Air Serbia has announced a codeshare agreement with Air China. The implementation of the agreement comes after the approval of Air Serbia's safety audit, as required by the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration.
The agreement came into effect on May 5. The codeshare is on the Belgrade-Beijing route, whereby Air Serbia has placed its "JU" code on Beijing-Vienna flights operated by Air China, while Air China has placed its marketing code on the route operated by Air Serbia between Belgrade and Vienna. Both airlines will continue to explore additional connecting points.
Dane Kondić, Chief Executive Officer of Air Serbia said: "Codeshares are a fundamental pillar of our strategy to offer our guests greater flexibility and choice to key distant destinations, while our comprehensive commercial partnership with Air China is a crucial step in enhancing our presence in China and the Far East. We are now able to enhance our business and leisure travel offering between Serbia and China, and onwards to strategically important destinations throughout Asia and Europe.
"We are equally confident that the cooperation between our two airlines will not only further contribute to the traditionally friendly relations and the exciting momentum of growth in economic ties between Serbia and China, but also has a significant role to play in facilitating the attraction of Chinese investment to countries within our network, a strategic priority for our wider region.