City of Belgrade, Air Serbia to co-host CAPA 2024 summit

BELGRADE - The City of Belgrade and Air Serbia will next year co-host the key global event in the field of aviation, the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World & Awards for Excellence, which will take place on November 21-22 2024, Air Serbia announced on Wednesday.

The summit - organised annually by the renowned aviation think tank, the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) - will "bring together over 250 global leaders from the aviation industry and will be an excellent opportunity for Belgrade to showcase its commitment to enhancing air transport on a global level," the airline said in a statement.

"The CAPA Airline Leader Summit World & Awards for Excellence gather CEOs and high-ranking representatives of the most significant global and regional airlines, airports, and other participants in the passenger and cargo air transport, tourism, and conference travel sectors from around 40 countries worldwide. Previous hosts of the CAPA Summit include Sydney, Singapore, Doha, Manchester, and other cities, and in November 2024, Belgrade will have the opportunity to host leaders from the aviation industry," it also said.

“We are very pleased that Belgrade has been recognised as an excellent venue for dialogue among key players in the aviation industry, and it is a great honour for us to host the summit together with the City of Belgrade. During the two days of the summit, significant attention will be devoted to the main trends and essential aspects of the aviation industry in 2024, and we will also examine the results, with expert insights and professional conclusions about the future of aviation. I am confident that all our guests will leave the summit full of impressions of the city, as well as new perspectives in the aviation industry," said Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek.

“The CAPA Airline Leader Summit World is the jewel in the crown of CAPA’s global event calendar. We are extremely excited to be bringing this summit to Belgrade to showcase the destination and hospitality of such an incredible country, highlight important themes and topics impacting aviation globally and help bring the industry together,” said CAPA Centre for Aviation, Content and Marketing Director Marco Navarria.

"During the CAPA Summit, awards for excellence will be presented to airlines and airports that have particularly excelled in their operations during 2024 and have proven themselves as leaders and innovators," Air Serbia said.