Air Serbia and Lithuania’s GetJet Airlines have signed a deal which will see the latter provide the Serbian carrier with up to four Airbus A320 aircraft through a wet-lease agreement over a one and a half year period. Two GetJet A320s, registered LY-MAL and LY-WIL, which feature Air Serbia titles on the fuselage, are already operating out of Belgrade, with a further two units to join during the 2024 summer season. Over the 2024/25 winter season, two GetJet A320s will again operate on behalf of Air Serbia. Notably, unlike on other wet-leased capacity utilised on behalf of the Serbian carrier, GetJet-operated flights will provide business class service as well. A wet-lease arrangement involves the lessor providing the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) for the aircraft for the duration of the contract.
Commenting on the agreement, Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Boško Rupić, said, “We are very happy to establish long-term cooperation with a reliable ACMI provider such as GetJet Airlines. One very interesting specific of this cooperation is the fact that on flights operated by GetJet Airlines aircraft business class service will be provided, which is currently not available with our other ACMI partners. With the continuous expansion of our fleet, both with aircraft in our livery and aircraft of ACMI partners, we are getting closer to handling four million passengers in 2023, which will be a significant and important achievement for the Serbian national airline”.
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| GetJet A320 (LY-MAL) |
The extension of Air Serbia‘s capacity will support the flag carrier‘s goal to further expand and densify its network. GetJet Airlines’ CEO, Ruta Kulvinskaite, said, “We proudly announce our new long-term partnership with the flag carrier of Serbia that allows us to use our experience and expertise carrying passengers across the European network. We believe that additional capacity and our full support will contribute to Air Serbia’s development goals and will bring the most popular European destinations closer to passengers from Serbia. These past years proved how important ACMI operations are in supporting airlines during the surge in demand and we are glad that we earned the trust of major carriers across Europe and beyond”.
GetJet Airlines has been providing charter and ACMI services since 2016. Its fleet consists of A320s, A321s, and Boeing 737 aircraft. It maintains operations on behalf of various airlines including Wizz Air, Finnair, Transavia, Icelandair, TUI Airways, Vueling and others.
