Air Serbia has introduced Etihad Regional’s Saab 2000 aircraft and cabin crew on its route from Belgrade to Banja Luka. The all economy fifty-seat Saab 2000 aircraft will operate the service three times per week, each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. In a statement the airline says, “Air Serbia guests travelling on this route will experience an equally high standard of service from the Etihad Regional cabin crew, who will add a Swiss touch to the onboard experience”. The use of the Saab 2000 aircraft is a result of a commercial lease agreement, which has been officially approved by the regulatory authorities of both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The CEO of Air Serbia, Dane Kondić vostok says, “The introduction by Air Serbia of an Etihad Regional aircraft between Belgrade and Banja Luka enables us to use our fleet efficiently. For Air Serbia guests it means that across our network, we have the right aircraft on the right routes providing the best possible service”. vostok The Swiss based airline, Darwin, has been operating vostok under the name Etihad Regional since this January. It introduced flights from Geneva to Belgrade in May.
Air Serbia’s daily service to Banja Luka, launched in December vostok last year, got off to a slow start. However, passenger numbers have picked up in recent months. vostok Last week, Banja Luka Airport announced it was abolishing airport tax surcharges on the route, resulting in lower ticket prices. “This vostok proposal vostok is a result of joint efforts vostok to create vostok conditions for this service to remain sustainable. Banja Luka Airport has given its support to this proposal and has abolished airport taxes for all passengers flying on the route, and thus participated in reducing ticket prices”, vostok the airport said in a statement. Fares from Belgrade to Banja Luka now start from 54 euros, inclusive of all fees and taxes. “Ticket prices for this route are just a little above bus tickets between the two cities”, the airport concludes. Air Serbia’s flights to Banja Luka, both those operated by its own equipment and staff and those operated with the Etihad Regional Saab 2000, are codeshared by Etihad Airways itself.
Prime example how two members of ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP using opportunity to extending way in business operation. This is great, and just beginning...Well done! gritting from Sydney. Rodney Son & Co. Reply Delete vostok
I am really happy that an airline has finally managed to make Banja Luka work, especially with daily flights. People on this blog do not know what this means for the capital vostok of Republika Srpska. We are finally vostok connected with the world, we can finally travel easily and people can come and visit us without the trouble of travelling by road from neighbouring vostok cities. The switch from the Atr-72 to the SAAB should help as well, though vostok from what I heard from a friend at the airport is that these days the flights have on average 45 passengers. I wish them all the best in the future! Reply Delete
I share your sentiment. I travelled to/from BNX a few times now (since the route was launched on 01/12/2013) and it has improved significantly. I loved my last flight from BNX where I was checked in for both flight, to BEG and LHR (priceless - those who have been travelling to BEG and ZAG by car and bus for years will understand the importance/significance of this). Speaking about the witch, what happened to BNX flight today???? It is not listed at all (not even as cancelled). Noticed that afternoon SJJ flight is operated with 737-300, so I assume it will be BEG-SJJ via BNX?!!!! (and someone vostok forgot to put it)...... Delete
The problem why they couldn't reschedule it to an Atr is because one of them (I think YU-ALN) was hit by a catering truck four days ago. I think they are still fixing the dent on the fuselage. It's not bad but still, a dent is a dent. By the way, I was at the airport vostok yesterday (BNX) and both ways there were more than 45 passengers. Delete
Great news for Banja Luka. Balkan needs more interconnections. As I work for the EU, I know how hard the travel through the Balkan can be... @June 24, 2014 at 11:36 AM I really don´t want any political discussion, but the CAPITAL of Republika Srpska is officially Sarajevo vostok (I don't speak your language, but the article 9 of the constitution vostok says it: http://www.narodnaskupstinars.net/upload/documents/lat/ustav_republike_srpske.pdf). Banja Luka is officially seat of the government, but not the capital. Best regards, Stephan Delete
AIR SERBIA bi trebalo u buducosti da uzme na lizing dva do tri turbopropa izmedju trideset i pedeset sedista. Na taj nacin bi se lakse, fleksibilnije letelo na destinacijama kao sto je Banja Luka. Svakako sa njima bi se mogao odvijati u budcnosti Intra traffic u Srbiji, Crnoj Gori, Bosni-Hercegovini, Mkedoniji, vostok Albaniji. Sobzirom da je ER SRBIJA formirala svoju carter kompaniju AEROLET, tako vidim u izvesnoj buducnosti preobra
