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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia’s busiest airport, also known as Surcin, after a nearby Belgrade suburb. It is named after Nikola Tesla. The airport is situated 12 kilometers west of central Belgrade, surrounded by Vojvodina’s fertile lowlands. Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport has an ideal location related to other surrounding airports, as there are no navigational restrictions and it at the crossroads of major air routs. Air routs and approaches are equipped with modern radio-navigation equipment. Passengers on the right hand side of the planes descending from the east have a spectacular view of downtown Belgrade, especially the districts of Cukarica and Novi Beograd. National flag carrier Jat Airways uses Belgrade Nikola Tesla as their hub airport. The airport is used also by airlines such as Lufthansa, Germanwings, Jat Airways AVIO taxi, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Swiss International Airlines, Kuban Airlines and Pelikan Airways. The story of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport starts in 1910 when flying field in Banjica was the first Belgrade airport. Since then, it kept changing location, growing and developing. It is only the name that remained unchanged: Belgrade Airport, until 2006 when he was given new name, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. In 2008, the airport served a total of 2,650,048 passengers, which represented an increase of 5% over 2007 figures. The airport experienced its best month in May 2008 due to the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Belgrade. The last three month of the year saw declining passenger numbers, blamed mostly on the Global financial crisis of 2008. Belgrade Airport is connected to the Belgrade–Zagreb highway via nearby interchange. There is car rental agency at Belgrade airport on duty at Arrivals Hall, where passengers can rent a car while they are traveling around the country.