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03. 07. 09. - 10:00

First Belgrade-Dubrovnik flights in 18 years

Croatian Times

Serb carrier Jat Airways has resumed direct flights between Belgrade and Dubrovnik after a hiatus of 18 years.

The first flight landed on Wednesday at Dubrovnik airport with 70 passengers aboard it.

Croatian national television (HRT) has reported 800 reservations for the new service have already been made. A round-trip ticket costs 150 Euros.

Dubrovnik airport deputy director Frano Luetic said JAT has a licence for only two landings, the second of which is scheduled for 6 July.

The airline will obtain a permanent license after Croatia and Serbia sign a bilateral agreement on international air-traffic standards.

Flights between Belgrade and Dubrovnik stopped in 1991 when war broke out in the former Yugoslavia.

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