Year-end – report announces that Air Serbia eyes launch of test Baku flights

According to media reports, Belgrade-Baku flights may start being operated by Air Serbia on a trial basis by the end of the year.
As Air Serbia year-end – report announces, the launch of test Baku flights is eyed by the company.
News portal EX-YU Aviation cited Serbia’s culture minister Nikola Selakovic, who said after the eighth meeting of the Azerbaijan-Serbia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Baku last week, that the talks on the service launch will start in the coming days.
Selakovic said that Air Serbia plans to expand its operations to the Caucasus region, being the national airline, and Baku will be the first destination. The minister also noted that citizens of Serbia and Azerbaijan enjoy a visa-free regime between the countries.
According to Selakovic, nonstop flights with Azerbaijan are already operated by most of Serbia’s neighbouring countries. He also added that Air Serbia is willing to cooperate with Azeri carriers on the route.
According to Serbia’s government, strengthening of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Serbia in different sectors, including transport, infrastructure, energy, trade and agriculture was discussed by the parties during the intergovernmental commission meeting.
Diplomatic relationships between Azerbaijan and Serbia were established in 1997. The Declaration on Friendly Relations and Strategic Partnership was signed by the two countries in 2013.

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