Belgrade and Air Serbia host the CAPA 2024 World Aviation Summit
29 November 2023
The key global event in the field of aviation, the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World & Awards for Excellence, organized annually by the renowned aviation think tank, the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), will take place in Belgrade on 21 and 22 November 2024, while the hosts of the summit will be the City of Belgrade and Air Serbia. The summit 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 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.
Alongside the City of Belgrade, the co-host of the CAPA Summit will be the Serbian national airline. Jiri Marek, CEO of Air Serbia, stated on this occasion: “We are very pleased that Belgrade has been recognized 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. At the same time, I want to thank the City of Belgrade, which recognized the importance of this type of event, and certainly, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, which provides continuous support to the development of air traffic in Serbia, as one of the key segments of overall economic development.”
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Content & Marketing Director, Marco Navarria said: “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.”
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. Awards are planned in the following categories: Airline of the Year, Low-cost Airline of the Year, Regional Airline of the Year, Airline Turnaround of the Year, Start-up Airline of the Year, Large Airport of the Year, Medium Airport of the Year, Regional Airport of the Year, Airline Executive of the Year, and Innovation of the Year.