Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Boško Rupić, has held discussions at the carrier’s headquarters with the Ambassador of Thailand to Serbia, who is based in Athens, Sathana Kashemsanta Na Ayudhya, as well as with Zoran Djukanović, Thai Honorary Consul in Belgrade. It comes as Thailand seeks the introduction of flights between Belgrade and Bangkok. The Embassy noted, “Among other issues, they discussed the possibility of nonstop flights between Belgrade and Bangkok and/or Phuket by Air Serbia in the near future, which would help expand people-to-people exchanges between the two countries”. Mr Djukanović said that a nonstop flight between the two capitals remains “possible”.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has voiced its support for the route, saying it is ready to work with Air Serbia if it decides to launch flights, as demand for travel between the two countries continues to grow. Last week, the Ambassador and Honorary Consul also met with the Head of the Department for Asia, Australia and the Pacific at Serbia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That meeting again covered the possibility of nonstop flights between the two countries, alongside trade, investment and bilateral agreements.
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| Air Serbia codeshares with Qatar Airways on flights to Bangkok, Bangkok Airport, June 2026 |
Speaking on national broadcaster RTS last week, Mr Rupić said Air Serbia’s plans for 2027 include both new destinations and additional frequencies on existing routes. The carrier is also working to secure additional capacity for the 2027 summer season. The new routes for next year are expected to be revealed this month. Mr Rupić described persistently high fuel prices as one of the biggest challenges facing the aviation industry. He said the cost of jet fuel had begun to decline but remained at an elevated level. Other major challenges include flight punctuality and the failure of infrastructure to keep pace with passenger growth. Mr Rupić noted that airport capacity and air traffic control infrastructure, particularly in Europe, were not expanding at the same rate as the number of passengers and flights.
Air Serbia has identified Montenegro and Spain as two of its strongest-performing markets this year. Mr Rupić said demand for flights to Montenegro had been particularly strong during the summer. “On some days, we had more than ten flights to Montenegro”, Mr Rupić said. He noted that most services were operated by larger Airbus and Embraer aircraft rather than the smaller ATR72s, resulting in a substantial increase in capacity in the market. Spain has also performed strongly and will be served by eight Air Serbia routes this year. The recently launched Tenerife service has recorded load factors of between 85% and 90% for September and October. The airline further expanded its presence in the country yesterday with the launch of two weekly flights to Seville.
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ReplyDeleteLovely bug, I doubt this software existed in any form when this livery was in use.
DeleteIt certainly did not, however, some employee might still remember old JAT flying with DC10 there...
DeleteFuck Zagreb really.
DeleteCharming. Fool
DeleteQuestion : if the tourist authority of Thailand is so interested why they do not bother THAI airlines to do that ?
ReplyDeleteThese talks are always great. The people talking get to have a nice all expenses paid holiday to some exotic destination and nothing in terms of an actual new route starting ever happens.
ReplyDeleteThe ambassador literally travelled from Athens to Belgrade for the talks.
DeleteFor sure there will be follow up talks in Bangkok.
DeleteNice trip for the ambassador too.
If Serbia is so interested to them they should open Embassy in Belgrade.
DeleteWhy? How many Thai nationals live in the country?
DeleteThere is an Honorary consulate of Thailand in Belgrade, they issue visas for longer stays up to 60 days + 30 days extension in Thailand or you can have 15 days visa on arrival for Serbian pass holders.
DeleteIt is not only for Thai nationals, but for local people too.
DeleteWe see here they want to establish cooperation with Serbia and opening their Embassy would be certainly first step towards it as well as suspending visa regime.
Do you really think that all the countries with Embassies in Belgrade have their nationals living in Serbia? For example Cambodia, Congo, Angola, Ghana, Pakistan, Iraq, Myanmar?
Most of the countries you mentioned are here because of old Yugo era political times.
DeleteThey could have easily gone.
DeleteThey also all have nationals in Serbia, just in very low numbers, apart from increasing numbers from Ghana.
DeleteSerbia doesn't have economic ties with Thailand,Diaspora is practically non exsistent,Visa regime on both sides...the number of tourists with serbian passport visiting Thailand is low,under 15000(year 2024),and most of them are our Gastarbeiters from West Europe heading for Thailand from western countries.Direct traffic is minimal.
ReplyDeleteSecond issue is that from Belgrade to Thailand you can fly via Doha,Istanbul and Dubai with numerous frequencies in one day!!Air Serbia cannot match that.
Air Serbia doesn't have any chance in Thailand.Low demand(also from region) and non existent ties with Thailand make this destination impossible for JU.
Air Serbia is far more than a mere transport medium for citizens of Serbia. It has outgrown that model a long time ago. And Serbian tourists are hungry for new and exotic destinations.
DeleteDemand does not always equal profitability.
DeleteI think the Sava waterfront would be an attractive attraction for Thai visitors.
DeleteThere is an Honorary consulate of Thailand in Belgrade, they issue visas for longer stays up to 60 days + 30 days extension in Thailand or you can have 15 days visa on arrival for Serbian pass holders. So visa regime is quite loose. Economic ties with Thailand are irrelevant, it's a prime tourist destination.
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DeleteAnd yet, Bangkok is third unserved long haul destination at BEG. How does that fit in your false analyse?
Here is how false it is:
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc4anlInDDM
@09:56 so therefore flight will launch. By your cheap analysis.
DeleteI would love to hear Bosko pronounce Sathana Kashemsanta Na Ayudhya! 😆
ReplyDeleteSo they are delaying announcement of new destinations from late Sept to late Oct?
ReplyDeleteThey will announce when they are ready.
DeleteIt seems so, they were aiming for September to announce new destinations
DeleteCan't wait
DeleteBangkok would be a fantastic addition to the network. It is one of the few long haul destinations that could attract passengers from across the entire region.
ReplyDeleteIf they can get prices cheaper than the competition..
DeleteBangkok is already easily accessible through Istanbul, Doha and Dubai. Air Serbia would need competitive fares to persuade passengers to travel through Belgrade.
ReplyDeleteThailand is probably the most logical Asian leisure destination for Air Serbia after China.
ReplyDeleteI hope Air Serbia prioritises Bangkok over another destination in China. Its long-haul network needs greater geographical diversity.
ReplyDeleteThis is really happening?
ReplyDeleteAir Serbia is considering the permanent suspension of its Guangzhou and Porto route.
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