Photo: David Mark for PixabayAfter a break of more than 30 years, Air Serbia resumed air traffic between Belgrade and Chicago with flight JU506 from Nikola Tesla Airport at 6:50 a.m. yesterday. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, direct flights will be made, and starting on June 12, passengers will also have access to a third weekly departure on Mondays. According to the announcement, the flights will be flown by Airbus A330-200 aircraft from the national airline of Serbia's wide-body fleet.
Photo: Office of the President of Serbia / Dimitrije Goll
"Today is extremely important for our company, for Serbia and Belgrade, the entire region of the Western Balkans, as well as a large number of our compatriots who live and work in North America. We are happy that we responded to the needs of passengers and gave them the opportunity to travel a distance of slightly more than 8,000 kilometers by air in the simplest way," said Jiri Marek, General Director of Air Serbia.
"The importance of this line, among other things, is also indicated by the fact that a large number of flights during the coming weeks and months are already well filled," said George Petkovic, regional director of Air Serbia for North and South America.
Photo: Office of the President of Serbia / Dimitrije Goll
The ceremonial send-off of the inaugural flight of Air Serbia to Chicago was attended by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, the Minister of Finance, Siniša Mali, the Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, the Mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, the Ambassador of the United States of America, Christopher Hill, as well as representatives of the Serbian national airline, the aviation industry, and the media.
By: Jovana Nikolić
