Despite talk about a possible new national carrier for Serbia and the end of Jat Airways, it seems that, for now, the Jat brand will live on. The B92 network reports that the Government of Serbia has delayed the entire process until further notice. The state secretary for aviation, Miodrag Miljković, said that the tender to find a consultant to set up the new company has been delayed until further notice, until sufficient funds are found. The Serbian Government previously said that, together with another foreign airline, it was prepared to set up the “new Jat”, with the Government investing 400.000 American Dollars. Turkish Airlines, which has shown interest in purchasing Jat, seems to have “cooled off” from the idea. However, on Monday the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged in Belgrade that talks between the two national carriers will speed up. "We are ready for steps that will make that cooperation possible. I am promising to do my best so that the people of Serbia have links to every corner of the world through our two companies", Erdogan told a news conference in Belgrade. The Serbian Prime Minister, Mirko Cvetković, only said that he and Erdogan "tackled aviation industry issues".
A high ranking delegation from Turkish Airlines was scheduled to travel with Mr. Erdogan but their visit was cancelled. Officials from Serbia say that their visit will be rescheduled for another time.
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