Flights on this route will be operated using wide-body A330-200 aircraft from Air Serbia’s long-haul fleet. Belgrade-Tianjin flights will be operated on Friday, with an average flight duration of 10 hours, while flights from Tianjin to Belgrade would be carried out on Sunday, and will last an average of 12 hours.
The official send-off ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić, Minister of Construction, Transportation, and Infrastructure Goran Vesić, Minister of Tourism and Youth Husein Memić, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Serbia Chen Bo, as well as media representatives.
"We opened a new chapter in our operations by enabling our passengers to fly directly to China, and we believe it will make their travels to this distant destination much easier. For some time, Belgrade has already provided good connectivity of the broader Balkan region to numerous destinations in the world. As of today, it’s possible to fly from Belgrade to China, too. Our company is one of the few in Europe which offer direct flights to this Asian country. We are now flying to Tianjin, and in the future, we hope that we will be flying to other important Chinese cities as well", said Jiří Marek, CEO of Air Serbia.
Air Serbia is also launching flights to Heraklion & Chania (Crete from 23 April 2023), Rhodes (from 23 June 2023) and Corfu (from 23 June 2323). Flights for Heraklion and Rhodes will be operated four times a week.
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Rhodes is known for its endless beaches surrounded by pine forests, villages embedded in the mountains, archaeological sites and a spear-like shape. This Mediterranean gem is a famous tourist destination, special both in Greece and in the whole world. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the renowned Colossus, originated nowhere else but on the island of Rhodes.
The old part of the city features the 14th-century Kastello Palace - The Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, a remarkable clock tower, Archaeological and the Byzantine museum, all of them witnesses to the rich history of the island. The new part of the city is just as interesting, with the National Theatre and the Church of the Annunciation standing out in particular among the many buildings dating from the period of Italian rule. Not far from the village of Theologos, there is the well-known Valley of Butterflies, where millions of butterflies appear from June to September. There is so much to see and do in Rhodes that you'll be spoilt for choice.
The second largest in Crete, the port city of Chania is more than 5,000 years old. The rich cultural heritage full of colours, smells, tastes and music intertwines with the big and open hearts of the locals, making this city special for tourists from around the world. Culture aficionados will undoubtedly enjoy the many remains of the Minoan civilization.
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