Jat continues summer growth

More seats being sold on Jat

Serbia’s national carrier, Jat Airways, has recorded good results in the traditionally busy August. The airline carried 155.163 passengers, an increase of 6% compared to the same month last year. If only scheduled traffic were to be counted, numbers increased by 10%. The national carrier is making a noteworthy comeback on its flights to Podgorica and Tivat in Montenegro. Passenger numbers increased by over 15% on these flights. In Euro-Mediterranean services, numbers were up 9%. Overall, the average cabin load factor totalled 78%, an increase of 5% compared to August 2010.

In the first 8 months of the year, Jat Airways has carried 830.670 passengers, an impressive increase of 14%. If only scheduled traffic were to be counted the increase bumps up to 18%. By the end of August, the average load factor amounted to 69%, which is also more than the same period last year when it totalled 62%. Jat is operating a fleet of 12 aircraft on a daily basis after 2 grounded Boeing 737s returned to the fleet this August. Currently, another 2 aircraft are grounded, 1 ATR72 and 1 B737-300. After their return to the fleet, which is expected soon, the airline will finally have its entire fleet in the sky after many years.

Meanwhile, with 3 weeks to go, no airline has purchased the tender documentation to create a successor to Jat. Furthermore, the auction of the airline’s catering division, originally planned for this Friday, has been delayed until September 23.

You can review all the results from this year in the table below.

Month	PAX	Change (%)
JAN	70.788	▲ 2.9
FEB	67.635	▲ 24
MAR	79.408	▲ 20
APR	88.597	▲ 33
MAY	96.466	▲ 17
JUN	116.105	▲ 18
JUL	156.508	▲ 8
AUG	155.163	▲ 6