Belgrade Airport saw continued growth on its Spanish routes during the first half of the year, with a record six destinations served. Between January and June, Air Serbia and Wizz Air jointly handled 164.578 passengers on flights between Serbia and Spain, representing a 7.7% increase compared to the same period in 2024, or 11.751 additional travellers. In June, Wizz Air launched a new route between Belgrade and Alicante, marking the first time the two cities have been connected by a scheduled air service. The route achieved an average cabin load factor of 87.1% during its first month of operation. Across all six routes to Spain, the average load factor from Belgrade stood at a strong 82.6% during the first half of the year.
Two-way passenger traffic between Belgrade and Spain, H1 2025
Barcelona remains the most popular Spanish destination from Belgrade, despite a slight decline of 401 passengers in the first half of the year. The drop is largely attributed to Wizz Air’s 10% reduction in capacity on the route. In contrast, all other Spanish destinations recorded growth, with Madrid posting the largest increase of close to 5.000 additional passengers year-on-year. Overall, capacity between Belgrade and Spain grew by 5.2% during the first six months, accompanied by a 7% rise in the number of operated flights. Air Serbia continues to lead the market, accounting for 73.8% of total seat capacity.
Air Serbia had planned to launch flights to Ibiza this year; however, the service did not materialise due to slot unavailability caused by handling constraints at Ibiza Airport. Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Boško Rupić, recently affirmed the airline’s commitment to launching flights to Ibiza, noting that the route is now likely to commence in 2026. “It’s a destination that sees strong point-to-point demand, along with a significant volume of transfer passenger”, he explained. Late last year, the city of Granada in southern Spain initiated talks with the Serbian flag carrier over the potential introduction of flights from Belgrade, presenting a comprehensive business case to the airline.
