Eleven airlines to utilise wet-leases on EX-YU operations this summer

Eleven airlines plan to utilise wet-lease aircraft on services to and from the former Yugoslavia during the upcoming 2026 summer season. This excludes instances where carriers operate flights through their own regional subsidiaries. A wet lease is an arrangement whereby the lessor provides the aircraft, complete crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) to another airline. Reliance on ACMI providers has grown in recent years, accelerated by the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, including suppl