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Is thew new lounge about to be opened?

Hell no. Work has not even started yet.

@13:42
Why have they not? Do they need permission even to start the construction? I thought the hold up was no permission for opening it. 😔

The airline is awaiting for the airport to obtain the necessary permit to begin construction. Even though a permit reqest has been filed months ago, the Ministry has not issued one yet.

Don't know if true, but I heard request was made more than a year ago.

It was published here Air Serbia initially wanted to open new lounge by the end of 2024.

Fleet adjustments and modernisation will change things. For example 4 wet lease A320's are being replaced by 3 dry lease A320's, however 4 wet lease A220's will be in the fleet so overall smaller capacity.

E-jets entering the fleet is also allowing for better allocation of capacity. 100 pax on the A319 is 69% CLF while on the E195 it's 84%. The E-jets are allowing for frequency increases previously not possible which in turn should attract more pax through improved connectivity via BEG. For example, ATH will see a 3rd daily flight which allows better connectivity to not only the long haul network but also the entire regional network where competition is not really existent if at all.

Why? They were never shy about flying to Russia

They avoid mentioning it because there are mental cases threatening their aircraft and passengers.

That sounds like conspiracy theory..

^ stop being an idiot.

https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/03/air-serbia-sustains-further-bomb.html

Not denying there are some crazy ones in the wild, that article is from 2022. SVO numbers have been published here several times afterwards

They have been published by this site but not by the airline. Air Serbia has not mentioned Russia since then. They didn't even publicise the launch of Kazan flights.

Svo, Led are their main cash cows, bragging that AMS where they fly less times per week with a smaller aircraft (often Bulgaria) is better compared to SVO that is operated mostly by A320 18 times per week is just NOT true.

The only reason why they dont publish bomb threats is because before each flight to russia they do the bomb check so even if the bomb is reported they dissmis it since aircraft was checked already

The number of flights to Russia are limited because of mental cases in the EU that are threatening Serbia with sanctions if JU increases the number of flights beyond the bare minimum. Turkish airlines is making a huge profit on these flights, as they have exponentially more flights to Russia. Yes, JU is making a solid profit on flights to Russia because the tickets are very expensive.

When you call them crazy you’re giving them benefit of doubt, this was well organized thing…

True dat.

It pretty much doubled it’s pax numbers since 2014

Well BEG has also grown so JU followed that trend

Some people having a difficult day today.

😂

Agree

Well done to the whole JU team not just Marek

You are right.

Exactly JU was growing long before Marek came

Actually it wasn't. In 2017 and 2018 they had a decline in passenger numbers. Growth began in 2019 when Marek became CCO nad launched many new routes.

JU was at the edge for a number of years. Turnaround and rebranding was planned from the end of 2012. Sustained growth years were 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 when long-haul was launched. In 2017 they had only 0.2% drop in passengers. Those five years fundamentally changed the airline.

Number of passengers carried versus number of seats offered.

Does the 4% increase in the number of flights mean that vs 2024 JU had relatively more flights with ATRs and in general smaller aircraft? Or am I missing it completely?
I'm curious how we had a 3% increase in pax with 4% more flights and load factor increasing by 2.5%.
Many thanks for any info.

Passenger growth depends not just on flight numbers and load factor but also on average aircraft size. Despite more flights and a higher load factor, the modest 3% passenger increase indicates the airline operated smaller aircraft on average, reducing seats per flight. And the load factor increased 2.5 points, not 2.5%

^ Thank you, I thought so that was the reason but I wasn't sure.

Ok so not the standard LF calculation.

That IS the standard load factor calculation. Some of you people truly need help, trying to spin any positive news into some disaster because it does not fit your worldview. Using standard load factor calculation is not something that suits you so you are now implying the figure is not correct. You must have graduated from the Zama school of business. The lunatic running that one also likes to insinuate that figures from BEG and JU are incorrect because it does not suit him.

With 100 yrs anniversary and 100 destinations I would also like to see 100% LF.

There is not an airline in the world with 100% LF.

Indeed. Ryanair is at 92%

Of course it includes passengers from KVO and INI

@Anon 13:42 Those flights are paid in advance, PSO, so LF it is not important at all

But it influences total LF not in a good way, although the INI and KVO share in JU pax is low…

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Disaster lol. Some people... Btw load factor in 2014 was 67%. Good growth.

For some people glass is not even half full, it is almost empty. Good thing we have numbers to show glass is actually almost full:

In 2012, last full year before rebranding, JU carried 1.3 million passengers, less than Croatia Airlines. In 2025 Air Serbia carried all-time record of 4.57 million passengers, increase of over 3.5 times. OU had only 1.84 million passengers in 2024 (2025 results not yet available). Congratulations go to Air Serbia.

^glass is not even half empty...

3% is more than Serbian economy grew in 2025 so it’s above average result. You must put the numbers in some context to make conclusions.

Because an old A319 needs to go for a D check which costs enormous amounts of money only for it to be retired a few years later. it does not make financial sense.

Air Baltic brand new A220's with Starlink wifi connectivity replaced Getjet ~20 year old A320's at a more competitive price to be more precise.

JU is currently replacing the A319's with E-jets and A320's as part of its fleet modernisation. Airlines are moving away from the A319 with the A319neo not selling well as part of fleet modernisation programs. JU will need at some point to order new aircraft. The wet lease with Air Baltic allows them to not only test the A220's compatibility with JU but also Starlink wifi.

JU will never go for A220. Non comfortable, stuck between the sizes, too small for classic cargo bundle, completely different type rating of the crew, awfully unreliable engines, with only Airbus name common with other planes in the fleet. Even better to order A319 neo then to go for A220.

^ SMFH

@18:18
A220 not comfortable? Tell me you haven't flown A220 without telling it.

It was almost certain that LOT would order the E2 and then the surprise came with a large A220 order.

Whats also interesting to see is that airlines are going for larger aircraft and ditching smaller models, OS being the latest. JU ditching the ATR for an E2/A220, A320neo and A330 fleet wouldn't surprise me especially with it's growth and factoring in the need to remain competitive.

3+2 seating is far less comfortable than 2+2 in Ejets or E2. LO and OS are blackmailed by EU, doing suicidal moves under pressure. And then OS end up permanently wetleasing same already retired planes. LO will have to do the same. JU won't, of course. We will rather see ATR fleet expansion, then retiring it

It's an estimate most likely.

They know it, each company can tell on 1st of January their result for previous year… It’s reported later because there is a form and procedures to do it.

Oh you are so clucthing to the hope that it would be negative so you could have something to be happy about.

No, I am very happy to see new all time record. But regarding JU December pax no, I could estimate BEG numbers and see if we hit 9 mil last year.

Wouldn’t bet on that and it looks so far JU doesn’t bet on that which is good.

Same old theories, that EXPO is village festival for soccermoms and grandparents

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