Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airways is seeking to launch fifth freedom flights between Belgrade and Morocco. Chatting with EX-YU Aviation Information, SCAT Airways’ President, Vladimir Denisov, confirmed the provider is in talks with Serbia’s Civil Aviation Directorate to safe site visitors rights for such a service. Fifth freedom flights enable an airline to hold passengers between two overseas international locations as a part of a service that originates or ends in its dwelling market. Mr Denisov famous this is able to construct on the airline’s newly launched Astana – Belgrade route and serve the airline’s plans to broaden into North Africa. He added that given Morocco’s distance from Kazakhstan, an intermediate cease is required, and Belgrade has emerged as a logical and handy level for this goal.
Aviation authorities from Serbia and Kazakhstan held talks on the matter this Monday, with one other assembly scheduled for later this yr, at which level an settlement may probably be finalised. Ideally, SCAT hopes to launch flights between Belgrade and Morocco subsequent yr. The discussions have been additionally attended by Air Serbia’s CEO, Jiri Marek. Mr Denisov stated that SCAT and Air Serbia are already cooperating, enabling passengers flying with the Kazakh provider to buy onward tickets with Air Serbia. He added that he expects an excellent 50-50 break up in passengers on the brand new Astana – Belgrade route between Serbian and Kazakh travellers.
Belgrade Airport has been trying to safe flights to Morocco for numerous years. The top of the Moroccan Tourism Workplace, Adel El Fakir, not too long ago stated, “The Moroccan Nationwide Tourism Workplace is collaborating with Serbian tour operators to develop packages that promote Moroccan locations and increase gross sales. Efforts are additionally underway to boost air connectivity between the 2 international locations, together with the introduction of constitution flights to Morocco. Our main focus is on establishing nonstop flights between Serbia and Morocco to draw extra vacationers. Negotiations with a number of airways are at the moment in progress”. The 2 international locations have by no means been linked with a scheduled air service.
