Air Serbia Flies a Record 449,986 Passengers in October, Up 15.5%
Serbia's national carrier says it passed 400,000 October passengers for the first time, with 4,607 flights from Belgrade, Niš and Kraljevo.
Air Serbia carried 449,986 passengers on scheduled and charter flights in October 2026, the national carrier said on Thursday, 5 November, calling it the best October since the company was founded. The figure is 15.5% higher than a year earlier and the first time the airline has passed 400,000 passengers in October, according to Tanjug.
Flights and growth
The airline operated 4,607 flights last month, 11.9% more than in October 2025, from Belgrade, Niš and Kraljevo. Passenger numbers grew faster than flights, which suggests fuller aircraft, although the company did not publish a load factor. A year ago Air Serbia reported 389,582 passengers in October 2025, only 2% more than in 2024, so this autumn's growth is markedly stronger.
A strong year in the air
The October result follows a record third quarter, when the airline carried 1,737,977 passengers, and a nine-month total of 3,800,465, up 5.8% year on year, according to figures it released in October. Adding October gives roughly 4.25 million passengers for the first ten months of 2026; last year Air Serbia reached its four-millionth passenger of the year only on 2 November.
Why it matters
Air Serbia is the national carrier, and its route network is among the files the incoming government will inherit ahead of Expo 2027 in Belgrade. Traffic growth strengthens the airline's position, but Thursday's statement included no financial results, so the passenger record does not by itself show how profitable the carrier is.
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