Spanair will start Belgrade to Barcelona flights in April

Belgrade, Feb.24, 2010 (Serbia Today) - Spanish air carrier Spanair is scheduled to begin a direct Belgrade-Barcelona service, with the first flight expected to take off on April 15. Return tickets are expected to cost EUR 169, and can be purchased through the company's website. There will be three flights a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Belgrade daily Blic reports. Spanair will fly Airbus A320 planes with 156 seats on the line. Belgrade will then enjoy direct flights to Spain for the first time in 18 years. Spanair is a Barcelona-based company, and is not considered a low-cost carrier although low ticket prices can be likely be bought at opportune moments. “We have concluded by detailed market analysis and interviewing passengers that what's missing the most regarding the offer of the Belgrade airport were direct flights to Spain,” said Director of Nikola Tesla Airport Velimir Radosavljević.“We are glad that the lifting of visa regime, expanding the capacity of our airport and meeting requests of air carriers have all contributed to attracting Spanair as another in a series of air carriers,” he said. “The goal is to have two flights from Belgrade to Spanish cities every day. I have Barcelona and Madrid in mind primarily, but in the summer season, also to Valencia, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. The conditions have been fulfilled for charter flights this summer not only to Palma, but also to Alicante and Costa Brava (Girona),” Radosavljević added. With this announcement, many companies have started offering lower prices for connecting flights from Belgrade to Barcelona. The lowest price offered by Lufthansa is EUR 200, but the lowest price is being offered by SWISS with tickets starting from EUR 158. This, however, is only for those who plan to travel in early May.