Lasta ( sr, Ласта, full legal name: ''Saobraćajno preduzeće Lasta

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Beograd'') is a Serbian

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company headquartered in

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, Serbia. It is part of the pan-European

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network and operates bus coaches on a comprehensive network of routes throughout Serbia and Europe.

History

Lasta was established on 18 February 1947. In the first two decades of existence, it operated mainly as cargo transporter and partially as passenger carrier. Since the late 1960s, it operated only as passenger transporter. Today, Lasta provides public transport within the city of

, intercity routes to all parts of Serbia, as well as international routes to destinations in Europe. Its bus line from Belgrade (Serbia) to Paris (France) is in function over 40 years. With about 1,000 buses and coaches, "Lasta" is the carrier of the suburban transport in Belgrade, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac and other municipalities in Central Serbia. In suburban transport of Belgrade, Lasta takes a part with about 300 buses. Domestically, Lasta owns Lastra Lazarevac, another bus transport company which has around 100 buses. In its ownership, Lasta has 35% of shares of Panonijabus. In August 2019, Lasta introduced 30 new buses in its fleet, manufactured by Turkish TEMSA. In November 2020, the Government of Serbia announced that it will be seeking new owners of several large companies owned by the Government through the privatization process, among them being Lasta Beograd as well.

Market and financial data

As of 22 March 2019, Lasta Beograd has a

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of 11.50 million euros.

Vehicle fleet

Tourist buses

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Navigo F 185S * SOR LH 12 * TEMSA Opalin * TEMSA Tourmalin *

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Axial 50 *

Excellence 3000 HD *

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O560 Intouro RH

Intercity buses

Bova Lexio 130-310 *

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IK-312

Suburban buses

* SOR C-12 * FAP A-537 *

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UO345 Conecto

City buses

IK-103 *

IK-206 *

IK-218N *

IK-112LE * Neobus Citta SLF * Neobus Citta LEA

References

External links

* {{BELEXline companies 1947 establishments in Serbia Bus companies of Serbia Companies based in Belgrade Coach transport in Serbia Serbian brands Transport companies established in 1947