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demic year of 2019, but it nonetheless significantly ex- ceeds the European average for 2021, which was -44 per cent compared to 2019. “By being flexible, adapting quickly to market chan- ges, using sound resource management and constan- tly embracing innovations, we managed to achieve sa- tisfactory results during the biggest global crisis in our industry. We are glad that the previous year was better than 2020, and we are prepared for strong expansi- on in the coming period. We’ve begun a stage of conti- nued growth as a regional leader, and we are already on track to meeting the goals set for 2023 now - reaching the pre-pandemic levels of the record-breaking year of 2019,” said Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek. The Serbian national airline’s ten most popular rou- tes, which recorded the best performances in 2021, we- re between Belgrade and New York, Moscow, Tivat, Pa- ris, Podgorica, Zurich, Istanbul, Amsterdam, London and Athens. During the summer season, running from mid-April to the end of October of 2021, Air Serbia operated a to- tal of 1,100 round-trip charter flights, carrying approxi- mately 140,000 tourists to popular resorts in Turkey, Egypt and Greece, but also to other tourist destinations around the world.
GOOD YEAR DESPITE THE PANDEMIC
After 2020, which was the year marked by the worst crisis in the history of global aviation, Air Serbia carried 1,586,665 passengers in 2021, representing a year-on-year increase of as much as 83 per cent. Des- pite 2021 also being marked by the coronavirus pande- mic, the average load factor on Air Serbia flights was 64 per cent. For the majority of 2021, the Serbian national airline recorded a continuous market share at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport that was close to, or even exceeded, 50 per cent, thus outdoing the pre-pandemic result from 2019 and fortifying the airline’s leading position at the Belgra- de airport. In 2021, Air Serbia’s volume of traffic increased by 39 per cent compared to 2020. The result achieved is 35% lower than that of the record-breaking pre-pan- AIR SERBIA CARRIED 83% MORE PASSENGERS IN 2021 THAN IN 2020
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