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Sunday, October 30, 2016

✈ Tuzla Airport terminal expansion


Acting director for development and marketing of the Tuzla International Airport Enver Jukanović has confirmed today, expansion of the airport’s terminal building, starting soon with completion set for the end of March 2017. Current terminal building was designed for handling 100.000 passengers per year, and its running over its capacity. This year alone, Tuzla Airport will handle over 300.000 passengers. There is urgent need for space in all areas of the building and larger terminal building is priority for the development of the airport. 


Wizz air will start 3 new routes this year: today first flight from London Luton will touch down (W64288), tomorrow flight to Billund in Denmark will be introduced with two weekly flights, and from December 17 Tuzla will be connected to German capital Berlin, with two weekly flights. At the end of March 2017 Wizz Air will add one more Airbus A320 aircraft to its base at Tuzla International Airport. With 2 Airbus 320 based at the airport Wizz air will offer over 600.000 seats to and from Tuzla Airport. Expansion of the terminal building is worth around four million BAM (€ 2 million). Construction of the building will be financed from airports own funds, help  is expected from Government of Tuzla County and  Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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