NEWS FLASH
Belgrade’s Third Primary Public Prosecutor’s Workplace has requested {that a} 36-year-old Romanian nationwide be remanded in custody for as much as one month on suspicion of extended cost card fraud on Air Serbia flights.
Prosecutors allege that between December 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026, the suspect made a number of onboard purchases, predominantly cigarettes and perfumes, on Air Serbia companies from numerous locations. He’s accused of utilizing different folks’s cost playing cards with out authorisation, thereby acquiring illegal monetary acquire on the expense of duty-free supplier Dufry. The entire worth of the purchases is estimated at round 1.700 euros.
In response to the prosecutor’s workplace, the suspect introduced his defence within the presence of a Romanian-language interpreter and authorized counsel, denying the costs. Citing considerations over a possible danger of flight, the prosecution has requested the Third Primary Courtroom in Belgrade to order his detention for as much as thirty days whereas the investigation continues.
The case follows simply days after one other Romanian nationwide, aged 45, was detained on suspicion of committing the identical offence. He’s alleged to have made unauthorised purchases price roughly 4.600 euros on Air Serbia flights between September 1, 2025 and January 26, 2026.
Air Serbia solely not too long ago reintroduced duty-free gross sales on choose flights.
