According to Ex-Yu aviation, Air Serbia is looking forward to add up to five jets to its fleet next year and plans 30 new routes, 19 of them already announced. Air Serbia CEO said: “Depending on market availability, we might look into a mix of dry-leases and wet-leases. Between the Covid pandemic and now, a quick reaction to market opportunities has become essential. Air Serbia is very agile as we want to be the regional leader in the wider Balkan region”. He added, “We would like to have a constantly available shortlist of aircraft with pre-negotiated commercial terms and technical reviews to be able to act promptly”.
Air Serbia has said it will replace most of its Airbus A319 aircraft ( 144 seats ) with the larger A320s. “Future replacements, once leases expire, will mostly be A320s. By doing so, we are also taking advantage of the attractive terms that exist on the leasing market right now”, Mr. Marek said. Furthermore, the carrier will complete the renewal of its regional fleet, with the fifth and final ATR72-600 turboprop now painted in Air Serbia’s livery ahead of its delivery as previously reported. Mr. Marek had previously noted the airline is looking into further expanding its ATR fleet and is also looking into leasing a third A330-200 aircraft for potential long haul network expansion next year as China reopens its borders as of mid-January 2023.