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British Airways restored operations between London Heathrow and Belgrade this morning following a thirteen-year hiatus, retaining its historical flight number for the service - BA888. The full flight also notably had over forty passengers in business class with twelve rows. The return service was also full. The Airbus A320 aircraft was welcomed at Nikola Tesla Airport by Emil Delibashev, British Airways’ Commercial Manager for the Balkans, Miodrag Mirković, Belgrade Airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, and Dominic Otway, the Deputy British Ambassador to Serbia. "We are very pleased to be back after thirteen long years. Initially, we will be flying three times per week. I am pleased to report we have taken one of the best slots at Heathrow for this flight, catering for both point-to-point passengers but also transfer passengers, particularly the East Coast of the United States, Canada and Australia. We offer seamless connectivity to these regions, especially New York and Miami, which are very popular out of Belgrade", Mr Delibashev said. British Airways will maintain operations to Belgrade three times per week, each Tuesday, Friday and Sunday with AIrbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The airline last served the Serbian capital in November 2010. The last service was operated on November 30 of that year. Back then, it maintained operations to the Serbian capital on a daily basis with a mix of A319 and A320 aircraft. However, back then, the British flag carrier said the flights had become unprofitable amidst wide-ranging cost cutting measures after the global financial crisis hit the aviation sector. It also faced strong competition from both Jat Airways and Wizz Air at the time. This winter, Air Serbia maintains daily flights to London Heathrow, while Wizz Air serves London Luton six times per week.
EX-YU Aviation NewsBy: EX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Title: PHOTOS: British Airways returns to Belgrade
Sourced From: www.exyuaviation.com/2023/10/photos-british-airways-returns-to.html
Published Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:19:00 +0000
