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Air Yugoslavia

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Air Yugoslavia
IATA ICAO Call sign
YRG Yugair
Founded1969
Ceased operations2005
HubsBelgrade International
Parent companyJAT Yugoslav Airlines
HeadquartersBelgrade, Yugoslavia

Air Yugoslavia was an airline based in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). It was established in 1969 and operated numerous international charter passenger services, using aircraft from parent airline JAT Yugoslav Airlines.[1] Its main base was Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.[2]

Air Yugoslavia officially existed as a subsidiary of JAT.[3] The division called "Air Yugoslavia" has been replaced with the Charter and Tourism Department within Jat Airways in 2005.[citation needed]

In 1973, it operated four Boeing 707 and three Sud Aviation Caravelle.[4] In 1975, the company operated two Boeing 707-320C and three Sud Aviation Caravelle.[3]

In summer 1989, Air Yugoslavia operated flights from Belgrade to Niš, Priština, Skopje, Ohrid, Titograd, Tivat, Dubrovnik, Sarajevo, Split, Zadar, Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb and Maribor, and from Zagreb to Belgrade, Tivat, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Pula, Ljubljana, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Hamburg.[5]

Code data

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  • ICAO Code: YRG
  • Callsign: Yugair

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Airlines Directory". Flight International. 23 October 2000. p. 45.
  2. ^ "World Airlines Directory". Flight International. 28 March 2000. p. 49.
  3. ^ a b "World Airlines Directory". Flight International. 9 October 1975. p. 526.
  4. ^ "World Airlines Directory". Flight International. 22 March 1973. p. 440.
  5. ^ Air Yugoslavia at timetableimages.com, retrieved 24-10-2014