Elevate September 2019 | Air Serbia

YEAR COMPLETED WITH PROFITS OF 12.2 MILLION EUROS GODINA ZAVRŠENA UZ PROFIT OD , MILIONA EVRA USPEŠNA . ZA ER SRBIJU / SUCCESSFUL 2018 FOR AIR SERBIA

E r Srbija je u 2018. godini, uz mere koje su podra- zumevale unapređenje poslovanja, pripremu za širenje mreže, koje je realizovano u junu 2019. godine, kao i optimizaciju procesa, prijavila u petoj godini poslovanja neto dobit od 12,2 miliona evra. Posebno dobre rezultate je nacionalna avio-kom- panija ostvarila u oblasti prodaje dodatnih usluga, gde je zabeleženo povećanje od gotovo pet puta u odnosu na 2017. godinu, na 6,9 miliona evra. Osim toga, prihod od čarter-saobraćaja povećan je za više od 40 odsto, na 20,7 miliona evra, čime je dodatno unapređen rezultat iz 2017. godine, koja je bila rekordna. Ukupan broj putnika prevezenih u 2018. je 2,48 mi- liona, dok kapacitet za prevoz putnika iskazan kao proi-

I n its fth year of operations, Serbia’s national airline undertook measures involving the improvement of operations and prepa- rations for network expansion realised in June 2019, as well as the optimisation of business processes, to report net annual prots of €12.2 million for 2018. Particularly good results were achieved in the sale of ancillary services, which were up nearly vefold compared to 2017, reaching €6.9 million. Revenue from charter operations increased by more than 40 per cent, to €20.7 million, improving results additionally from 2017, which was itself a record year. The total number of passengers carried by Air Serbia in 2018 was 2.48 million, while the airline’s passenger carrying capacity, meas- ured in terms of Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), was 4.03 billion in 2018, the average passenger load factor (SLF) was 71.2 per cent. The Aviolet charter brand conducted a record

zvod raspoloživog broja sedišta i ukupno pređenih kilometara (Available Seat Ki- lometers – ASK) iznosi 4,03 milijarde. Kada je reč o prosečnoj iskorišćenosti kapaciteta za prevoz putnika (SLF), u 2018. bio je 71,2 odsto. Čarter-brend Aviolet obavio je u 2018. rekordnih 958 letova i prevezao 223.000 putnika do popularnih turistič- kih destinacija u Grčkoj, Turskoj, Špa- niji, Italiji i Egiptu, što predstavlja po-

958 ights in 2018, carrying 223,000 passengers to popular summer holiday destinations in Greece, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Egypt, representing an in- crease of 28 per cent compared to the previous year. Other novelties last year included the re-in- troduction of ights to Hurghada in Egypt, an in- crease in ights to the Turkish coast, and the in- troduction of a series of Aviolet ights to Antalya operated from Banja Luka. Air Serbia made considerable operational im-

većanje od 28 odsto u odnosu na prethodnu godinu. Novine tokom prošle godine bile su i ponovno uvođe- nje letova do Hurgade, u Egiptu, povećanje broja leto- va ka turskoj obali, kao i uvođenje jedne serije letova za Antaliju, koje je Aviolet obavljao iz Banjaluke. Imajući u vidu značaj onlajn prodaje, indikativan je i podatak da je prethodne godine trećina karata Er Srbi- je kupljena preko interneta, kao i da rast prodaje preko interneta u odnosu na 2017. iznosi tri procenta. Zbog to- ga je doneta strateška odluka da se nastavi sa ubrzanim razvojem platformi za kupovinu karata i dodatnih uslu- ga, što je u skladu sa svetskim trendovima u avio-indu- striji i digitalizacijom koja se sprovodi u našoj zemlji. Dankan Nejsmit, generalni direktor Er Srbije , re- kao je: „Prethodna godina bila je važna jer su u njoj po- stavljeni temelji za širenje mreže destinacija. Na njih se oslanja i dugoročna strategija, koja je već u primeni i zahvaljujući kojoj ćemo još jednom potvrditi našu li- dersku poziciju u regionu. Bez obzira na brojne i velike izazove na tržištu avio-industrije, Er Srbija razvija svoj portfolio proizvoda kako bi ostvarila još bolje finansij- ske i operativne rezultate, ali i omogućila našim putni- cima odličan proizvod po pristupačnoj ceni.“

provements in March 2018, with the introduction of its new fares policy that included the idea of enabling passengers to tailor their journey to their own individual needs. The new fare policy ena- bles passengers to choose between four fares when booking their ight, with variations depending on baggage allowance, booking change exibility etc. Along with the new choice of fares, passen- gers can purchase an in-ight à la carte service, priority boarding, advance seat reservations or access to Air Serbia’s Premium Lounge. Indicating the importance of online sales is the fact that a third of all Air Serbia tickets were purchased online, with online sales up by three per cent compared to 2017. A strategic decision was taken to continue the accelerated development of online sales of tickets and ancillary services in the future, thus keeping pace with global trends in the airline industry and the digitalisation process in our country. According to Air Serbia CEO Duncan Naysmith,“last year was important because the airline set the foundations for expanding its network. This also served as a basis for our long term strate- gy, which has already been implemented and will reinforce our role as regional leader. Regardless of the numerous and demand- ing challenges in the airline industry, Air Serbia is developing its product portfolio to ensure even better nancial and operative results, but also to oer our passengers an excellent product for an economical price.”

Ukupan broj putnika prevezenih u 2018. je 2,48 miliona The total number of passengers carried by Air Serbia in 2018 was 2.48 million

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