(ANSA) – BELGRADE, FEBRUARY 20 – Air Serbia announced today that it has suspended its cooperation with Greek Marathon Airlines. On Sunday evening, an Air Serbia plane en route to Düsseldorf, Germany, operated by Marathon, was forced to make an emergency landing several minutes after takeoff after colliding with the runway's approach lights.
According to images and videos shared on social networks and published by local media, the plane suffered damage to its wing and fuselage during takeoff. According to previous findings, the pilots took off from Belgrade from an incorrect position on the runway, despite warnings from the control tower. “Air Serbia has not and will not provide any information regarding the details of flight JU 324 on February 18 during the ongoing investigation,” the company clarified today, which had previously guaranteed the safety of passengers on flight JU 324 was never compromised. (HANDLING).