Water salute to LH A320 celebrating 20 years of Munich-Sarajevo service
German national airline and the largest airline in Europe Lufthansa has marked the 20th anniversary of its regular, direct flights Munich-Sarajevo-Munich.
The event was marked at the Sarajevo International Airport on Thursday in
presence of German Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Christiane Hohmann.
German Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Christiane Hohmann
General manager of Sarajevo International Airport Armin
Kajmakovic stated on this occasion that Lufthansa was one of the first airline
companies that started scheduled operations from Sarajevo after the end of the
war, which significantly contributed to Sarajevo's connecting with Europe and the
rest of the world, normalizing life in Bosnian capital and strengthening the
economic image of the country.
Lufthansa crew with German ambassador and Sarajevo Airport general manager
He also said that more than 10 million passengers have
passed through the Sarajevo Airport since arrival of Lufthansa and that significant
growth was recorder in 2017. "This year we expect our millionth passenger
in one year", he added.
General manager of Sarajevo Airport Armin Kajmakovic
Ambassador Hohmann emphasized she was honored and privileged
to attend the anniversary of Munich-Sarajevo-Munich line and of Lufthansa-Sarajevo
Airport cooperation.German companies have invested 350 million Euros in
Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past 20 years and they intend to stay here and
strengthen business cooperation, she stressed, adding that Bosnia and
Herzegovina export to Germany is recording solid increases year after year.
Lufthansa group operate following flights to/from Sarajevo
(Lufthansa Group)
Airlines
|
Destination
|
Number of weekly flights
(one way)
|
Number of weekly seats
(round-trip)
|
Austrian Airlines
|
Vienna
|
14
|
4.284
|
Eurowings
|
Cologne
|
3
|
864
|
Eurowings
|
Stuttgart
|
2
|
576
|
Lufthansa
|
Munich
|
7
|
2.352
|
Swiss Air Lines
|
Zurich
|
3
|
600
|
4 airlines
|
5 destinations
|
29 weekly flights
|
8.676
|
Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport
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