Serbian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Tuesday that all technical conditions have been met for direct flights between Serbia and the US, expressing hope that they will be introduced “as soon as possible”.
The minister of transport and US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby on Tuesday initialled an air traffic agreement between the US and Serbian governments.
At a joint press conference, Mihajlovic said that direct flights between the US and Serbia will resume after a 23-year break.
“I am particularly glad that the US Federal Aviation Administration has granted Serbia the Category 1 rating – in aviation, it means that a country is safe”, Mihajlovic said.
Ambassador Kirby said that he expects direct flights between the US and Serbia to be established in the not too distant future.
As far as the US and Serbian governments are concerned, we believe that it is a matter of months, but it is better to ask the companies that should establish the direct flights, Kirby said.
He said that the open sky agreement suggests that more companies will have the opportunity to fly and have direct flights.
Source; in Serbia
