18+ hour, 36+ min ago (186+ words) Air Serbia, the national carrier of Serbia, is close to finalising negotiations with the Azerbaijani side on the launch of direct Belgrade'Baku flights, scheduled to begin next summer. According to local media, the airline's CEO, Ji" Marek made the announcement in an interview with Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS). Marek noted that Air Serbia is also evaluating the possibility of opening a new route to the Middle East. "In Europe, we plan to further expand our network and introduce new destinations. Following the successful launch of the direct route to Tbilisi, we are now in the final phase of negotiations on initiating our next route to Baku. A final decision will be made soon. We are also considering a destination in the Middle East," Marek told RTS. He also highlighted the airline's cooperation with the Kazakh carrier SCAT, which…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (428+ words) News of Azerbaijan, Interviews, Analysis of Azerbaijan, Important News of Azerbaijan, News from Baku, Interviews with Azerbaijani Analysts, International Experts, Baku, Azerbaijan Smuggling balloons from Belarus trigger major disruption at Vilnius Airport Vilnius Airport was forced to halt operations overnight after meteorological balloons were detected in Lithuanian airspace, disrupting flights from Friday evening until Saturday morning (November 28-29). Lithuanian media reports that the restrictions led to significant travel disruptions: three flights were cancelled, nine were diverted to the airports in Kaunas and Riga, and the departure and arrival times of ten flights were adjusted. In total, more than three thousand passengers and 22 flights were affected. The authorities had initially planned to lift the restrictions at 02:15 local time, but the deadline was extended several times, with the airspace ultimately reopening at around 07:03. According to preliminary findings, the suspension of airport operations was…...