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Aug 18, 2014 (newstodate): The cash infusion from and cooperation with its new owner, Etihad, has provided Air Serbia with a perfect boost!
During the first six months of this year, Air Serbia has carried 964,708 passengers, an increase by 71.1 percent y-o-y, with passenger volumes up by no less than 75 percent during Q2 alone.
Air Serbia's share of passenger volumes at Belgrade Airport thus increased by more than 10 percentage-points, from 37.4 in 2013 to 48.5 percent in 2014, and the carrier operated 13,538 flights during the period, up 76 percent, y-o-y.
The five-year strategic partnership agreement was inked on August 1, 2013, and followed by Etihad's acquisition of 49 percent of the stake in Air Serbia.
Based on that, Air Serbia has leased seven Airbus A319 and two A320 aircraft and has placed orders for a further 10 A320neo aircraft slated for delivery from 2018.
The rejuvenated Serb carrier has also been able to launch services on nine new routes to Abu Dhabi, Banja Luka, Bucharest, Budapest, Beirut, Sofia, Varna and Warsaw as well as Tirana that will be added from September 23, 2014.
During the first six months of this year, Air Serbia has carried 964,708 passengers, an increase by 71.1 percent y-o-y, with passenger volumes up by no less than 75 percent during Q2 alone.
Air Serbia's share of passenger volumes at Belgrade Airport thus increased by more than 10 percentage-points, from 37.4 in 2013 to 48.5 percent in 2014, and the carrier operated 13,538 flights during the period, up 76 percent, y-o-y.
The five-year strategic partnership agreement was inked on August 1, 2013, and followed by Etihad's acquisition of 49 percent of the stake in Air Serbia.
Based on that, Air Serbia has leased seven Airbus A319 and two A320 aircraft and has placed orders for a further 10 A320neo aircraft slated for delivery from 2018.
The rejuvenated Serb carrier has also been able to launch services on nine new routes to Abu Dhabi, Banja Luka, Bucharest, Budapest, Beirut, Sofia, Varna and Warsaw as well as Tirana that will be added from September 23, 2014.