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Air Canada has expanded its reach in the former Yugoslavia by adding more codeshare flights to the region. The Canadian carrier has added its flight numbers and designator code onto Austrian Airlines’ daily morning service between Vienna and Belgrade (AC6178/79), as well as five weekly morning rotations between Vienna and Pristina (AC6176/77). Air Canada already codeshares on Lufthansa flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Belgrade, while the agreement marks its first codeshare service to Pristina.
They should be more proactive and launch seasonal BEG service.
ReplyDeleteNo high demand in Belgrade.
DeleteI am curious why JU is thinking about launching Toronto if there no high (even seasonal) demand
DeleteThere is strong seasonal demand, YYZ is top unserved destination from BEG.
DeleteThere is demand from exyu gastarbeiters living in Canada.
DeleteAC is interested in serving Canadian tourists visiting southern Europe for holidays, cruises etc.
Unfortunately there is little interest among these people in visiting Serbia.
Good.
DeleteDemand is not there. AC flying to ATH double daily both from YYZ and YUL 1 of two daily flights with B777. That’s what demand is. We really want these flights but if they can’t fill a B788 it’s not worth it.
DeleteAnon 14:26 AC is interested in serving Canadian tourists only? That's interesting.
DeleteSure, Air Canada is famous leisure company
DeleteCanadian tourists bring in the money because they spend a lot. A gasto route to Belgrade doesn't.
DeleteCanadian tourists don't spend a lot, believe me
Delete20:11 Spending money at the destination and on airfare is NOT the same
DeleteIf they cant keep their own planes flying i guess code share is the way to go 🤣
ReplyDelete@13:54, If you mean due to FA strike, that's over. Air Canada does fly to hinterlands of Central/East Europe from Toronto to Prague this summer, and my uneducated guess would be Budapest or Berlin as the next addition. Belgrade was not on the map of potential destinations at the previous AC presentation. Their JV with LH Group seems to be the tool of choice for other destinations in that part of Europe.
DeleteIs this new Belgrade codeshare just adding another option to existing FRA/MUC codeshares or preemptive move in case Air Serbia finally decides to launch Toronto?
ReplyDeleteCan someone please explain, adding a codeshare cost money or? If not why it is such a big news?
ReplyDeleteI'm also wondering cause even without codeshare you could book these flights and connect seamlessly
DeleteProbably to reroute certain amount of bookings to YYZ-VIE sector, instead of LH hubs.
DeleteThat makes no sense because they do full revenue sharing
DeleteAs i understand Air Canada is just another proxy airline of the dull Lufthansa conglomerate.
ReplyDeleteYes, exactly. Hahahaha.
DeleteMost people on this forum "understand" things the same way
DeleteLDS* as its finest!
Delete*Lufthansa Derangement Syndrome
It is not about understanding AC or LH. It is about understanding their JV.
DeleteTheir JV is here to make more profit for both sides.
DeleteIt's all about the details. A++ transatlantic joint venture text is not publicly available but we can comment on published info such as this new codeshare. Until now, AC passengers were offered codeshare YYZ-BEG by flying from Toronto to Germany, operated by a mix of AC/LH aircraft, and then connected from Germany to Belgrade on LH metal.
DeleteNow that new Vienna codeshare is available, only AC aircraft operates YYZ-VIE sector, as OS no longer operates to YYZ. It's quite possible AC gets bigger piece of the revenue pie on the transatlantic sector with this new codeshare compared to those operated by a mix of AC/LH metal via FRA/MUC, for example?