaper to fly from Zagreb.

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    1. Anonymous14:33

      Yes, it has been changed in meantime, I found information at website of Serbian embassy. Now it's possible to enter Russia from all countries which have regular flights to Russia:

      1. United Kingdom 2. Tanzania 3. Turkey 4. Switzerland 5. Egypt 6. Maldives 7. United Arab Emirates 8. Kazakhstan 9. Kyrgyzstan 10. Republic of Korea 11. Cuba 12. Japan 13. Seychelles 14. Ethiopia 15. Vietnam 16 India 17. Qatar 18. Finland 19. Azerbaijan 20. Armenia 21. Greece 22. Singapore 23. Venezuela 24. Germany 25. Syria 26. Tajikistan 27. Uzbekistan 28. Sri Lanka 29. Iceland 30. Mexico 31. Malta 32 Portugal 33. Saudi Arabia

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  8. Anonymous09:57

    Nice report. In other news, Rosaviatsia granted Sibir approval for flights between Samara and Belgrade. I'm assuming that like Ural, they are not obligated to start them. More destinations were approved, including Tirana.

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