Turkish leisure provider Corendon Airways has filed a preliminary schedule for the introduction of Istanbul and Antalya flights to and from Belgrade this coming winter season. The provider initially plans a one-off service from Turkey’s busiest airport to the Serbian capital on October 8, after which it intends to fly a weekly flight from Istanbul beginning November 10 all through the winter season. The provider additionally plans to run weekly Antalya operations beginning November 12 all through the complete winter season. Each providers, to be maintained by the Boeing 737-800 plane, have been loaded within the World Distribution System however have been zeroed out, which means tickets are nonetheless not out there for buy.
The filed schedule and flight numbers would point out the plane would fly from Istanbul to Belgrade on Mondays, stay within the Serbian capital on Tuesdays, and function from Belgrade to Antalya on Wednesdays. This similar schedule is legitimate till late March 2026. Submitting a schedule is a typical trade follow used to coordinate with airports and plan operations, however it doesn’t assure that the route shall be launched as initially proposed. EX-YU Aviation Information has reached out to Corendon Airways for remark.
It’s unclear how Corendon Airways intends to acquire permits for the aforementioned flights. Serbia and Turkey have a restrictive bilateral air service settlement in place, which took six years to move by means of the Turkish parliament. The revised deal, adopted in 2021, closely favours and safeguards the 2 flag carriers, outlining that every airline should think about how their operations will have an effect on their opponents, whereas regulators are in a position to decide if any improve in capability or frequencies is justified and in keeping with market situations.
Istanbul is Belgrade’s busiest route. There have been 472.280 passengers on flights between the Serbian capital and Istanbul’s major airport final 12 months, in addition to an additional 154.131 travellers on the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcan service, for a complete of 626.411 passengers between the 2 cities. However, Antalya is operated solely by Air Serbia as a constitution service. Final 12 months, it dealt with 119.202 travellers on constitution flights to the coastal metropolis. In January 2025, Serbia and Turkey inked a Memorandum of Understanding in Air Transport. The settlement paves the way in which for extra flights, the introduction of recent locations and elevated capability, though these are once more believed to favour the nation’s two flag carriers.
