British Airways arrives in Tivat: The British national airline establishes traffic with our airports for the first time

British national airline British Airways has today established a seasonal scheduled flight between London's largest airport, Heathrow, and Tivat.

The "Airbus A320 neo" with almost 180 passengers, which landed in Tivat at around 14 pm, became the first aircraft in the history of the British national airline to arrive in Montenegro, as this is the premiere appearance of British Airways at one of our airports.

British Airways flights on the London-Tivat-London route will operate until September 26, three times a week - on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Passengers, the crew of the company's first aircraft and representatives of British Airways management who arrived in Montenegro on it were welcomed today at Tivat Airport by the managers of the company Aerodromi Crne Gore, led by Executive Director Roko Tolić, as well as Acting Minister of Transport Filip Radulović, who welcomed them.

"This is truly a great day for Aerodrome Crne Gore and the crowning glory of our efforts to take Montenegro's air accessibility to the next level. The sheer strength and importance of the British Airways brand and our current connection through that company with Heathrow Airport, which is one of the busiest and largest air hubs in Europe, will mean a lot to both the citizens of Montenegro and local tourism, which in this way receives strong support and a new segment in its offer, and I sincerely believe that this opportunity will be fully utilized in the right way," said ACG CEO Roko Tolić.

Bringing British Airways to Montenegrin airports is the greatest achievement of the Croatian manager at the helm of ACG so far, so that, including the Spanish national airline Iberia, which will soon start flying from Madrid to Tivat, most of the strongest European national and legacy carriers already fly to Montenegro. Only the French national carrier Air France and the Dutch KLM are missing from that list, but their business group is already present in Montenegro through their low-cost brand Transavia.

The arrival of British Airways represents a significant step forward for Montenegro, not only in the area of ​​air connectivity, but also in the broader economic and tourism context. As one of the most recognizable global airline brands, known for its high-paying and international clientele, British Airways further confirms the attractiveness of the Montenegrin market and the potential for further development of tourism, investments and business ties.

Tolić emphasized that he has full confidence in the Tivat Airport team that they will properly respond to the challenge of serving British Airways traffic as one of the world's most demanding companies with extremely high business standards.

"A part of our team has been specially trained to support British Airways' operations in this regard, and I am personally very pleased that part of this was achieved "on a Dubrovnik basis" through my former colleague Alfirević, who moved from Dubrovnik Airport to work for British Airways due to her excellent results. I am sure that this is a great example and opportunity for the people of Tivat, Boka and all others who work at Tivat Airport to advance in their careers and perhaps become employees of British Airways, who I believe will stay here with us for a long time," Tolić pointed out.

Sam Jonathan Capron, Senior Manager for Destination Planning at British Airways, said that today's first arrival of one of their aircraft in Tivat is the crowning achievement of months of hard work by his colleagues from the company's Destination Planning sector and their partners from ACG.

"British Airways is proud to be able to contribute to improving Montenegro's air connectivity with the UK, bringing British tourists to experience all the beauty and hospitality of this wonderful country and thus supporting your economy. Thank you to the Ministry of Transport of Montenegro, ACG and the employees at Tivat Airport for all their efforts and great dedication to making this route a reality," he concluded.

Acting Minister of Transport Filip Radulović said that this is a big day for Tivat, Montenegro and the ACG company.

"This is a great privilege and honor for us to become part of the network of such a reputable and reliable partner as British Airways, and I commend Director Tolić for managing to make this happen. A large number of British tourists already visit Montenegro, and now this new connection operated by the British national airline gives them even more opportunities to come to us. This is a big step in the right direction in our efforts to expand Montenegro's air accessibility network," Radulović emphasized.

British Airways has a fleet of 298 aircraft, flies to more than 200 destinations worldwide from its hubs at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, has around 40.000 employees, and last year made a profit of 1,93 billion British pounds.