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Air Serbia to repay the state €20 million Jelena Babsek ~3 minutes _____ Serbia’s flag carrier Air Serbia said Thursday that it achieved record results in the first six months of 2023 according to several parameters. In the first two quarters of the current year alone, Air Serbia had around 1.7 million passengers, which is 87 percent more than last year, i.e. 59 percent more compared to the record pre-pandemic year 2019. In relation to the total number of passengers who traveled through Belgrade airport, the share of passengers who flew with Air Serbia is about 50 percent, or one half. In June alone, the market share of Air Serbia passengers at Belgrade airport was 55 percent, said the company. “In this period, Air Serbia operated a total of 19,181 flights, which is 63 percent more compared to the same period last year, i.e. 38 percent more than in the first six months of 2019,” said a company press release. It stressed that “good business operation produced record financial results.” “According to preliminary financial reports, Air Serbia recorded a profit of 22.4 million euros in the first half of the year, practically the level of profit for the entire year 2022,” said the company. “In view of the good financial result, our company, in compliance with domestic laws and the legislative framework of the European Union, decided to pay 20 million euros to the Republic of Serbia already this year, for the funds received through the recapitalization process,” said Air Serbia. “Air Serbia thanks the Government of the Republic of Serbia for its support and emphasizes that it will continue to fulfill its obligations under the Recapitalization Agreement,” it added. The Republic of Serbia carried out the recapitalization of the Serbian national airline in accordance with European and domestic regulations in December 2020 and September 2022, as a measure to eliminate business disruptions caused by the Covid19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021. Air Serbia has been in the spotlight this summer also due to many flight delays and cancellations, causing dissatisfaction among passengers. -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/075201d9cb8b%24d85593c0%248900bb40%24%40gmail.com.
