Air Serbia "to contribute over USD 700mn to GDP"

As of 2014, Air Serbia will employ over 21,000 people "directly or indirectly" and will contribute to the country's GDP with over USD 700mn annually.

Izvor: RTS

Monday, 21.10.2013.

14:02

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BELGRADE As of 2014, Air Serbia will employ over 21,000 people "directly or indirectly" and will contribute to the country's GDP with over USD 700mn annually. This is according to Sinisa Mali, an advisor to the Serbian first deputy prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, who spoke on Monday. Air Serbia "to contribute over USD 700mn to GDP" He told RTS that along with a plane that arrived two days ago, the Serbian air carrier will get five more planes by the end of the year and four more by March and thus completely change the current Boeing fleet. Mali said that at the moment the talks are being held "on the best way to use the Boeing fleet, and one of the ideas is to use it for charter flights during the summer." Mali said that a ceremony will be held on October 25 which will officially mark the beginning of the operation of the company, whose strategic partner is Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates, and the first flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi will be organized on October 26. "Every national airline, if profitable, has an influence on the country's economy. In case of Air Serbia, as shown in a study, as of 2014 the company will employ over 21,000 people directly or indirectly and it will contribute to GDP with over USD 700 million annually. This implies that a strong and successful Air Serbia is important for economy and the country," Mali said. Air Serbia's first Airbus A319-100 arrived in Belgrade over the weekend (Beta/AP) RTS Tanjug

Air Serbia "to contribute over USD 700mn to GDP"

He told RTS that along with a plane that arrived two days ago, the Serbian air carrier will get five more planes by the end of the year and four more by March and thus completely change the current Boeing fleet.

Mali said that at the moment the talks are being held "on the best way to use the Boeing fleet, and one of the ideas is to use it for charter flights during the summer."

Mali said that a ceremony will be held on October 25 which will officially mark the beginning of the operation of the company, whose strategic partner is Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates, and the first flight from Belgrade to Abu Dhabi will be organized on October 26.

"Every national airline, if profitable, has an influence on the country's economy. In case of Air Serbia, as shown in a study, as of 2014 the company will employ over 21,000 people directly or indirectly and it will contribute to GDP with over USD 700 million annually. This implies that a strong and successful Air Serbia is important for economy and the country," Mali said.

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