Wizz Air has announced today opening of its second base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after Tuzla the airline will open Sarajevo base with one Airbus 320. The airline has announced nine new destinations from Sarajevo with 21 weekly departures.
Source: Flying Bosnian and Wizz Air
Since I consider Spain my second home country, today article will be about Spanish airports in 2020.
Spain’s 46 airports and 2 heliports within the Aena network closed 2020 with 76,064,322 passengers, 72.4% less than the previous year; 1,101,185 aircraft movements, 53.4% less; and 787,848 tons of cargo, 26.3% less than in 2019. The decrease in traffic was due to restrictions on mobility both in Spain and in the rest of the world caused by the spread of COVID-19.
In 2019 Spanish airports recorded 275.2 million passengers, representing a 4.4% increase compared to the previous year. Of those passengers, 188.8 million flew internationally, a historical record, with a 3.5% increase on 2018. Passengers on domestic flights amounted to over 85.5 million, a 6.4% increase on the previous year. The volume of aircraft operations was greater than 2.3 million, a 2.6% increase on 2018 and cargo traffic amounted to over 1,068,394 tons, a 5.6% increase compared to the previous year.
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Spain has the third largest volume of air traffic in Europe, after the UK and Germany. It totals 11% of Europe's passenger traffic and 10% of its aircraft operations.
A further five Spanish airports registered traffic of
over 10 million passengers in 2019: Palma de Mallorca, with over 29 million;
Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 19.8 million; Alicante-Elche, with 15 million; Gran
Canaria, with over 13.2 million; and Tenerife Sur with over 11 million.
Type of air traffic
69.2% of commercial traffic in all airports in the Aena network is international, and the remaining 30.8% is national. The main source countries of air travel passengers to Spain are the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, the United States, Ireland and Russia3.
Share of the major airport hubs
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports make up 41.6% of passengers, 32.6% of operations and 69.4% of cargo. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas contributes 22.4% of total passengers, 18% of the aircraft and 52.3% of the cargo, while Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El-Prat has a market share of 19.1% of passengers, 14.6% of operations and 17.1% of cargo.
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Spanish airports - annual data for 2020 |
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76.1 million
passengers in 2020 |
The volume of
passengers travelling in Aena Spanish airports decreased 72.4% compared to
2019 because of covid-19. |
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1.1 million aircraft
operations in 2020 |
The Spanish airports
registered 53.4% less aircraft movements in 2020 compared to 2019. |
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787,848 tons of
cargo in 2020 |
The cargo traffic at
Spanish airports decreased 26.3% compared to the previous year. |
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MAD and BCN in the
top ten EU airports |
Adolfo Suárez
Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports rank 4th and
5th in the EU in terms of passengers in 2020. |
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55.4% of
international passengers traffic. |
In 2020 the
international passengers traffic decreased 77.8% and the national traffic
decreased 60.6%. |
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Spain 46 airports +
2 heliports |
Aena manages 46
airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain |
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AENA COMPANY PROFILE  |
Number 1 airport
management company in the world Aena is the world's
number one airport operator with 293 million passengers in 2019 (Spanish
airports and Luton). |
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46 airports + 2
heliports Aena manages 46
airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain |
London-Luton Airport Aena holds a 51 per
cent stake in the capital of the concessionaire company of London-Luton
airport. |
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22 airports in
Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica and Colombia Aena participates in
the management of 6 airports in Brazil, 12 in Mexico, 2 in Colombia and 2 in
Jamaica. |
335 million
passengers of estimated capacity Aena airports are
equipped with modern infrastructures with a high spare capacity. |
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>220.000 m2 of
commercial areas Aena airports offer
a wide commercial offer and great business opportunities |
4,503.3 million € of
total incomes in 2019 2,901.1 billion
correspond to aircraft business, 1,252 to commercial business, 80.2 to real
estate services and 270.4 to international business. |
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1,442 million € of
net profit in 2018 The consolidated net
profit has increased 8.6% compared to 2018 because of the positive business
development and of the overall financial result. |
2,114.3 billion
euros of cash flow generation Debt ratio (net
financial debt, EBITDA) of 2.3x in 2019. |
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<1.6 million of
reduced mobility persons attended. Passengers who used assistance
for PRM in 2018 gave the service a rating of 4.88 out of 5. |
24,395 soundproofed
houses Since 2000, Aena has
fully financed the sound insulation of residential units in line with the
Noise Insulation Plans. |
Source: AENA and Flying Bosnian
In the Approach and Airport Flight Control Unit Tuzla (JPAKL Tuzla), the complete reconstruction of the control tower dome was successfully carried out, which significantly improved the working conditions for the air traffic controllers of this unit. Prior to the start of works, a safety assessment was conducted, which was accepted by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation Directorate.
The works on the rehabilitation
of the dome of the control tower in Tuzla were carried out in the period from August
to November 2020. Control tower reconstruction itself has been prepared for a
long time, given that during its implementation it was necessary to ensure the
smooth tower operations and operations of aircraft at Tuzla International
Airport. For this purpose, during the reconstruction, excellent cooperation was
achieved with Tuzla International Airport, the contractor company
"Kebex" Ltd. Doboj South and the supervisory body
"Modus-ing" Ltd. Tuzla.
Reconstruction work was carried
out during the opening hours of the airport, in the presence of representatives
of the Department of Aviation and Technology of Tuzla Airport.
Source: BHANSA and Flying Bosnian
The University of Mostar and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Air
Navigation Service Agency (BHANSA) signed the Agreement on Cooperation to
achieve cooperation and common interests in scientific research, knowledge, and
technology transfer to jointly create a society of knowledge .
The contracting parties have defined the principles of
long-term cooperation on research, development, and education projects in the
field of activities of the University, which can significantly contribute to
the success of the realization of BHANSA's development plans.
"The University of Mostar is continuously working to
connect with organizations and institutions whose work and activities help the
development of the University, either as a teaching base or in scientific
research projects. BHANSA, as an Air Navigation Services Agency, has opened new
opportunities in air traffic control research as a complex technological
process which is a major challenge for the University and study programs. We
are glad that with our partner we are opening new opportunities for our
students, teachers, but also BHANSA employees for cooperation with the
University " , said prof. dr. Zoran Tomić, Rector of the University of
Mostar
Cooperation will take place in all areas of common interest,
with emphasis on research, project development, and expertise with the aim of
improving technical and technological solutions in BHANSA from the scientific
competencies of the University. The application and implementation of joint
research and project development according to domestic and international
funding sources. Education of BHANSA employees through specialist seminars,
workshops, lectures, specialist postgraduate and doctoral studies, professional
and practical training of students at the University of Mostar through student
internships, workshops, professional lectures, and seminars.
"We are extremely honored and pleased that the step
towards establishing cooperation between the Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation
Service Agency and scientific institutions is related to the University of
Mostar. The agreement will open numerous opportunities for cooperation between
our institutions, through the exchange of experiences and the implementation of
joint projects. An important part for us is certainly to point out to the
scientific community the control of flight as an extremely demanding
technological process that offers numerous opportunities for innovation, but
also scientific research and reviews. On the one hand, our goal is to enrich
the teaching process at the University with new insights from practice, but
also to apply proven scientific methods in the continuous training of our
employees. There is, of course, the possibility of joint application to
different projects, as well as the possibility of placing innovations in
foreign markets”, said Davorin Primorac, director of BHANSA.
Cooperation encourages new forms of knowledge transfer, as
well as further development of own capacities, using the best national
scientific, innovative, and educational potentials.
Source: BHANSA
Indirect passengers are just one measurement of unmet demand and potential opportunities. Yet it can be extremely helpful for future route development. Zurich- Sarajevo is the route with undoubted possibility, but due to high cost of airport taxes and aircraft handling fees at both Zurich and Sarajevo airports, this route is still served indirectly, mostly via Star Alliance and its hub airports in Munich and Vienna.
Indirect traffic between Sarajevo and Zurich in 2017 was
8.000 one-way passengers, in 2018 was 9.000 passengers and 10.000 in 2019. In
the past this route was operated by Cross Air, Air Bosna, BH Airlines and Swiss
Air. There is big opportunity for this route to be established again, with mix
of VFR, business, and transfer passengers this route should be operated at
least five times weekly (Monday-Friday) increasing to daily.
Swiss International Air Lines operated this route for short
period of time but due to low frequency (only two weekly flights), the schedule
that was not timed for connections onto Swiss network to North America and Asia
and not having proper marketing campaign, the flights were discontinued after only
one season. Even though Swiss International Air Lines in its fleet has a
perfect aircraft for this route, an Airbus 220, unfortunately the airline gave
up on this route for “more lucrative “ routes in wester Europe. With the pandemic
getting under control the airlines will be looking for new (old) markets with high
possibility of Swiss International Air Lines returning to Sarajevo again.
Source: Flying Bosnian
During the month of February Tuzla Airport will see additional decrease in scheduled flights when
compared to January of this year. The only air carrier operating at Tuzla
Airport is Wizz Air with flights to following destinations during the month of February:
During the month of February
Wizz Air will operate a total of 68 scheduled flights to eight
destinations in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden with a total of 12.240 seats on
offer.
Source: Flying Bosnian
During the month of February
Turkish Airlines will operate seven weekly flights between Istanbul and
Sarajevo, offering 8.680 seats in both directions, followed by Flydubai
connecting Dubai and Sarajevo with three weekly flights, offering 4.176 seats
in both directions. Austrian Airlines will offer four weekly flight between Vienna
and Sarajevo, offering 2.432 seats in both directions. Air Serbia will offer
three weekly flights between Belgrade and Sarajevo, offering 1.584 seats in
both directions. The slowest months of the year when comes to the airline
business is extremely affected by the coronavirus pandemic with bare minimum
when comes to commercial flights. As of today, Sarajevo Airport will see a
total of 136 commercial flights during the month of February, offering a total
of 16.872 seats. With the load factor of around 60% during the majority of
pandemic, the month of February will see approximately 10.000 passengers.
Source: Flying Bosnian
Pegasus Airlines has suspended Sarajevo flights until March
01. 2021. From March 01. 2021. Pegasus Airlines plans to operate Istanbul (SAW) –
Sarajevo flights on daily basis.
Source: Flying Bosnian
The Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has passed a Decision to delay collection of dividends from the public enterprise Sarajevo International Airport for a period of ten years.
The
Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in exercising the authority
of the Assembly of the enterprise of Sarajevo International Airport, will not
make decisions on the distribution of profits for the payment of dividends or
profit-sharing, from undistributed (accumulated) profit reported in the
business books on December 31, 2020, or from the profit realized for a period
of ten years after the adoption of this decision.
The proceeds
will be used to finance investments determined by the business plans of the
Sarajevo International Airport.
The decision was made after Sarajevo International Airport was forced to stop a significant number of ongoing investment projects due to coronavirus pandemic. The Government’s decision is especially important for future airport development.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA) has approved operation of Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-9 MAX types of aircraft in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In accordance with Article 73 of the Aviation Law of BIH (Official Gazette of BiH 39/09 and 25/18) and Article 51 of the Rulebook on oversight in civil aviation (Official Gazette of BiH 22/16, 24/18, 55/18 and 5/19), as well as EASA Safety Directive No 2021-01, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation has issued a safety directive allowing Boeing 737-8 MAX and Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft to conduct commercial air transport operations over and above the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Before conducting the first commercial air transport flight
by means of such aircraft over and above the territory of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the aircraft operator shall meet certain conditions specified in
the safety directive, in accordance with the elements contained in the
directives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Please note that in March 2019, after EASA and other
countries had done so, the BHDCA also passed a safety directive which suspended
flight operations of Boeing 737-8 MAX and Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft over and
above the territory of BIH, on the occasion of two aircraft accidents involving
these aircraft types.
Source: BHDCA
During the last year only 523.413 passengers traveled through the Bosnian airports. The year 2020 started with solid increase in passenger numbers during January and February but global pandemic has put stop to that. All four international airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina were closed for regular passenger flights for two months (April and May). Recovery during summer months was short lived and mostly concentrated at Sarajevo and Tuzla airports. Banja Luka airport passenger numbers were minimal while Mostar airport did not see any regular passenger flights.
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From Friday - January 29, 2021, a "Rapid Covid-19 test
center" will be established at Tuzla International Airport, ready for
rapid antigen testing of passengers on Covid-19. More information on
availability, reservations and other details can be obtained by calling the
phone number: 00 387 35 416 601 (available on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:30).
Source: Tuzla International Airport
Sarajevo’s keenness is from the end of scheduled flights with FlyBosnia, although it was reported in December that the carrier is to lease three A320s – replacing its sole A319. Given the on-going issues between the carrier and airport, its resurgence will be separate to the tender.
Sarajevo’s desire for based aircraft is from the fast growth
of Wizz Air at Tuzla, located some 119 kilometers away, and to a much lower degree
Ryanair at Banja Luka (241 kilometers).
Sarajevo is very underserved, with over half of its traffic
flying indirectly in 2019, booking data shows.
Up to 21 routes likely for Sarajevo
These are Sarajevo’s top unserved or very unserved markets in 2019 based on booking data obtained via OAG Traffic Analyser. Note that any specific airport, like CDG or Gatwick, is just a proxy for the whole city.
Assuming two aircraft and a ULCC, which would make the most
sense, it could have 14 to 21 routes, each at three- or twice-weekly.
The markets illustrated below are Sarajevo’s largest
unserved and those very underserved. They are based on Sarajevo’s traffic only
and exclude leakage to Tuzla and Banja Luka and bus traffic.
The markets had a median P2P demand of 8,000 before
stimulation in 2019. Frankfurt is top with 21,000 and London second with
19,000, booking data indicates.
Most are about Bosnian VFR, especially Germany, Switzerland,
and Scandinavia.
The Turkish opportunities are very unlikely as the winning
carrier won’t have a Bosnian AOC, but they have strong P2P demand before
stimulation. For example, 17,000 for Ankara and 13,000 for Izmir.
From Sarajevo, most routes would be within the LCC sweet
spot of one to two hours, meaning more sectors per aircraft per day and
therefore more passengers and more negotiating ability.
Ryanair has suspended flights from Gothenburg to Banja Luka as of yesterday. Gothenburg was the only route operated by the airline from Banja Luka. Ryanair plans to resume flights during summer timetable even though the date has not been set yet.
Ryanair planned to operate seven routes to five countries with beginning of summer timetable from March of 2021, but due to ongoing pandemic and uncertainty over the air travel restriction and border crossings this is to be determined as we approach the month of April. The flight booking on airline’s website is not available for Brussels Charleroi, Gothenburg and Milan Bergamo.
Ryanair planed
network from Banja Luka from March 2021
Source: Flying Bosnian
City of Sarajevo and Sarajevo International Airport photos taken from air onboard of Cessna 172 (E7-AAM) by Fahrudin Kreštalica on January 06. 2021.
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