Air Serbia expected to launch Miami service as part of next year’s summer flight schedule

Air Serbia is expected to launch nonstop flights between Belgrade and Miami during the 2026 summer season, according to Dusan Kozarev, Secretary General at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The announcement follows recent discussions between him and representatives from Miami Airport and Florida state officials.

– We expect the service to commence soon, perhaps not during the upcoming winter season, which is fast approaching, but potentially as early as next March, with the start of the summer schedule. Flights are not planned for this winter primarily due to technical and logistical considerations – Kozarev said.

The timeline aligns with earlier comments made by Emir Pineda, Director of Marketing and Air Service Development at the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, who expressed hope that flights between the two cities would be announced “by the end of the year or early next year”. However, Air Serbia’s CEO, Jiri Marek, recently struck a more cautious tone, emphasizing that the launch remains contingent on aircraft availability.

The airline is likely to return one of its four Airbus A330-200s to its lessor in November 2026.

–To extend its lease, we’d need to invest in cabin upgrades now. At the same time, other A330s are starting to appear on the market, but until any deals are finalized, it’s difficult to commit to launching a new long-haul route without full certainty that the aircraft will be available – Marek said, noting that ticket sales for a new long-haul service should typically begin six to eight months before its planned launch.

Based on 2024 data, Miami has emerged as the busiest unserved route in the United States from Belgrade, with close to 20,000 point-to-point passengers traveling on a single ticket between the two cities. The route would also be reliant on transfer passengers. According to Pineda, the Serbian carrier would initially launch two to three weekly flights.

– The discussions we have had concern two to three flights per week. Initially, we expect two weekly flights to be launched, which would grow over time to three and then perhaps even five or seven. Through Miami, Air Serbia can provide connectivity to over 200 destinations with American Airlines.

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