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Air Serbia outlines short- and long-term plans for long-haul

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Air Serbia plans to continue developing its long-haul network with China its priority in the upcoming period. However, the carrier also has longer-term plans to cover numerous far-away markets, a number of which are in Asia. Speaking to the “Tanjug” newsagency, Air Serbia’s CEO, Jiri Marek, said, “It is no secret that as soon as we get more aircraft we will start to grow in China, where we see a lot of opportunities. It all depends on the market. Currently we see problems in the supply chain, but we anticipated that this summer. Our short-term plan is to grow in China. We currently fly to Tianjin. We have secured permits for flights to Shanghai, and we are close to securing Guangzhou as well. We have enough destinations in China and a soon we get more aircraft, we will continue to grow there”.

Despite China being the priority market, Air Serbia also plans to add new destinations in North America as well. “Following China, we will continue to grow on the American market. We are considering Toronto and Miami, which we mentioned a number of times. After that we hope there will be enough destinations in North America in the years to come”, Mr Marek said. Air Serbia’s existing long-haul network includes New York, Chicago and Tianjin. “Flights from Chicago to Belgrade have sold out very quickly. As we move forward into the season, we also see that flights from Belgrade to Chicago are filling up. We are satisfied with this route”. The CEO added the carrier would further grow its operations to New York if it had spare capacity. During the height of the 2023 summer season, Air Serbia is maintaining a daily service to the Big Apple.


Further afield, Air Serbia plans to develop its network in Asia. “Tokyo and Seoul are being looked at as previously mentioned, as well as Delhi, which is an important market. However, these will not come in the near future, and we are still in the phase of analysing these destinations”, Mr Marek said. Last month, the Presidents of Serbia and India announced plans to initially provide subsidies to airlines for the introduction of nonstop flights between the two countries. Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vučić, said, “Both privately-owned airlines in India, as well as our flag carrier, Air Serbia, will consider the support and subsidies that both countries will provide to interested companies in order to establish nonstop flights between Belgrade and Delhi. We are trying to start nonstop flights between India and Serbia as soon as possible. This will help a lot in terms of business and tourism in both countries”.



July 04, 2023
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  1. Anonymous09:01

    Which of those Asian markets other than China has the most potential? India, Korea or Japan?

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    1. Anonymous09:06

      Good question.

      I think that India is on the last place, but Korea or Japan...I am not sure.

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    2. Anonymous09:07

      If both Serbian and Indian governments are willing to give subsidies to develop flights to India then that may have the most potential. And they could get a number of transfers on this route too.

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    3. Anonymous09:09

      Visa regime has been re-introduced between Serbia and India while at the same time there is visa free regime betweeen Serbia and Japan + S.Korea.

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    4. Anonymous09:10

      I would say India. Market is huge, enormous, and like in China, flights to some "village" would be open a market like flying to most of European cities.

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    5. Anonymous09:44

      The problem with India is that the market is very price-sensitive. Finnair just announced suspending the Mumbai flights, mentioning the need for an aircraft with higher seat density.

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    6. Anonymous09:46

      Finnair has additional problems because they can't overfly Russia

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    7. Anonymous09:48

      @9:46 Sure. They are in a completely different place geographically and cost-wise. Which does not change the fact that the market is very price-sensitive.

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    8. Anonymous14:03

      If you saw the ridiculous route that Finnair has to take in order to reach Mumbai you would understand why they cancel the fligh

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    9. Anonymous15:30

      Their Government imposed sanctions to Russia so what could they have expected in return? To be able to fly over Russia?

      How yes no.

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    10. Anonymous17:51

      ^ Absolutely !
      It´s their own fault.

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    11. Anonymous17:59

      Irrespective of Finnair's problems due to the Russian aggression on Ukraine, India is a low yields market. What is important is the cargo that they can carry at the same time.
      Normally (meaning in most - if not all - other European markets) routes to South Korea and Japan come before India. These guys travel to Europe a lot, are willing to pay for a good service and could use Belgrade as a hub for the whole Balkans.
      Another thing: I do not understand why so many people comment all the time about diasporas in different places in the US. Yes, they exists and you can count on them, but that is not enough to launch a route, especially if you want to be a serious hub airline like Air Serbia.

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    12. Anonymous00:14

      India as a whole is typically lower yield, but JU's A330 aren't premium heavy either and India does have cities where the yields are quite decent ie DEL and BOM. India is still somewhat regulated, where the Gulf carriers for example haven't been able to launch the capacity and frequencies they want to, which has allowed a nice variety of European and North American carriers to enter the market. Cargo also is massive from the major Indian hubs as well. The 7-8 hour flight time to DEL and BEG being enroute to major European cities is something to consider. I wouldn't entirely cross of India in the short term.

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    13. pozdrav iz Rijeke15:10

      Sign under every single word. JAT was not stupid starting China and India 40 years ago

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    14. Anonymous23:04

      I see a lot of Koreans here in Milan, they buy everything that cost a lot, like Balenciaga, Givency clothes, Indians and Japanese, not that much and they don't spend money.
      I would go with Koreans.

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  2. Anonymous09:01

    I’m wondering why China is so important for them ?

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    1. Anonymous09:03

      Because it brings a lot of money

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    2. Anonymous09:04

      Because there are a lot of passengers flying between China and Serbia.

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    3. Anonymous09:05

      Cargo

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    4. Anonymous09:06

      Passengers as well considering their flights are almost always sold out to/from Tianjin.

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    5. Anonymous19:04

      Because Cina is most important economy partner to Serbia and other Balkan countries. USA is 10x minor. Canada is below Vietnam. Clear?

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    6. Anonymous23:56

      Actually, because China is the most important partner to corrupted Balkan governments, partner that does not ask where its credits will go. Instead, they have "alternative ways" of making country pay it back.
      And no, China is not "the most important economy partner" for Serbia.

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    7. Anonymous00:03

      ^Or maybe because they are making the most money on their China route from day one and because there is much less European competition on China bound flights. Have you thought of that Einstein?

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  3. Anonymous09:02

    Considering Uganda Airlines has said it wants to cooperate with Air Serbia, it would be great if JU could lease their A330-800s considering they are just sitting around.

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    1. Anonymous09:03

      Uganda Airlines will most likely start flying to BEG soon.

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    2. Anonymous09:04

      I would like it to happen, but to be honest I do not expect to see their plane in BEG.

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    3. Anonymous09:05

      Would be cool. I read on an African aviation website that they want to fly to London and that cooperation with Air Serbia will be instrumental there. Whatever that means.

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    4. Anonymous09:06

      I do considering the new partnership and the eagerness of the president.

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    5. Anonymous09:06

      If they lunch flight between BEG and Seoul, yes.

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    6. Anonymous09:15

      @9.05 maybe they fly Kampala-Belgrade-London?

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    7. Anonymous09:20

      Can they make Kampala-London nonstop?

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    8. Anonymous09:21

      Yes, they can.

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    9. Anonymous09:25

      Uganda will not ever fly to BEG stop being paranoid.

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    10. Anonymous09:26

      Paranoid?

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    11. Anonymous09:35

      9:25 exactly like who’s gonna fly on those flights?

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    12. Anonymous09:36

      Or rather wishful thinking. Of course they wont fly to Belgrade lol imagine those empty flights

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    13. Anonymous10:47

      Long live SerboUgandan friendship!

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    14. Anonymous11:51

      Hahaha

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    15. maxi449214:10

      Anon 10:47 +100 😂😂😂

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  4. Anonymous09:03

    Nice video!

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      +1

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  5. Anonymous09:05

    I wonder why more destinations in the U.S. aren’t being thought about. Los Angeles (it can be reached with the A332), Dallas (has a huge Serb population so atleast season flights?), and maybe Detroit and/or Cleveland

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      Without one of USB3 codeshare partner it wont work.

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    2. Anonymous09:07

      "We are considering Toronto and Miami, which we mentioned a number of times. After that we hope there will be enough destinations in North America in the years to come”.

      You can't start them all at the same time.

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    3. Anonymous09:11

      I don’t think that Detroit or Cleveland would really work for now. Maybe some transfers more from Lju as there is quite a big Slovenian population there but not much more. But definitely Dalas or Lax

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    4. Uros14:16

      I vote for LAX!

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    5. Branko14:49

      Regarding LAX, Marek said that they don't have a plane for west coast. Although it can be reached with 332 I am guessing that their calculation shows that this plane's capacity is not enough to make these lines economical. We have to wait for A350 :)

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    6. Anonymous15:53

      Dallas does not have a huge Serb population, where are you getting this from?

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    7. Anonymous08:46

      My parents fly to Dallas every year and they say that you always have couple of people transfering to DAL. They use ZAG-IST-DAL. Interesing for me because I don’t know anyone from Balkans living there

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  6. Anonymous09:07

    Maybe they can make a stop in Chicago or New York :)

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    1. Anonymous10:59

      To where?

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  7. Anonymous09:12

    I think the selected markets are good and I see JU flying three destinations in China by the end of the year.

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  8. Anonymous09:13

    Ok, so now we know that (if they have the plane) they will be flying double daily to New York next summer on some days.

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      Yes, probably 9 weekly.

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    2. Anonymous09:16

      Considering their results for Q1 that were published here with 98% loads, I'm not surprised. I can only imagine what Q2 was like.

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    3. Anonymous12:33

      They are considering up to 12 daily to JFK next summer season which is amazing . I heard JFK airport authorities are very much offering JU whatever they need to increase those flights even more. Toronto is probably going to happen from March or June next year to but that all depends on aircraft availability on the market.

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    4. Anonymous12:42

      I'm assuming you mean 12 weekly?

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    5. Anonymous12:58

      I think 12 daily would work:)

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    6. Anonymous14:50

      Where did you hear that the authorities at JFK are doing everything they can for JU to increase their flights?

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    7. Anonymous15:07

      Air Serbia would have never launched new destinations like Lisbon had they just increased frequency on existing routes like Tivat to 100 flights per week. Same with New York JFK - Air Serbia has to open new routes as it operates only 2 in North America before increasing JFK to 12 weekly.

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  9. Anonymous09:17

    Marek keeps repeating the same story about extensive growth while on daily basis operations are collapsing. Would be more appropriate to have an honest look into the mirror and perhaps have an interview about strengthening customer service, maintenance and enhancing quality of service.

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    1. Anonymous09:20

      He did that already
      https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/06/air-serbia-to-add-e190-jet-to-fleet.html

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    2. Anonymous09:28

      He did but what has changed since last 2 weeks with regards to operations? the good thing is that there were no storms in Belgrade recently, all the rest remains where it was.

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    3. Anonymous09:30

      There was actually last week and they had to stop refueling at the airport.

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    4. Anonymous12:39

      Stop blaming JU, they have minor issues compare to airport and Vinci . I was on their 3 flight in the last 2 weeks and everything was on time when comes to JU operation but nobody there to load bags and push aircraft. I know you love writing negative about JU but they did a fantastic job considering their complex operation while dealing wuthering airport construction and staffing shortage from check-in to baggage to ground handling crews. Merely was not the one to let JU ground crew go a few years ago and that was someone else, therefore if situation continue they might be looking into getting their own agents as well the tack crew.

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    5. Anonymous15:28

      Unfortunately it is easier to blame JU as it is Serbian company. Shame.

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    6. Anonymous02:25

      I blame JU, because my flight yesterday from LJU was changed 3 times during 2 weeks period, and of course it was still delayed 2h. How can you tell me that airport is at fault for changing my flight time 2 weeks in front? They dont have enough planes, pilots mechanics...

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  10. Anonymous09:33

    If they continue with this bad service (delays & cancellations) they will not have passengers who wants to travel with them. Horrible.. what they are doing! In addition, they need to improve the onboard service (entertainment, food & beverages).

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      +1

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    2. Anonymous09:41

      You are overreacting, their operations stabilized, no cancelled flights and delays are back to normal.

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    3. Anonymous10:59

      Want to see what a meltdown looks like? Check what's happening in the US at the moment with United.

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    4. Anonymous12:43

      This guy has no idea what's even happening at JU or BEG, he is writing nonsense. Their service is very good, much better thenmost G7 country airline. They are just under lot's of pressure by the airport issues as "French" is trying to be cheap, and try to work with minimal staffing .

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    5. Anonymous14:12

      @12:43 you sound like you never flew on any other airline if you are saying that their service is very good. Comparing to many airlines both JU in air and on ground services are not even close to where they should be. Stop being ridiculous and defending them!

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    6. Anonymous14:50

      @09:41 overreacting? No cancellations? I have just received a cancellation of my flight in two weeks. I have now to decide which flight I will take. It seems you don’t know what is going on!

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    7. Anonymous14:55

      @12:43 I understand your comment, when you don’t know other airlines than Wizzair and Co. I would like to see you on the flight to Russia (not with 330)

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    8. Anonymous02:28

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      They have canceled flights and delayed flights. Yesterday my flight from LJU was delayed. Also that same flight was changed 3 times in 2 weeks. So yes they have problems.

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  11. Anonymous09:38

    They said to lunch JFK flights every day, but they have enough aircraft for Chicago and Tianjin and they want lunch more flight with 2 mores A332, the problem is the fleet and the staff.

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      I heard they want to dinner JFK flights actually. Hopefully they get enough fleet and staff to do that.

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    2. Anonymous11:40

      Anonymous 09:38 without any need to be a grammar Nazi, but "lunch" means a meal, "launch" is probably the word you were looking for?

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  12. Anonymous09:55

    Glad that we have a clear strategy for long haul development. They were stuck just on New York for far too long.

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      Agree. Excellent to see that they plan to further develop long haul network.

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  13. Anonymous09:56

    So long haul development timeline looks something like this:

    - new China routes
    - new North America route
    - new Asia route beyond China

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      Yes. I would add long haul leisure there too. They said they were considering it.

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    2. Anonymous19:03

      Well, their long-haul development depends ONLY on arrival or 3rd, 4th and 5th A330.
      Next to be launched are Shanghai and Guangzhou, then Miami and Toronto, in the meantime JFK goes double daily and thats it for now. All are scheduled for next summer season

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    3. Anonymous19:28

      Did they receive permit for Guangzhou?

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    4. Anonymous19:42

      ^ read the article

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  14. Anonymous09:57

    Destinations outside China in Far East sounds great.

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  15. Anonymous09:57

    Third A330 coming.

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      When?

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    2. Anonymous10:18

      According to Marek at the end of the year.

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    3. Anonymous10:20

      Q4

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    4. Anonymous10:57

      I really hope so.

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    5. Anonymous10:58

      It will most likely be the third wide body with a third different hard product.

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    6. Anonymous11:00

      ^ Consistency in not being consistent.

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    7. Anonymous19:04

      Well, they are in process of finding 3rd, 4th and 5th A330.
      In one moment they were SO CLOSE to sign a deal for 2 A350 but they pulled out from the deal in the last moment

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    8. Anonymous19:50

      How do you know about the A350s?

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    9. Anonymous21:04

      A350 would be EXTREMELY unlikely for Air Serbia. They don't need A330-300 or -900, let alone lift and range of A350-900.

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  16. pozdrav iz Rijeke10:01

    Jasmineeeeeee!!! Dje si? Ima'l kake pan'ke po Buzinu? Ma nema, vala, sto bi, sad se ovo doba triba godisnji uzivat, lako cemo poslije za sve kad dobro odmorimo, bit ce jos Minkena i Vrankurta, ihaaaa

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    1. notLufthansa11:16

      cekaj, nije jos Bankoka probo, sad ce linija na Tajland

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  17. Anonymous10:02

    They should really think about Hong Kong. I think it makes more sense that adding routes to Japan or Korea.

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      +1

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    2. Anonymous15:41

      For big world travelers Guangzhou is Hong Kong.

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  18. Anonymous10:03

    Good to be ambitious I guess

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    1. Anonymous10:56

      Yes, thanks to that ambition they now serve 3 long haul destinations which are all performing well.

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    2. Anonymous10:57

      Politics maybe?

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      No

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  19. Anonymous10:16

    Why not Bangkok? Thailand is a major tourist destination and it could serve as a hub for Bali, Philippines and Vietnam

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      They already said that while they may be full to Bangkok the yields would be bad because it is oversaturated with Middle Eastern airlines offering cheap fares.

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      I agree, it would be difficult to compete for transfers with the saturation of Gulf carriers. There are not enough P2P passengers to make the route successful year-round.

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  20. Anonymous10:55

    I have a feeling that they will add both Toronto and Miami in North America.

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      It would make sense. Personally I want Miami :D

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  21. Anonymous13:29

    Voting for BEG-ICN-SYD

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      Marek categorically said earlier this year that they will never fly to Australia :D

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  22. Uros14:14

    They should add Manchester first!

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      Actually Manchester can work really nice with E190s, they are bringing in to fleet.

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      Hmmm...i thought exactly the same when i read about their new Embraerjets!

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  23. Anonymous15:00

    Why is there so many people flying BEG-JFK and JFK-BEG?

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      Because they have a convenient schedule and good connections. Also because there is a big Serbian diaspora in the US and a big diaspora of neighboring countries in the US too. Because they have a good team in New York working with tour operators to sell tickets to Italy, Greece and Israel.

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      Is their Chicago team good?

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      Serbian should have it’s own Town in NY :)

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  24. Anonymous15:25

    Their business class on YU-ARC is so sh!t. The seats make you regret every penny you spent even if the soft product is flawless.

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      Everywhere on European flights business seats are the same like economy. The only difference is blocked middle seat.

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      YU-ARC is their A330 used for long haul flights not European.

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  25. Anonymous15:29

    The way Air Serbia treats passengers is horrendous. On a flight from Chicago to Belgrade on YU-ARC seats 34H and 34K had IFE screens that would not turn on. The crew either ignored us or said they would come back but didn’t. We sent them an email 3 weeks ago with no response, and tried calling multiple numbers multiple times. What we asked was to be upgraded to business class on our return flight instead of monetary refunds as the IFE is part of the ticket price. If they do not respond after more calls and more emails then we will ask at check in for the upgrade explaining our situation. So horrible that I can’t speak. IFE screens that don’t function?!

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      That’s really sad huh? Too bad

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      @15:29

      Prijatelju, za tebe i crveni tepih jer ti ne radi IFE 😂 sta sve covek ovde ne procita. Trazi biznis klasu zbog IFE.

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      On bi da kompaniju po njemu nazovu

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    4. Anonymous17:23

      What’s crew going to do other than reset the unit which they probably did as A330 has a control panel by the L2 door that can reset each seat individually. Happened also to me on KLM long haul business class, they just gave FF, so lesson of the day, always bring a book on board or use that time to contemplate existence for a couple of hours :D

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    5. Anonymous18:39

      Great peace of advice:))

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    6. Anonymous19:09

      Look, IFE not working is bad, but I had a flight from Bonaire to Amsterdam on KLM flight and I had A/C constantly dropping on my seat! As the plsne was full solution of crew was to give me plastic wrap to "wrap" myself so I dont get wet on 11 hours flight.
      I mean, all people around were laughting (me including) because as droplets would fall on plastic they just made a bigger mess all around other seats.
      I mean...what could I do? Where to sit? In crew jump seats?

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    7. pozdrav iz Rijeke21:09

      Next time when you have such a huge issue like 2 IFE out of 250 not working, I suggest you immediately demand flight to be cancelled and aircraft grounded until the issue is resolved. Passengers should be offered at least 5 star accommodation with full board, and all of them given one year free transport on all of the companies flights. 2 IFE not operational, I mean I don't know, I am so much stressed now only after reading this, I can only imagine how bad must you have felt. Have you considered a law suit, maybe few million bucks compensation, I mean that would be a minimum you deserved for your suffering

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    8. Anonymous22:07

      I believe that what would be fair is for the airline to fully cancel all operations and stop flying forever. Scrap all aircraft and everything to do with them.

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    9. pozdrav iz Rijeke22:31

      Absolutely agree. Directorate should be involved immediately and AOC revoked. Such a huge problem, I can't see another solution 😃

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  26. Anonymous15:33

    Air Serbia is in desperate need of a refresh. Newer planes with newer seats across ALL classes, nicer and more experienced crew, better food, better IFE screens with a better selection, and a better home airport. They can start thinking about more long haul destinations after all of that.

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      I would add and a reasonably priced WiFi inside the plane.

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      If they were a good airline they would have free WiFi.

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      So Ryan and Wizz are not good? Lufthansa is not good as they dont have free wifi for business and economy class on transatlantic services? Okay then

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      Even if you put wifi aside, they really aren't that good lol

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  27. Anonymous15:34

    Air Serbia should consider opening a business class lounge at JFK airport.

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      Agreed, with the amount of flights now and even more expected next summer and maybe even this winter, it is due. They can also make it a contract lounge for other airlines and make more money that way. Even LOT is opening a TWO FLOOR lounge at JFK.

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      Why? For one flight per day or maximum 20 passengers per day? They use a lounge by another provider.

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      If they don’t open a lounge anytime soon (it is due) they should switch from the Primeclass Lounge to the Turkish Airlines Lounge. It is in the same terminal and they are partners?

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    4. Anonymous15:38

      They should open a lounge at ORD. JFK already has a number of great lounges, but ORD is a different story. There is barely any lounges at T5, and the ones existent are bad. If they opened a good one in the remodeled section with maybe even direct access to the aircraft, then more airlines would switch from the Swissport one. I’m sure no one wants their premium passengers at a lounge that looks more like a prison lobby.

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    5. Anonymous15:39

      People demanding they open a dedicated lounge at JFK of all places for 20 passengers per day. It would be bankrupt on day one under the leadership of some commentators here

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      Lounges at both ORD and JFK though?😏

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    7. Anonymous15:39

      It is a real shame that their Premium Lounge at BEG stopped working 24/7.

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    8. Anonymous15:40

      Wow open a dedicated lounge at ORD for 3 weekly flights or max 60 passengers PER WEEK. This keeps getting better.

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    9. Anonymous15:45

      So many airlines have lounges at airports where they don’t even fly to every day. They would have a nice area for premium passengers to relax, and as mentioned they can sign contracts with other airlines, and have people pay like $20 for like 2 hours or to spend the night or something.

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    10. Anonymous15:47

      They should open a lounge at Tianjin (TSN). There is not many lounges there and they have lots of business class passengers I think.

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      You are so right. They should open a lounge in TSN for their one weekly flight and 20 passengers in case of 100% LF. Better yet, they should start opening lounges at airports they don't even fly to - just in case.

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    12. Anonymous16:21

      I can't wait for Kraljevo lounge

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    13. Anonymous16:24

      I can’t wait to laugh next year before the summer season when they announce their JFK lounge.

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    14. Anonymous16:28

      Lol

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    15. Anonymous16:29

      I am friends with somebody at the JU People’s Service team. They said that a lounge at atleast one of their U.S. destinations (probably NY) is due anytime now.

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    16. Anonymous18:32

      "Even LOT"? LOT has double daily from/to Warsaw and some more from Krakow. By the time the redeveloped T1 opens, they will probably have three flights per day. Then indeed you can think of opening your own lounge. Otherwise, having agreements with existing lounges (the way LOT - among others - is doing now) is the most reasonable option.

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    17. Anonymous20:36

      @16:27 do they really have Service people? Just asking because it doesn"t show

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    18. Anonymous22:06

      Yes, but many don’t do much. Their “job” is to make sure the customers are satisfied and that they have everything they need to make passengers feel pampered. It is sh!t and they have a very high budget spent on stuff like short haul catering etc.

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    19. Anonymous07:31

      Sorry, but Lagos lounge is top priority.

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  28. Anonymous15:48

    They should install first class on their A330s like Swiss.

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      First Class is being retired by most airlines. JAT Yugoslav Airlines changed its 16 seats First Class for 36 seats Premium Business Class 40 years ago.

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  29. Anonymous15:52

    In a few years this is where they should fly long haul. Other than New York, Chicago, and Tianjin, Miami, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Washington D.C, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Cleveland, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Tokyo, Seoul, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Singapore, Zanzibar, Lagos, Entebbe, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Sydney, Melbourne, and Bali. With a fleet of 30 A350-1000s and 100 A321 NEOs this would be possible.

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      What about Boston, Jakarta and a few more cities in India?
      I mean, if you dream - dream big!

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      The thing is...any from the above list COULD work for JU :) Market is currently crazy for seats, with a proper planning even J'burg would work just fine

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  30. Anonymous15:54

    I personally don’t see Air Serbia flying to China later this year, why would they with all the other possibilites.

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      They already fly to China.

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  31. Anonymous15:55

    Does anyone know if Anica Rakonjac, the Cabin Senior on their inaugural flight to New York still works for Air Serbia?

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      Yes, as a matter of fact she is in Chicago right now.

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      Very interesting

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  32. Anonymous15:59

    Does anyone have an idea of what faces their next few A330s will have? I’m betting Milutin Milankovic for the next one, but after that I’m not sure?

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      Definitely Milutin Milankovic, then they will have “the big three”. Maybe Mileva Maric, Ivo Andric, Desanka Maksimovic, etc.

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  33. Anonymous16:38

    Their title as an airline is hanging by a thread. I am really finding it hard these days to call them a company.

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      Comedian? Air Serbia is by far the best airline in the exyu region

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      A359 is waiting for JU :)

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      You mean A350-1000

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  34. Anonymous18:09

    For long haul they also need a lot of feed.
    Increasing frequencies to their existing intra-european routes is a priority.

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      Frequencies have increased on routes where JU see transfers on their TATL flights, however it isn't necessarily a major factor for them. OHD for example at 4pw has quite alot of JFK transfers, often outperforming in numbers alot of the other major regional cities in the JU network. The frequencies are quite decent already and will get better as the airline grows.

      VIE up 3 pw
      SKP back to 14pw + OHD 4 pw
      TIA 14pw
      ZAG 14pw
      LJU 14pw
      IST 3 daily

      Plus there is now BUD at 17 pw. Despite the frequencies, they don't see alot of transfers from BUD. JU have increased FCO where interestingly enough there is quite a fair bit of transfers. SVO is also a route with big transfer numbers for JFK.

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  35. Anonymous18:24

    When will Air Serbia announce next North America destination?

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      Good question

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      After new Chinese destination(s).

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    3. Anonymous23:52

      announcing next north american route is contingent on chinese bureaucracy granting guangzhou permission. sometimes people inadvertently paint themselves into a corner, but this! this one takes the cake!

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      Never keep all eggs in one basket.

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  36. Anonymous00:06

    I would like to see Djokovic on the future A330’s tail.

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  37. notLufthansa16:17

    https://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/5-remarkable-serbian-women/

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  38. Anonymous08:05

    I am korean and can't wait to see Air Serbia at ICN! Respect Serbia from South Korea 🇰🇷🤝🇷🇸

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  39. Anonymous13:12

    I expect the following destinations for JU long haul: (maybe get A330neo)

    North America
    Summer: JFK (7w); ORD (5w); YYZ (2w)
    Winter: JFK (5w); ORD (3w); MIA (2w); CUN or Cuba (2w)

    Asia Year round: TSN / PEK (4w); PVG (3w); CAN (2w); ICN (2w); DEL (2w)

    Others: DXB (4w A330 in winter; A320Neo for summer); JNB (2w)

    A330 on SVO or other European destinations during peak season.

    SIN, LAX, TYO, secondary China, other seasonal winter destinations like Goa, MLE, ZNZ, PUJ, etc. could work once existing long haul destinations have stabilized. If JU gets A320Neo, then Central Asia destinations like IKA, TAS, ALA could work.

    In short, 7 to 10 A330NEO for long haul; 30 A320NEO and 10 A220-100 for Europe, Russia and MENA flying should be the best fit for JU total fleet count. Exciting times ahead for JU.

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