Air Serbia has formally introduced the launch date for its new seasonal Belgrade – Toronto service. Flights between the 2 cities will begin on Could 23, 2026 with tickets occurring sale on Thursday, October 16. “This route represents some of the vital milestones within the current improvement of Air Serbia and is of outstanding significance for passengers, tourism and companies”, the corporate mentioned in an announcement. Air Serbia’s predecessor, JAT Yugoslav Airways, operated its ultimate flights between Belgrade and Toronto on Could 23, 1992. In consequence, Air Serbia’s new service will come precisely 34 years to the day operations had been discontinued.
Commenting on the brand new service, Air Serbia’s CEO, Jiri Marek, mentioned, “After establishing nonstop flights to New York and Chicago, Toronto is Air Serbia’s third vacation spot in North America. JAT operated its final flight to Toronto in Could 1992. Now, after greater than 30 years, we’re proud to announce the reintroduction of a direct service between Belgrade and Toronto. This strategic step marks the start of a brand new chapter within the historical past of our firm and represents a continuation of Serbia’s financial, industrial and cultural improvement”. He added, “Toronto is named one of many world’s most essential locations with a big Serbian diaspora, so the importance of this direct service goes past financial and industrial issues. For years, the Serbian diaspora has been advocating for the institution of a direct air hyperlink between Belgrade and Toronto, and I’m extraordinarily happy that now we have been capable of align our strategic plans with the wants of the market”.
The CEO famous that the brand new service aligns with the airline’s objective of positioning Belgrade as a switch hub within the Balkans. “Establishing a powerful presence within the North American market is conducting our imaginative and prescient for Belgrade to change into a transit hub, linking Europe and North America. We’ll try to proceed growing our community of locations and intercontinental presence sooner or later, in order that we stay on the forefront of corporations within the area when it comes to air transport, making Serbia a fascinating and extra accessible vacation spot for additional funding and enterprise alternatives”, Mr Marek mentioned.
Air Serbia’s new Toronto service can be timed to attach onto providers to and from Athens, Budapest, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Bucharest, Prague, Sarajevo, Thessaloniki, Skopje, Sofia, Break up, Podgorica, Tirana, Tivat, Vienna, Zagreb and Zurich. Operations to the Canadian metropolis can be maintained till late September, with the Airbus A330-200 plane.
In line with reserving knowledge between August 2024 and July 2025, 49.000 round-trip passengers flew between Belgrade and Toronto on a single ticket. LOT Polish Airways carried probably the most of those travellers by way of its Warsaw hub. Notable unserved markets from Toronto, which may very well be carried by Air Serbia, embody Tirana (30.000 passengers), Bucharest (28.000), Moscow (16.000), Skopje (14.000) and Sofia (12.000).
