Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has praised Croatia Airlines for cancelling a number of flights amid the ongoing fuel crisis and rising operational costs, while questioning why Air Serbia has not taken similar measures. Asked by journalists to comment on the development, the President said, “Regarding Croatia Airlines, the management’s decision is a normal one and entirely reasonable, rational and market-oriented. Smart people. Fuel prices are high and they are cutting routes that are losing money. As for us here, I don’t know why we haven’t done the same, probably because Air Serbia has larger financial buffers and operates somewhat better than Croatia Airlines”. He added that the likes of Lufthansa, KLM and Croatia Airlines are behaving according to market principles and will cancel as many flights as necessary to protect their businesses. “They won’t cancel 900 flights, but 9.000 if needed. Why should they let the company collapse while oil prices, or rather jet fuel prices, remain so high? Their job is to protect the company”, Mr Vučić said.