More charters to Turkey from Serbia
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Haziran 11, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Turkey and Serbia have finally reached an agreement regarding charter flights after Ankara last month revoked permits for Serbian charter flights to the Turkish coast for the summer season, reported BalkanTravellers.com.
Turkey and Serbia have finally reached an agreement regarding charter flights after Ankara last month revoked permits for Serbian charter flights to the Turkish coast for the summer season, reported BalkanTravellers.com.
"The air travel administration in Turkey approved Jat Airways’ series of charter flights for the Turkish coast.," media adviser in the Serbian Civil Air Travel Directorate, Katarina Andric-Milosavljevic, was quoted on the Web site.
Andric-Milosavljevic said negotiations had lasted nine hours before an agreement acceptable to both sides was reached and that the Serbian side took care of the passengers from Serbia who have already planned flights to Turkey. In May, Turkey placed a ban on charter flights from Serbia, which were expected to carry nearly 200,000 tourists to the Turkish coast over the summer.
The Serbian carrier Jat Airways requested permits for a total of 300 charter flights this summer to Antalya, Dalaman and Bodrum, but at the same time turned down two private Turkish airline companies' requests for some six flights per week from Nis and Belgrade.
’A drop in the ocean’
When the dispute first broke out late May, Süha Umar, Turkey’s ambassador to Serbia, said in a program on Serbian state television that Turkey would be sorry to lose Serbian tourists. "But," he continued, "Turkey’s total tourism income is $21 billion, and the money Serbian tourists spend is just a drop in the ocean."
"The air travel administration in Turkey approved Jat Airways’ series of charter flights for the Turkish coast.," media adviser in the Serbian Civil Air Travel Directorate, Katarina Andric-Milosavljevic, was quoted on the Web site.
Andric-Milosavljevic said negotiations had lasted nine hours before an agreement acceptable to both sides was reached and that the Serbian side took care of the passengers from Serbia who have already planned flights to Turkey. In May, Turkey placed a ban on charter flights from Serbia, which were expected to carry nearly 200,000 tourists to the Turkish coast over the summer.
The Serbian carrier Jat Airways requested permits for a total of 300 charter flights this summer to Antalya, Dalaman and Bodrum, but at the same time turned down two private Turkish airline companies' requests for some six flights per week from Nis and Belgrade.
’A drop in the ocean’
When the dispute first broke out late May, Süha Umar, Turkey’s ambassador to Serbia, said in a program on Serbian state television that Turkey would be sorry to lose Serbian tourists. "But," he continued, "Turkey’s total tourism income is $21 billion, and the money Serbian tourists spend is just a drop in the ocean."