AirSerbia to fly to Chicago from May17,to introduce daily NYC service for summer

BELGRADE - Air Serbia announced on Wednesday it would launch direct flights between Belgrade and Chicago on May 17 and fly to New York daily from June 18 until the beginning of September.

"Starting from May 17 2023, Air Serbia will commence scheduled direct flights between Belgrade and Chicago, thus continuing its expansion in the US market. In the period until June 12, flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) will be operated two times a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and as of June 12, three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays," the Serbian flagship carrier said in a statement.

"Thanks to Air Serbia’s partnership with American Airlines, simpler trips from Belgrade, via New York and Chicago, to the east and west coasts of the US are possible, which enables the national airline to provide its passengers with even better connectivity between Serbia, the region and Europe and different destinations all across the US," it also said.

"By increasing the number of flights between Belgrade and New York, and by commencing flights to Chicago, during the upcoming summer season, the Serbian national airline will offer up to 10 weekly flights between the capital of Serbia and North America," it said.

"Since 2016, more than 460,000 passengers have been carried on Air Serbia’s Belgrade-New York flights. It is one of the most popular destinations in the national airline’s network. During the winter season, Air Serbia operated flights between Belgrade and New York three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays," the company said.

“Air Serbia has been flying to New York for seven years now. During this time, the number of weekly flights changed, but it never exceeded six. In the meantime, we have undertaken a series of activities, from strengthening our fleet to expanding our cabin crew team, and thanks to that, we can now proudly announce that we will be operating flights to New York every day, all summer long,” said George Petkovic, Air Serbia Vice President for the Americas.

"Air Serbia’s biggest increase in the number of weekly flights to New York to date is the result of the recent expansion of its long-haul fleet. In addition to the Airbus A330-200 aircraft bearing the image of Nikola Tesla, as of November last year, the national airline has also been using an Airbus A330-200 bearing the image of Mihajlo Pupin," the statement said.