Air Serbia will extend their summer schedule to three destinations in the Russian Federation through October, including twice weekly service to St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don. The carrier will also continue to operate eight weekly flights to Moscow.
On Thursday (August 26, 2021), Air Serbia announced that they will extend their twice weekly summer service to St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don through October 2021. The airline will also continue to offer up to eight weekly flights to Moscow, for a total of four routes between Belgrade and the Russian Federation. From the start of the year through August, the Serbian national airline will have operated nearly 500 flights to Russia, carrying approximately 60,000 passengers with an average load factor of over 80 percent.
In today’s announcement, Air Serbia’s General Manager – Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said,
“We are happy with the success achieved with our services to the Russian Federation, as it indicates the promptness in adjusting to changes on the market. Rostov-on-Don is the third completely new destination in our network since the beginning of the pandemic, which is an additional reason to be satisfied with the results of this well-thought-out, but also very brave, decision. We continue to monitor the global situation and we react quickly to all changes in travel restrictions in order to use every opportunity and offer as many options as possible to our passengers.”
Due to high demand, Air Serbia boosted frequency to Moscow in May and restored flights to Krasnodar and Saint Petersburg in early June. The carrier also launched all new service to Rostov-on-Don in June.
Source: Air Serbia