is the national carrier of
Montenegro (a republic of the
State Union Of Serbia And Montenegro ) and based in
Podgorica . It is a government airline operating mostly regular and ad hoc charter flights within Central and Eastern
Europe and the
Mediterranean . Its main base is
Podgorica Airport (TGD).
It was founded on
October 24 ,
1994 by the government of Montenegro, but the first aircraft, a
Fokker F28 -4000 was purchased in the autumn of
1996 and the first flight was made on
May 7 1997 between Podgorica and
Bari ,
Italy . A temporary ban on flights within the
European Union was lifted on
11 October 1999 . In
2000 the first
Fokker F100 aircraft was delivered. Montenegro Airlines carried its millionth passenger on
July 2 2004 . The same year they carried record 370,000 passengers.
Montenegro Airlines is the first company on the Balkans, which introduced the so called electronic ticketing on the 22nd of
February . The first e-ticket was actually issued on the line,
Zürich –
Belgrade – Zürich. All companies – members of
IATA association are obliged to implement electronic ticketing by the end of 2007
Montenegro Airlines is the creator and therefore the parent company of
Master Airways . Master Airways is based in
Serbia and began flights on 6th of April 2006.
Montenegro Airlines has code share agreements with:
- Adria Airways - The Podgorica - Ljubljana - Podgorica route is operated by Adria Airways on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while Montenegro Airlines has leased a certain number of seats.
- Malév - The Podgorica - Budapest – Podgorica route is operated by Malév on Tuesdays and Saturdays, while Montenegro Airlines has leased a certain number of seats.
- Austrian Airlines - There is a code share agreement signed with Austrian Airlines on the route between Podgorica and Vienna . The flight is operated by Austrian Airlines on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and by Montenegro Airlines on Mondays and Saturdays. Montenegro Airlines and Austrian Airlines together have three flights a week during the winter period and five flights a week during the summer period.
Montenegro Airlines has SPA agreements with:
Montenegro Airlines has an Interline Agreement with:
