Five years since KLM's return to Belgrade Airport

• A total of around 570,000 passengers handled in five years
• Success of Nikola Tesla Airport development as a regional hub
• Long-term presence: confirmation of efficiency and quality of service

 

Belgrade Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, together with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, today marked 5 years since KLM’s return to Nikola Tesla Airport. KLM flights were resumed after a three-decade break, making a significant step forward in strengthening Serbia's air connectivity.

„Over the past five years of successful joint operations, around 570,000 passengers have used the services of KLM at Belgrade Airport, which has significantly contributed to strengthening tourist, business and cultural ties between Serbia and the Netherlands. In addition to constantly improving the destination offer and strengthening the connections of Belgrade and Serbia with Europe and the world, Belgrade Airport remains committed to providing quality, reliable and efficient services to passengers and airline partners“, said Mr. Miodrag Mirković, Chief Commercial Officer of Belgrade Airport.

“We are proud to celebrate five years since KLM resumed service between Belgrade and Amsterdam, restoring a connection with a long and meaningful history. Over these past five years, we have seen strong demand from customers in Serbia, both for travel to the Netherlands and for onward connections across KLM’s global network. With our two daily flights from Belgrade, we remain committed to offering Serbian travelers’ greater choice, convenience and seamless access to destinations around the world”, said Mr. Razvan Radut, Air France KLM Sales Manager.

Belgrade Airport will continue to improve its offer and develop Belgrade as a modern regional aviation hub, which further confirms the success of the concession partnership and the stable functioning of Belgrade Airport as a member of the global VINCI Airports network.

KLM’s connection with Belgrade dates to 1931. The airline’s first flight to the Serbian capital took place on 1 October 1931 and formed part of a long-haul route from Amsterdam, via Leipzig and Budapest, to Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the then Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).

The service was suspended in June 1935 and later resumed after World War II on 14 April 1957, before being discontinued again on 1 April 1958. The route reopened on 1 April 1963 and operated until November 1991, when it was suspended once more, shortly before the breakup of Yugoslavia.

KLM returned to the Belgrade market in 2021, restoring a long-standing connection between Serbia and the Netherlands.