Air Serbia is increasing frequencies between Belgrade and Podgorica during the 2027 summer season from 21 to 34 weekly flights. Starting March 28 next year, in addition to the existing daily flights departing Belgrade at 06:30, 13:35 and 20:25, and Podgorica at 08:10, 15:15 and 22:05, the airline is introducing additional departures from Belgrade at 10:00 (daily) and 17:20 (every day except Sunday), and from Podgorica at 11:30 (daily) and 18:55 (every day except Sunday). Overall, the airline is increasing its operations to the Montenegrin capital by 62%
Commenting on the notable growth, the carrier’s CEO, Jiri Marek, said, “Increasing the number of flights between Belgrade and Podgorica is an important step towards further strengthening connectivity between Serbia and Montenegro. Podgorica is consistently among the most popular destinations in Air Serbia’s network, as confirmed by this year’s results. Between January and September, more than 160.000 passengers travelled on flights between Belgrade and Podgorica, representing an increase of around 5% compared with the same period last year. The additional flights are a response to sustained strong demand on this route and will also provide passengers with even more convenient connections, via Belgrade, to a large number of cities across our network”.
The development comes after Air Serbia increased frequencies to Podgorica and Tivat this winter to four and three daily respectively. Regionally, the carrier has also recently doubled frequencies between Belgrade and Sarajevo to two daily next summer.
wow!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow
ReplyDeleteAir Montenegro cannot compete this.
ReplyDeleteWell of course not.
DeleteThey can and they will.
DeleteThey have no choice but to fight. And I wish them the best.
DeleteMakes sense
ReplyDeleteWow, talking about densification :)
ReplyDeleteBravo Air Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
ReplyDeleteThis is not aimed at Montenegro but LOT, Wizz Air and others. Seems like they want to cement their position in the region, everywhere they can reach with the ATR. Now the talk of increasing ATR fleet makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThey shoul come in SKP with 3 daily.
DeleteSKP will work with 3 daily in summer guarantee , winter probably not.
DeleteI doubt there is that demand, not sure which wave it would connect to.
DeleteI think all these increases will affect OS in the first place.
DeleteI agree with you 100%
DeleteCan they pull off this schedule without adding extra ATRs
ReplyDeleteIn the summer, many fights are jet utilised. Even A320
DeleteWell, that's why they talked about it.
DeleteIt seems like they want to connect the whole region with 3 daily.
Other than Athens Ljubljana is anywhere connected three times daily in the wider region? But yes the more regional flights the better.
DeleteBudapest was almost 3 daily.
DeleteI mean ultimately that's what they should aim at.
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DeleteBUD is always aiming 3 daily but end up lower. Who knows, once the speed rail takes momentum what will remain of it.
Once..
Delete@13:46 i think there is room for budapest to remain twice daily. The railway which in theory, perhaps, maybe, starts in 33days from now targets point to point travel. JU to budapest has heavy connectivity.
DeleteThe railway line will impact bus companies, not so much JU.
DeleteExactly. The route does not survive from point to point flying, rather connecting traffic. When the train finally works remains a mystery as tickets on MAV don't seem to work. A total shit show of a completion process. One for the history books.
DeleteAnd you cannot book flights with AirMontenegro for summer season next year....
ReplyDeleteThis is such a shame! Anyways, great to see JU adding this second morning flight as it is much needed to bridge the gap between 8:10 and 15:20 in the afternoon!
DeleteDrive them out to buy them out?
ReplyDeleteIs there really so much demand? Or will they end up canceling half of the flights after a few months?
ReplyDeleteThe demand is there.
DeleteOMG this is crazy
ReplyDeleteWell, its hardly crazy lol its a significant market for them. Calling it crazy is a bit OTT.
DeleteHow big is that Podgorica, same as New York?
ReplyDeleteNas i Europe 500 miliona 🙂
DeleteBtw Bravo JU!!!! I wish I could read news like this about OU
Delete@15:18 Even at the height of the tourist season in July/Augst the number of people in CG would be around 2.5 times fewer than live in the borough of Queens and PG is about 48 times smaller than NYC.
DeleteInteresting choice by JU and it could work out. Appereantly the new Wizzair base in Podgorica dit not affect JU really. Demand between Serbia and Montenegro is growing and Russian demand too. So a bit less European transfers propably did not affect them. I think JU want to take a larger share of BEG-TGD market and make it Air Montenegro even harder.
ReplyDeleteWell Montenegrin tourism is doing very well. It makes total sense. Its hardly rocket science or revolutionary that JU responds in line with increased tourist numbers. Great stuff.
DeleteThey need to put Wizz Air out of there.
DeleteWhy? Its good to have for point-to-point options. Only a fool would want to reduce that.
DeleteWow, first upgraded SJJ, now this. Ideally they should upgrade OMO to at least 4 weekly, 6 would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteIdemo dalje...
ReplyDeleteNow it's time to increase Banja Luka, one daily - at least!
ReplyDeleteI believe you state that daily!
DeleteAt least 5 weekly .
ReplyDeleteIf the economics work they will. If not they wont.
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