In February 2015, departures from Kosovo towards Western Europe surged, bringing passengers to Pristina's bus station for services to Belgrade. Reuters footage records people waiting for buses, crowds trying to board, and a young girl standing in a queue. Many travellers continued through Serbia towards the Hungarian border.
What distinguishes this line is that the ordinary order for boarding an intercity bus had become the first stage of an attempted departure from the country. The destination board said Belgrade, but for many passengers the bus was an entry point to a much longer journey towards the European Union.