During
January-October period Bosnia and Herzegovina has recorded, an impressive 27%
passenger growth. During
first ten months of this year all four international airports in Bosnia and
Herzegovina handled 1.368.515 passengers (in 2016 all four airports recorded
1.225.676 passengers).
Sarajevo
and Tuzla Airports are recording record passenger’s numbers this year while
Mostar and Banja Luka Airports are recording decline. Tuzla and Sarajevo
airports added additional 309.301 passengers during this period. With Wizz Air’s
second Airbus 320 being based at Tuzla Airport, the airport has seen largest
increase in passenger numbers with an increase of 75 % or 196.704 passengers
more compared to the same period of last year. Tuzla Airport anticipates finishing
this year with 530.000 passengers. Sarajevo Airport increase of 14% has added
additional 102.597 from January to October. With beginning of winter timetable
Qatar Airways started four weekly flights from Doha to Sarajevo which will
boost airport’s passenger numbers during winter months. Sarajevo Airport will
finish this year with 940.000 passengers. Both Mostar and Banja Luka airports
recorded decline in passengers this year. This trend is about to change for
Mostar Airport from next year. Eurowings has announced flights from Dusseldorf
and Stuttgart to Mostar. Both cities will be served twice weekly from May 16.
2018. Mostar Airport is also in talks with Wizz Air and flights to Billund
(Denmark) should start in summer of 2018. Next year Mostar Airport could see Istanbul
and Zagreb as possible new destinations. With newly announced flights, plus
charter flights to Italy, Mostar Airport will reach 100.000 passengers in 2018.
Banja Luka is the only Bosnian airport without any new flight announcements for
2018. Air Serbia is the only airline operating flights to Belgrade (5 weekly
during summer and 3 weekly during winter months).
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Sarajevo (SJJ)
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Tuzla (TZL)
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Mostar (OMO)
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Banja Luka (BNX)
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Source:
Flying Bosnian and BHDCA
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