Air Serbia has confirmed that a flight from Belgrade to Moscow returned to the Serbian capital after the airline received a notification from airport authorities that one of the passengers required additional security checks.
In a statement, the airline said the decision to return flight JU134 was made in accordance with the instructions received and applicable security regulations, allowing all necessary procedures to be completed.
“The Air Serbia crew acted fully in accordance with established procedures and the highest safety standards,” the company said.
However, according to unofficial information reported by Serbian outlet Nova.rs, the incident was linked to former Serbian Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) director Aleksandar Vulin, who allegedly boarded the aircraft without completing the required security screening.
Nova.rs reported that the order to return the aircraft was issued by Belgrade Airport’s corporate security director, Milan Kuč, after surveillance footage allegedly showed that security procedures had not been followed.
According to the outlet, the aircraft departed Belgrade at 6:48 p.m. and turned back after reaching southern Lithuania.
Other passengers reportedly included Srbijagas Director Dušan Bajatović and Serbian People’s Party leader Nenad Popović.
Air Serbia did not identify the passenger involved in its statement, while the details concerning Vulin and the alleged security-procedure breach were reported by Nova.rs and have not been independently confirmed.
