Air Serbia will operate an average of more than 100 additional weekly flights this winter compared with last year, driven by new route launches and increased frequencies across its network. For the first time during the winter season, the airline will maintain services from Belgrade to Seville, Tenerife, Baku, Alicante, Munich, Tromso and Nizhny Novgorod, as well as from Niš to Vienna and Malta. Belgrade - Dubrovnik flights are also being extended from seasonal summer operations to a year-round service. Combined, these routes will generate an additional 26 weekly departures in each direction.
In addition to the new routes, Air Serbia is also increasing frequencies on a number of existing services. The largest increases will be on flights to Tivat, with an additional daily rotation bringing the total to 21 weekly, and Podgorica, with six extra flights for a total of 27 weekly. Frequency growth is also planned for Skopje, increasing from ten to fourteen weekly; Brussels, from three to five; Ljubljana, from fourteen to sixteen; Prague, from nine to eleven; Vienna, from sixteen to eighteen, and Tirana from between eight and ten last winter to twelve weekly. An additional weekly flight will also be added to several other destinations, with the new total number of weekly services shown in brackets: Istanbul (12), Athens (12), Bologna (4), Rome (8), Madrid (5), Bucharest (11), Split (3), Venice (4), Zagreb (10) and Larnaca (11).
Air Serbia will reduce frequencies on a select number of routes for a limited period. Services to Gothenburg and Naples, which operated during November and December last year, but not for the remainder of the season, will not run this winter. Furthermore, flights to Barcelona and Thessaloniki will each be reduced from nine to seven weekly in November and December, while the daily rotation from January onwards match those from the previous winter.
Overall, Air Serbia has scheduled 20.299 flights for the upcoming winter season, which runs from October 25 to March 27, representing an increase of 16.2% on last winter. The carrier has 2.303.354 seats on sale during the period, up 17.3%, or by an additional 338.916 seats.
Huge!
ReplyDeleteSurprised about BCN reduction. Is W6 keeping the same number of flights as before?
ReplyDeleteIt's just in November and December. It seems it was too much last winter which is why they went to seven from January.
DeleteUnderstandable.
DeleteBEG-BCN in winter on Wizz is just 3-4 weekly except during New Year period when it's daily.
DeleteBetter initially reduce than cut during the season.
DeleteAlso, Air Serbia has more flights to Madrid, new routes to Tenerife, Seville, and Alicante. Therefore, quite expected that demand for BCN has dropped a little.
Also, an important thing is A319/A320. If they are going to use A320 more to BCN, that will bridge 2 flights less.
Why is it logical that they have less flights to BCN? They didn't offer connections via Barcelona
DeleteCouple reasons. They had Wizz with 5-7 weekly to BCN and they wanted to have more flights. This winter Wizz is reducing BCN and JU does not need to burn more money if there is demand for 7 weekly.
DeleteBetter increase LF, increase usage of A320s, than add 2 more flights which they will later cancel in January and February.
You are right, like this JU can charge more per ticket and they love doing that.
DeleteWho doesn't?
DeleteRyanair? Their fares are stable at around €50 on average.
DeleteThey also have the lowest cost per passenger in the aviation industry. You are comparing apple and oranges.
Delete@9:29 JU is not a humanitarian organization, and air transportation is not an absolute necessity.
Delete10:15
DeleteWhat an utter stupidity. FR will go bankrupt in few weeks, when hedged fuel runs up. If they keep those prices
Give me those 50€ Ryanair tickets and I will travel with them only for the rest of my life! Even if that is with +30-40 additional euros for baggage etc making it 80-90 at least, but I am buying it.
DeleteWhatever average is, reality say that tickets are rather 100+ (baggage on top), in my experience....
@10:48 FR will outlive everyone else when it comes to finances mate. They are a machine.
Delete+1 @FR
DeletePlus 10-15 EUR on BoB service and there you are near the legacy carrier's price.
For most Europeans FR offer a great service and countless possibilies for travel, especially regionally. Hopefully one day they expand in Serbia.
DeleteStrange, I just flew in the U.S. and Canada - LFs were at 50%. JU is doing something right.
Delete@@ 11:57 Machine needs fuel, mate. And fuel prices are doubled, you know? How could ticket price stay the same?? They will stop paying crews? Or airport taxes? Or stop maintaining their planes? Or they will blackmail airports and governments again, third round? Or they will go bankrupt?
DeleteSo basically this winter they discontinued two routes? NAP & GOT
ReplyDeleteNot discontinued, but turned them to summer seasonal.
DeleteBut they did partially operate lady winter, no?
DeleteNo, they only operated them until mid December last year. So for a month and a half.
DeleteThey wanted to operate it last winter, but then during November they realized load is very bad and they are burning money. And then they cut it, leading to compensations, rescheduling, passengers anger, etc... Therefore, better do not repeat same mistake.
DeleteSo they operated for part of winter last year and this year they are not.
DeleteThat means they discontinued two routes this winter.
You should open a dictionary or google the meaning of discontinued. You are really clutching at straws to be angry about something.
Delete^ It's an obsession. Just look at his comments
DeleteAnonymous09:29
You are right, like this JU can charge more per ticket and they love doing that.
Anonymous09:30
So they operated for part of winter last year and this year they are not.
That means they discontinued two routes this winter.
Anonymous09:30
Just fly with Lufthansa via MUC or FRA
The person needs professional help.
Classic JU hater. Imagine his hysteria with articles like this? A lot of dreamless nights for him in the future.
Deleteso why not answer his question? Is JU discontinuing this route this winter?
DeleteNo, unfortunately. It’s turning them back to seasonal. Next summer they are starting again. So they are not discontinued
DeleteHe won't like your answer. He is angry with today's news. Needs some negative angle to relieve the stress.
DeleteBravo Air Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
ReplyDeleteRegarding Naples, maybe they could switch to ATR during winter?
ReplyDeleteOK, this winter Naples has runway works, but in general I think ATR could do it during winter season.
Just fly with Lufthansa via MUC or FRA
DeleteIt seems that for some reason, Naples is not doing so good this year. I dont get it, last year it seem to be a busy route
DeleteLast time when I decided to fly with Lufthansa, they shut down CityLine and made me a chaos in life. And they still refuse to pay me compensation, even ignoring AirHelp.
DeleteAmazing number of new destinations and frequencies.
ReplyDelete@Admin, how did you get 100 more flights? Increases in text sum up to 67.
ReplyDeleteThere are an additional 92 flights per week in November, 106 in December, 174 in January, 150 in February and 150 in March.
DeleteIs that both ways summed, or only one-way?
DeleteIn text it's clear it's two way
DeleteIf lets say tivat goes from 14 to 21 per week that is7 more round trips; I assume that number is 100+ round trips per week...maybe I am wrong
DeleteSuggest you to make your own blog and put whichever number you like!
DeleteVery impressive growth for the winter season.
ReplyDeleteFinally better frequencies to Brussels.
ReplyDeleteTako se to radi!
ReplyDeleteWhy not extend Varna into winter, it has very limited connectivity with OS and TK
ReplyDeletePerhaps because in winter its empty?
DeleteEmpty or not, it is quite big a city.
DeleteIf they can operate so many flights to places like SKP or SOF then VAR should work.
DeleteYou are comparing a seaside resort with capital cities. Nice.
Delete@09:42 but it its well connected to western Europe with Wizzair, which clearly serves its needs quite well.
Delete@10:22
DeleteWell, Varna is a larger city than Ljubljana.
But it is true their needs might be well met by wizz.
The number of Serbian people living in Ljubljana, the historic ties and family ties, the amount of people to people exchange, students, tourists and business ties is far larger with Ljubljana than Varna. All of this is taken into account and impacts demand.
DeleteGood, except that JU is not P2P airline, it should target transfer destinations as well.
DeleteLjubljana has significant transfer traffic too.
DeleteIt has to be mixed, in order to succeed. Or have so big network to have enough transfers. But it will take some more time JU to reach that big network
DeleteParticularly glad for trying out third daily to LJU on select days. Hopefully it proves viable so it can be expanded in summer to other regional destinations as well.
ReplyDeleteQuite a good effort to densify the network over winter, it should generate good growth for BEG
LJU is a goldmine and JU knows its value
DeleteIdemo dalje .
ReplyDelete@Admin, what is the status with Yerevan over winter?
ReplyDeletethey don't fly to yerevan...
DeleteJU the pride of ex YU 😍
ReplyDelete2027: 10 Mio Pax 🤩
Air Serbia carried a record 4.57 million passengers in 2025. So 10million wont occur until the mid 2030s. Correct about the airline being the star of the Balkans.
DeleteMixed it up with BEG. It is still morning... 🙈
DeletePaper takes it all, let's see what they will reduce in winter months.
ReplyDeleteWell considering that they have already made upwards changes i suggest very little.
DeleteUnlike previous years, most of these changes were made in the last 2 weeks. It is about this time of the year that they would reduce things from their original plan. So it does not seem that they plan to reduce anything.
DeleteIs the same number of aircraft scheduled like last winter?
ReplyDeleteNo, last year they entered winter with 27 of their own aircraft and 6 wet leases. This winter they enter with 30 of their own aircraft and 8 wet leases.
DeleteSeems quite logical to add extra flights with so many aircraft
DeleteYou are wrong. They have 32 dryleased and 8 wetleased, total 40 planes available. And two more arrives by the end of the year. So most of the winter there will be 42 planes
DeleteI wonder if they are considering launching some flights to Burgas around Eurovision. They could get a lot of connecting traffic in that week.
ReplyDeleteMaintaining Dubrovnik throughout the winter will be interesting. I hope local demand and connecting traffic can sustain it.
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia is quietly building one of the strongest regional hubs in this part of Europe.
ReplyDeleteAnaLitičar kaže: Ni izblizu! Ni izblizu.
Deletechildish coments don't forward debate. Only Belgrade acts as a regional hub indeed.
DeleteFive weekly flights to Madrid is a very useful improvement. Hopefully it will eventually become a daily service.
ReplyDeleteIf some Air Serbia competitors at Belgrade cancel some routes in the coming weeks due to regulatory impact, will Air Serbia have enough capacity to quickly pivot and replace some of those routes, in addition to announced increases?
ReplyDeleteMost of the routes served by Wizz Air are already served by JU.
DeleteWell GOT could be restored
DeleteO'Leary said back in April that airBaltic and Wizz could go bankrupt this year. If second prediction also comes true, Air Serbia would need to pick up capacity on some routes. On the other hand, that would cause a flood of A321NEOs on the market, if Air Serbia decides to pick up some.
DeleteAir Serbia is not going to be picking up A321Neos anytime soon. Neither will Wizzair go bankrupt this year.
DeleteTrue dat
DeleteHow will Air Serbia replace wet leased A220's now that Air Baltic is officially bankrupt?
ReplyDeletePerhaps reading past sensationalist headlines would be helpful. The airline filed for chapter 11 in the US. Reading more into chapter 11 would allow you to come to the realization that the airline is continuing to operate normal flights.
DeleteIt is not entering liquidation yet, this is different kind of bankruptcy where legal entity is still able to operate. Let's wait and see what happens.
DeleteThey entered Chapter 11 - protection from creditors while undergoing reconstruction. Never the less, this is a serious development for all parties involved, including JU.
DeleteLook for Croatia Airlines A220 as the next source of wet leased A220s?
DeleteNever happening
DeleteUnfortunately.
DeleteSorry for this out of topick , but I need your help . I'm Greek and booked with Air Serbia from Athens to Prague via Belgrade and back . By mistake that I did not notice on the year of birth I wrote 1993 instead of 1994 . Will that be a problem ? I don't wanna call their call center because from my country it costs 1€ per minute . I send an e-mail for that to the callcenter@airserbia.com and to the guest.support@airserbia.com with no responce yet . Thanks a lot !
ReplyDeleteIt will be a problem,. it needs to be corrected. They respond the quickest on their Twitter profile (write them a private message). Tell them you have already written to the call centar and give them the booking reference. They will expedite it then.
DeleteHow will that be a problem exactly?
DeleteYour personal details such as name a DOB must match the ones in the passport.
DeleteOne passport swipe and it's fixed. Such a simple typo is basically a non-issue
DeleteGreat I hope you leave your name, address and phone number to the original poster so he can thank you when he is unable to be check in.
DeleteLol
DeleteWrite to them via Linkedin profile and tag them, they should help you.
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DeleteYou go on yawning. While they continue stealing
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