✈Sarajevo Airport statistics for June 2019

Very busy apron of Sarajevo Airport, photo by Kontrola letenja, June 2019

Sarajevo Airport has recorded incredible 28,18% passenger growth in June or an increase of 26.208 passengers compared to the same month of the last year. Year to date airport recorded 457.734 passengers, representing an increase of of 6,41% or 27.592 passengers more. July and August usually are the busiest months of the year for Sarajevo Airport, especially this year with 10 new routes introduced during month of June and increased frequencies on many existing routes. Sarajevo airport is expecting to handle around  380.000 passengers in July and August.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈Tuzla Airport statistics for June 2019

Tuzla Airport has recorded 11% passenger growth in June or an increase of 5.918 passengers compared to the same month of the last year. Year to date airport recorded 271.006 passengers, representing decrease of 1,5% or 4.363 passengers less. During the month of July, the airport should be able to add additional 10.000 passengers, recovering from the negative numbers from the beginning of the year. Second half of the year airport should record a growth of 5%. In winter timetable of flights Billund will stay at two weekly flights, compared to last year when the destination was downgraded to summer seasonal. With addition of Billund to winter schedule the airport will definitely go over 600.000 passengers for this year.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Flynas launches Jeddah-Sarajevo flights

Saudi Arabian low cost carrier Flynas introduced its second destination from Sarajevo today. City of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will be served twice weekly from today until August 30, on board of Airbus 320 aircraft, offering 164 seats (8 business and 156 economy). Flynas Riyadh-Sarajevo flights  increased beginning today from 3 weekly flights to 5 weekly. With Jeddah flights Flynas  operates a total of 7 weekly flights from Sarajevo (5 weekly Riyadh and 2 weekly Jeddah) until the end of August. Flynas has competition from FlyBosnia on both routes. FlyBosnia operates daily flights to Riyadh and two weekly to Jeddah.

Source: Flying Bosnian