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Review: Air Serbia A319 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 30, 2021June 29, 2021 13 Comments

While the business class seat onboard the Air Serbia Airbus A319 is nothing special, the service and food onboard makes the Serbian flag carrier one of my favorite airlines for travel within Europe.

Air Serbia A319 Business Class Review

I already outlined the poor ground experience and great service onboard, but want to talk about Air Serbia’s onboard hard and soft product in this post.

After checking in, we headed directly to the gate. Air Serbia does not offer business class passengers priority security or lounge access in Istanbul. According to our boarding pass, boarding would commence one hour prior to flight departure, though I knew it would likely be much later.

Indeed, boarding actually started about 40 minutes prior to scheduled departure. Thankfully, we were not parked at a remote gate, though the jetbrdige felt like it was a mile long.

Air Serbia (JU) 803
Istanbul (IST) – Belgrade (BEG)
Friday, May 14
Depart: 3:40PM
Arrive: 5:10PM
Duration: 1hr, 30min
Aircraft:A319
Seat: 2C (Business Class)

Onboard, I was greeted by the lovely Aida, who took amazing care of us during the 492-mile flight to Belgrade.

Seat

Air Serbia has a flexible business class cabin that can be enlarged or reduced based up demand, the reason it ripped out its “real” business class seats in 2017.

While the seating configuration is the same 3-3 you will find in economy class, the middle seat is blocked in business class. These Recaro slimline seats are fine for short flights, but not very comfortable.

There are no plugs available and there is no wi-fi or in-flight-entertainment onboard beyond the in-flight magazine or safety card.

Meals

Menus were distributed onboard. Despite the short flight length, a mutli-couse hot meal was offered. Choices were between sea bass in dill sauce with broccoli puree and ratatouille vegetables or a cheeseburger with French Fries…that’s right.

I ordered the seas bass and my friend ordered the cheeseburger. Both were served with a starter course of crudités with yogurt and mint dip and “Moscow” cake for dessert.

So how was the cheeseburger? Well, I ended up eating half of it and must give Air Serbia credit for a decent attempt. The meat was certainly not very lean, but the bun was nicely toasted and the cheese melted. The French Fries were not crisp and needed a bit of salt, but still quite tasty. 

We’ve seen many airlines attempt hamburger or cheeseburgers, but this is the first attempt at French Fries I have seen in the air.

My sea bass did not look very appetizing, but was actually quite tasty. The dill sauce appeared missing, but broccoli puree and vegetable ratatouille complemented the fish nicely. I also really liked the crudités with yogurt sauce…a perfect appetizer.

I got my carb fix as well with a warm bread roll and the Moscow cake, which was tasty and not overly sweet.

Kudos to Air Serbia for offering such stellar meals on such short flights.

Service

Aida and Jelena did a fabulous job taking care of the four passengers in business class.

We were addressed by name throughout the flight and our glasses never went empty. We were thanked for our business and proactively offered blankets and pillows.

When the boy choked, they stood ready to help and offer emotional support to after the fact to a sobbing child and frightened mother.


> Read More: These Lovely Air Serbia Flight Attendants Were The Best Ever
> Read More: Boy Chokes In Front Of Me Eating A Business Class Cheeseburger


Lavatory

I used the lavatory to wash my hands and thought it was certainly showing its age. The floor was a bit wet (the kid used it earlier!) though it was otherwise clean.

CONCLUSION

We landed on time in Belgrade; a remarkable flight now behind us. You don’t need a long flight or comfortable seat for great service. Sometimes the shortest flights are best and that was certainly the case here. After this flight, I renew my endorsement for Air Serbia business class.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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13 Comments

  1. Peter Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 9:49 am

    Just used the air Serbia premium lounge in BEL ams was pleasantly surprised. The dining service was a nice touch

  2. Batchcaloupe Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 9:52 am

    Two flight attendants for four customers!! People ask why airlines in the USA can’t be more like their European/ Asian counterparts???

  3. Batchcaloupe Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 10:00 am

    Two flight attendants for four customers!! People ask why airlines in the USA can’t be more like their European/ Asian counterparts???

  4. Ryan Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 10:45 am

    A cheeseburger should not be “lean”. Looks like they may actually have used a proper 80/20 blend.

    • Lukas Reply
      June 30, 2021 at 12:15 pm

      This man knows what he’s talking about.

  5. rich Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 12:48 pm

    I’m not a seafood person so I would have tried the burger but wouldn’t expect much. Might just nibble on the fries and the bun. Or bypassed the meal entirely.

  6. Jerry Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    They’re calling JP Chenet “champagne?” What is this, a US Carrier?

    Actually quite surprised they have it labeled that way in English, as doing so is against regulations in the EU, and not common parlance for what I would imagine is a lot of their passengers.

  7. cargocult Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 7:50 pm

    A sport coat over a tshirt (v-neck at that). How very Southern Californian.

    https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/should-you-wear-a-jacket-with-a-t-shirt/
    https://hespokestyle.com/blazer-t-shirt-combination/

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      July 1, 2021 at 4:42 pm

      This again?! Come on cargocult!

      • cargocult Reply
        July 2, 2021 at 1:30 am

        And yet you persist! Aesthetics matter.

    • Huhi Reply
      February 28, 2022 at 4:32 am

      Dressed like this it won’t be allowed in local shop in London …

  8. Enoch Snow Reply
    June 30, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    Mr. Klimt, Is that you in the photo with the flight attendants? Great pic!
    No doubt it’s a relief not being thrown off the flight for taking a few photos which actually shed a very positive light on Air Serbia.

  9. emercycrite Reply
    July 4, 2021 at 1:50 am

    “We’ve seen many airlines attempt hamburger or cheeseburgers, but this is the first attempt at French Fries I have seen in the air.”

    Really? Have you never ordered the burger and fries in CX business?

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