Air Serbia launches long-haul flight to Chicago on 17 May 2023

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA  / Image : File Photo

Air Serbia has announced that it is providing non-stop scheduled flight services between Belgrade and Chicago from 17 May 2023, in order to continue to expand its business in the U.S. market. Until 11 June 2023, there will be two round trips per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. From 12 June 2023, the Belgrade-Chicago route will be increased to three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

On 17 May 2023, Air Serbia flight JU506 departs from Belgrade for Chicago at 6.50 am, touches down in Chicago local time at 10.50 am before leaving Chicago for Belgrade at 12.40 pm and arriving in Belgrade at 5.30 am on 18 May 2023 under flight JU507. The timings are effective for travel on Wednesdays.

The Saturday flight is as follows:-

Flight JU506 takes off from Belgrade for Chicago at 5.20 pm, arrives in Chicago at 9.20 pm local time before departing from Chicago for Belgrade at 11.10 pm under flight JU507 and arriving in Belgrade at 4 pm on Sunday.

The Monday flight on 12 June 2023 is as follows:-

Flight JU506 takes off from Belgrade for Chicago at 12.50 pm, arrives in Chicago at 4.50 pm local time before departing from Chicago for Belgrade at 6.40 pm under flight JU507 and arriving in Belgrade at 11.30 am on Tuesday.

The flight time of each one-way flight operated by Air Serbia's A330-200 jet is about 11 hours. The route is now open for ticket sales, with a round-trip starting price of 640 euros (including taxes and fees).

Air Serbia's direct flight between Belgrade and Chicago will also provide good connections with other cities in the airline's route network, such as Athens, Vienna, Berlin, Bologna, Bucharest, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Larnaca, Ljubljana, Prague, Pula, Podgorica, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje, Sofia, Tivat, Venice, Zagreb, etc. On the other hand, thanks to partners JetBlue and American Airlines, Air Serbia will also be able to provide better connections for those traveling from Chicago and New York to other destinations in North America.