The southern Spanish city of Granada has begun talks with Air Serbia over the possibility of introducing flights to Belgrade, aiming to enhance its international air connectivity and tourism coverage. The discussions took place at last week's World Travel Market Expo in London, where representatives from Granada presented Air Serbia with a comprehensive business case highlighting the region's tourism potential and the benefits of direct air services. Granada City Council said in a statement: “The city has prepared a detailed business case study highlighting key aspects of the aviation source market, Granada's tourism potential, Federico García Lo Technical data on Elka Airport and proposed incentives to launch the project to provide new services to the city”.
The proposed route to Granada would expand Air Serbia’s growing presence in Spain. The airline recently announced Ibiza as its sixth Spanish destination, due to open next year, after flying to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. Existing flights have also been increased. Based on the timetable currently submitted for next year and the planned Ibiza service, Air Serbia expects to operate 33 weekly flights between Belgrade and Spain during the peak summer period of 2025, equivalent to an additional 12 weekly flights in summer 2025 flight. 2024. This will include 12 flights per week to Barcelona, 1 flight per week to Madrid, 5 flights per week to Palma de Mallorca, 4 flights per week to Malaga, 1 flight per week to Madrid There are 3 flights a week to Valencia and 2 flights a week to Ibiza. Change is still possible.
Granada is located in Andalusia and is famous for the Alhambra and fortress complex, which attract thousands of tourists to the city every year. Granada is located about 150 kilometers northeast of Malaga, and Air Serbia has opened this route. This summer, the Spanish market has seen the fastest growth in the number of Serbian tourists. On the other hand, about 17,000 Spanish tourists visited Serbia in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 9% compared to the same period in 2023. Last week, Spanish travel agencies visited the country to expand their tourism programs for the next season. Year. Earlier this year, Air Serbia participated in the CAPA Airline Leaders Summit in Granada, co-hosted by the Granada Municipality.
