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Air Serbia inaugurated its new two weekly service between Belgrade and Trieste yesterday, becoming its fourth destination in Italy so far, with another two to follow. Trieste was last operated by Air Serbia’s predecessor, Jat Airways, in 2011. Commenting on the new route launch, the airline’s Head of Network Planning and Scheduling, Bojan Arandjelović, said, “We are pleased to continue to expand our network by strengthening our presence in Italy and are convinced the new flights will contribute to even better connectivity and improvement of commercial and tourist activities between our two countries. We are especially glad to connect Belgrade with Trieste, a city with a large Serbian diaspora, after an eleven-year pause”. The General Manager of Trieste Airport, Marco Consalvo, noted, “We are glad to expand our network thanks to this new flight by Air Serbia, that will definitely contribute to improving economic relations of our region with the Republic of Serbia, as well as serve the large Serbian community living in our area”. In the coming days, Air Serbia will also include Bologna and Bari to its Italian network.
New ATR cabins look good!
ReplyDeleteI was flying on that plane BEG-TIV and it was really good.
DeleteIt's a shame they didn't get at least 50% LF on both inaugural flights.
ReplyDeleteAnd how do you know their load factor?
DeleteJU should have started MBX instead... :)
DeleteYou can almost count the load just by looking at the pictures. Quite alot of empty seats.
DeleteFrom what I was told there were 25 and 20 passengers on BEG-TRS-BEG yesterday. I think this area is becoming oversaturated with so many flights from BEG.
DeleteThat load is more than enough for a profitable flight on the ATR.
DeleteWell we do not know that unless we have access to the costs and the fare structure on the route. Though I think they were close to breaking-even. Don't forget that this flight was operated by YU-ALW so there is also the extra expense of the lease. JU does not own that aircraft.
DeleteWith their network being more stable now, makes you wonder if they should reconsider bringing back BEG-BUD. It wasn't that bad the last time around, especially in summer.
DeleteIt was similar with HEL, when there were connections flights were good, when there weren't any it was a disaster.
Hopefully Trieste picks up, they need these kind of routes,
@ nemjee
DeleteThey did consider BUD for their 2020 expansion. It'll be interesting to see what new routes they'll launch next year :)
Man some of you people sure like to nitty pick.
DeleteSo many empty seats, what was the cost structure of tickets bought, the - 600 is more expensive to operate... Are you hearing yourself??? Its a first flight! :)))
Po jutru se dan poznaje. ;)
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DeleteYou can check their website for fares and get a good guesstimate on fares paid. The JU ATR's have no business class which makes it easier. Fares for the whole of June are lower than what JU typically charges for flights of a similar length. BRI for example is selling for slightly higher fares. It's not about being a nitty pick, it's more of an observation.
Anon 11:01 Don't forget that this flight was operated by YU-ALW so there is also the extra expense of the lease
DeleteMy brain hurts from this. When the aircraft is not leased don't you have to pay for it too? Not counting amortized, old, unreliable, high maintenenace fuel guzzling planes. You pay for lease or you pay to own.
You still pay for maintenance and so on when you own and when you lease the plane. Just that now they have around 70.000 Euros extra per month for the lease.
DeleteSome people still think they could have used old 737s and ATRs forever. Nuts!
DeleteThe daily newspaper "Il Piccolo" reports that the interest for this line is big and that almost all the tickets are sold out (such is the case for the upcoming Saturday's flight). https://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/trieste/cronaca/2022/06/02/news/air-serbia-inaugura-il-volo-belgrado-trieste-1.41484681
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that they've gone onto JU's website and seen that there is 'X amount of seats remaining' when searching for the flight and concluded that the flight is full. Hopefully thats not the case.
DeleteI don't think the flight is sold out this Satuday, they are selling one way fares for 9000 Dinars which is the second lowest fare class.
DeleteYU-URS is currently landing in BEG from CRA. Hopefully it doesn't take long before it enters service with JU.
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DeleteEntered service on BEG-ARN this morning. Goes to show how many fleet problems JU has.
DeleteDoes anybody know why this destination in particular is launched? I mean, LJU is quite close. What about flights to Sicily if they wanna cover the Italian market? Catania is a good choice and can still be done with the ATR.
ReplyDeleteI think Catania might happen next year. This year they are launching Trieste, Bologna and Bari in Italy. Let's see if any survive until next summer. If they do then we might see them become more adventurous with other Italian destinations.
DeleteNetwork manager at JU is making bold statements. Let's keep them for a few months and then revist them if the route gets cut.
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DeleteDon't give them ideas that CTA can be done with an ATR 😂 BRI is 1 h 40 mins block time on an ATR, CTA would be over 2 hours. A319 shouldn't be a problem, especially if they can block seats for tour groups. I definitely see CTA in their network.
As for TRS, it's not only close to LJU, but also to VCE, PUY and RJK. Who knows the logic, however Jat was serving the route for years, something must be there to have attracted them to return.
I think their logic regarding Catania will be: if they can fly to Prague 2 hours in the ATR then Catania should not be a problem. lol
DeleteBtw the last time JU flew to Trieste they did not have flights to Ljubljana, Rijeka or Venice. I think back then they only had summer seasonal flights to PUY.
Were there historically any route(s) to Trieste during Yugoslav times?
DeleteNo. As far as I remember. VCE was operated from DBV through.
DeleteIf they are smart, they will amend and/or increase their frequencies to cater to the cruise line traffic. With the backlash in Venice, cruise lines are increasing their presence in Trieste. I think MSC is building a terminal and there are others that will be home porting there as well.
ReplyDeleteI think bothering with such sales is too much for JU, they'd rather focus on gastos and that's about it.
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