Six airlines plan to maintain regular wide-body flights from the former Yugoslavia market this summer, and several more will deploy single-aisle twin-aisle jets. The number of widebody flights to the former Yugoslavia market remains below 2019 levels. A total of 1.109 widebody operations are currently scheduled (including in both directions) during the 2024 summer season, which begins on March 31st and runs until October 26th (as in 2019). The total capacity provided by airlines operating wide-body aircraft to the former Yugoslavia market will be 21% lower than five years ago. Most of the decline has occurred in the Croatian market, which, unlike five years ago, is no longer served by American Airlines, Air Canada Rouge, Emirates or Korean Air, although this year T’way Air will be flying from Seoul. are doing. Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
Widebody strategy planned for the former Yugoslavia market in summer 2024
This summer, widebody production from Belgrade is most scheduled. Air Serbia plans to operate a total of 530 flights to and from its hub using two A330-200 aircraft, one with 268 seats and the other with 257 seats. In addition, Hainan Airlines will use A330-300 aircraft. 120 flights launched between Beijing and Belgrade. The airline operates the aircraft in two different configurations with two different business class products, with a larger 292-seat version planned on all Belgrade routes. Overall, widebody flights and capacity from Belgrade increased by 154% and 113%, respectively, compared to pre-pandemic 2019.
Two airlines will operate widebody services in Zagreb next month. These include Air Transat from Toronto and T’way Air from Seoul. The South Korean airline will fly 142 flights with its 335-seat A330-300 to the Croatian capital, while Air Transat will use its 320-seat A330-200 on the Toronto-Zagreb route. This summer, the two companies will offer a total of 280 widebody flights to and from Croatia, offering 95,090 seats, 66% and 65% of the 2019 widebody flights and seats, respectively. %Diminished.
Dubrovnik is the only city in the former Yugoslavia with regular widebody flights this summer from United Airlines and TUI Airlines. United Airlines will maintain a total of 142 flights between Newark and coastal cities using a 231-seat Boeing 767-400, an upgrade from its previous 203-seat B767-300, while TUI will fly a 325-seat Boeing 767-400. Introducing 787. -8 on flight 48 for London Gatwick and another 50 for Manchester. Compared to 2019, the number of regular widebody flights to and from Dubrovnik decreased by 4%, and the capacity decreased by 4.9%.
Multiple single widebody flights are currently planned and may increase in future periods. Qatar Airways plans to introduce a 254-seat B787-8 between Doha and Belgrade on May 2nd and May 10th, while Edelweiss Airlines will introduce a 312-seat B787-8 between Zurich and Pristina on May 6th, 13th, and 21st. Use seat A340-300.
