Xiamen Airways’ Chairman, Zhao Dong, has held talks with Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic system, Adrijana Mesarović, to discover the launch of flights to Belgrade, strengthen tourism cooperation and deepen broader industrial ties. The assembly builds on preliminary discussions held late final yr, after which the airline started a feasibility research into establishing a nonstop service between Xiamen and the Serbian capital.
“We engaged in detailed discussions on the potential of introducing nonstop flights between Fujian Province and Serbia, inspecting operational concerns, passenger demand and cargo alternatives at Belgrade Airport”, the provider stated. It added, “Either side expressed a shared dedication to boosting the presence of premium Serbian agricultural merchandise within the Chinese language market by way of Xiamen Airways’ flight community and affiliated resort channels, additional advancing bilateral financial and commerce relations”.
A member of the SkyTeam alliance and China’s fifth-largest airline by out there seat capability this yr, Xiamen Airways is partially owned by China Southern Airways, which already serves Belgrade from Guangzhou. Along with its hub within the coastal metropolis of Xiamen, the provider additionally maintains a base in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province. Fuzhou is house to mining giants Zijin Mining and Zijin Copper, Serbia’s two largest exporting firms, which function vital mining property within the nation.
Air Serbia, China Southern Airways and Hainan Airways dealt with a mixed complete of 90.142 passengers on flights between Belgrade and China throughout the first half of the yr. Guangzhou had probably the most passengers, with 4 weekly flights operated by two carriers – Air Serbia and China Southern Airways. Collectively they dealt with 44.694 travellers between the 2 cities. Hainan Airways welcomed 23.722 travellers on its flights between Beijing and Belgrade, whereas Air Serbia’s two weekly service to Shanghai, launched in January, noticed 21.726 passengers throughout the first half of the yr.
