Is Jat Airways reliable?

10/2/2011 11:34:54 AM

Serbians say that JAT stands for “Joke About Time”… but their on-time statistics are not so different than major European airlines (73% on time vs 75% for BA/AF/LH).

JAT has been through awful times financially, cabin interiors are a bit scruffy, and their network is 1/10th of what it used to be, but the airline is safe. No fatalities since 1973.

Service was OK the few times I flew them — my expectations were low since I mostly fly on U.S. carriers.

If getting from point A to B safely is your main concern, I would not hesitate to fly JAT… but then, if Swiss flies your route for the same price, I’d pick Swiss.

2/18/2015 2:40:51 AM

If in doubt, as I was with several Central Asian airlines over summer, I head to Wikipedia.

In this case, my favourite part is that their slogan is “In Safe Hands” 😉

But seriously, Wiki reports that the airline has had 3 incidents and 2 accidents in its history, with a total of 68 fatalities.

Other comments (with citations in the article):

  • In 2004, Jat Airways was named one of the safest airlines in Europe by IATA. Jat pilots are among the best trained pilots in the world.

  • Former JAT flight attendant, Vesna Vulović, holds the world’s fall record when she fell from 10,160 metres (33,333 ft) with no parachute and survived.

UPDATE: Note that as of 26 October 2013, they ceased operations, becoming “Air Serbia” instead.

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