Air Serbia (JU, Belgrade) has set June 23 as the date for its inaugural Belgrade-New York JFK direct service. The 5x weekly service will operate on-board A330-200 equipment, leased from fellow Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) equity partner Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai International).

“Our flight schedule has been carefully designed to offer travelers in the United States convenient onward connections from Belgrade to popular cities in the region," Dane Kondić, Chief Executive Officer of Air Serbia, said. “This vital air bridge has significant historical importance, which is reflected in the fact that Air Serbia has retained its flight numbers from 1992, the year of the last transatlantic flight between Serbia and the United States."