Shorter flight routes to save fuel and reduce travel time – SMATSA presents Free Route Airspace project in Madrid

A delegation of the Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services (SMATSA) presented the South East Common Sky Initiative Free Route Airspace (SECSI FRA) project to international air transport management organizations at a gathering in Madrid, Danas reports.

SECSI FRA was successfully implemented on February 1, 2018, and pertains to the airspace of the states on the stretch from Austria to Montenegro and Serbia.

The project enables users of air space to pick the shortest routes from Central to Southeastern Europe, allowing for savings to be made regarding the travel time, fuel consumption and emission of carbon-dioxide.

The SMATSA delegation took part in the world congress of air transport management organizations in Madrid from March 6 through 8.

Kontrola letenja Srbije i Crne Gore SMATSA d.o.o. Beograd

SMATSA

South East Common Sky Initiative Free Route Airspace SECSI FRA

Madrid

SECSI FRA