Air Serbia taps into Thailand and Africa with expanded Etihad Airways codeshare

Air Serbia has expanded its reach in the Far East by adding the Thai capital of Bangkok and the country’s largest island, Phuket, to its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways.The deal will see Air Serbia place its flight code on four daily Etihad Airways services between Bangkok and Abu Dhabi as well as on one daily flight between Phuket and Abu Dhabi, where travellers have convenient onward connections to Belgrade.

In addition, Air Serbia’s “JU” flight code will appear on daily Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, the capital and commercial centre of Kenya.

Dane Kondic, Chief Executive Officer of Air Serbia, said: “We are excited to offer our guests one-stop connections to two popular destinations in Thailand, a country renowned for its fascinating culture, scenic beaches and balmy climate. With this expansion we are able to better capture the strong flow of travel from Serbia to Thailand by providing travellers with more choice, flexibility and convenience. We thank the civil aviation authorities of the Republic of Serbia and the Kingdom of Thailand, whose signing of a bilateral air services agreement in November 2015 has made this development in air connectivity possible. Last but definitely not least, this expansion has extended our network reach to Nairobi, our first codeshare point in East Africa and an economic powerhouse in the region that is renowned for its safaris and game reserves.”

Codeshare flights to Bangkok and Phuket can now be booked for travel from 16 December while services to Nairobi can be booked for travel from 28 December. Travellers can purchase tickets through the Air Serbia website on airserbia.com, any Air Serbia sales office or local travel agents.