Air Serbia and Air Montenegro engage in frequency battle

Air Montenegro and Air Serbia have engaged in a frequency battle this week, with both carriers increasing their planned services between the two countries for the upcoming 2026/27 winter season, which begins on October 25. Air Montenegro now plans to operate eighteen weekly flights between Podgorica and Belgrade, up from the initially scheduled fourteen. The carrier will run three daily services between the two capitals on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Earlier this week, Air Serbia also increased frequencies on the route to 27 a week, adding a fourth daily service from Monday through Saturday.

As EX-YU Aviation News learns, Air Montenegro is also considering further increasing frequencies between Tivat and Belgrade. The carrier has already boosted services from seven weekly last winter to ten this year. This was followed by Air Serbia, which added an additional daily flight between the two cities, bringing its total to 21 a week. Based on current schedules, Serbia and Montenegro will be linked by 76 weekly flights this winter, comprising 45 between Belgrade and Podgorica and 31 between Belgrade and Tivat.

Flights linking Belgrade with Podgorica and Tivat continue to generate the highest passenger volumes among routes within the former Yugoslav markets. The two routes handled a combined 685,316 passengers in 2025, representing an increase of 6.6% on the previous year, or an additional 42,389 travelers. Belgrade - Podgorica remained the busiest intra-ex-YU route, with Air Serbia and Air Montenegro jointly carrying 356,896 passengers, up 9.4% year-on-year. Meanwhile, Belgrade - Tivat handled 328,420 travelers, an increase of 3.7%. Belgrade was Podgorica’s busiest route in 2025, ahead of Istanbul with 290,827 passengers. It was also Tivat’s largest market, ahead of Tel Aviv, which recorded 201.531 travelers.

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