Air Serbia eyes launch of test Baku flights by year-end – report

Air Serbia may start operating Belgrade-Baku flights on a trial basis by the end of the year, according to media reports.

Following the eighth meeting of the Azerbaijan-Serbia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Baku last week, Serbia’s culture minister Nikola Selakovic said the talks on the service launch will start in the coming days, as cited by news portal EX-YU Aviation.

“As the national airline, Air Serbia plans to expand its operations to the Caucasus region. The first destination will be Baku,” Selakovic stated, noting that citizens of Serbia and Azerbaijan enjoy a visa-free regime between the countries.

Selakovic pointed out that most of Serbia’s neighbouring countries already operate nonstop flights with Azerbaijan, adding that Air Serbia is willing to cooperate with Azeri carriers on the route.

During the intergovernmental commission meeting, strengthening of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Serbia in different sectors, including transport, infrastructure, energy, trade and agriculture, was discussed, Serbia’s government said.

Azerbaijan and Serbia established diplomatic relationships in 1997. The two countries signed the Declaration on Friendly Relations and Strategic Partnership in 2013.

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