✈ Intervju sa: Medjunarodni Aerodrom Sarajevo

Intervju sa glasnogovornicom aerodroma Sarajevo Sanjom Bagaric o trenutnim radovima na aerodromu Sarajevo.

Sanacija parkirnih pozicija za avione?

Kada je riječ o sanaciji parkirnih pozicija za zrakoplove, upravo je u tijeku sanacija parking pozicije 6.

Na platformi Međunarodnog aerodroma Sarajevo  postoji 7 parking pozicija za zrakoplove. Uslijed dugogodišnje uporabe površinski slojevi su naborani te je potrebno izvršiti njihovu potpunu sanaciju. U prethodnom trogodišnjem periodu izvršena je sanacija asfaltnih površina ispod aviomostova, odnosno zamjena asfaltne podloge sa betonskim pločama na parking pozicijama broj 3, 4 i 5. U cilju smanjenja opasnosti od oštećenja zrakoplova i sredstava za opslugu i dostizanja prihvatljivog nivoa rizika,u ovoj godini pristupilo se sanaciji parking pozicije 6 na površini oko  2333 m2, a  radovi na sanaciji ovog dijela platforme bi trebali biti završeni do kraja ovog mjeseca.

Nabavka novih autobusa?

Kada je riječ o nabavci autobusa, zbog zahtjeva pojedinih zrakoplovnih prijevoznika za korištenjem isključivo otvorenih parking pozicija, kao i drugih prijevoznika koji zbog tipova zrakoplova koriste samo otvorene parking pozicije, neophodno je povećanje broja autobusa.

U ovoj godini trebala bi biti nabavljena dva nova autobusa vrhunskih karakteristika, nivoa postojećih COBUS autobusa, jedan  većeg kapaciteta i jedan manji za VIP izaslanstva čija je opremljenost i unutrašnjosti prilagođena potrebama VIP osoba te je vrijednost takvog vozila približna vrijednosti autobusa većeg kapaciteta.

Nabavka i zamjena avio mostova?

Za nabavku novih aviomostova još nije raspisan tender, ali zbog specifičnosti lokacije, najvjerojatnije će biti nabavljeni aviomostovi, koji će biti kombinacija staklenih i običnih aviomostova. Stakleni mostovi imaju problem sa zagrijavanjem, a što bi zbog otvorenosti piste i sunčanosti pozicije na Međunarodnom aerodromu Sarajevo moglo biti problem.

Radovi na prosirenju terminala?

Kada je riječ o radovima na proširenju Terminala B, oni idu planiranom dinamikom.Radovi se obavljaju i u noćnim satima, posebno kada je riječ o bučnim aktivnostima, čije bi izvođenje tijekom dana predstavljalo smetnju putnicima i zaposlenicima. Svakodnevno je na gradilištu angažirano između 50 – 80 ljudi različitih struka (armirači, betonirci, tesari, izolateri, mašinisti na bagerima, valjcima, rovokopačima,kranista itd..)

Riječ je o izuzetno zahtjevnim radovima, posebice jer se isti odvijaju pokraj postojećeg objekta koji je u punoj uporabi, te koji koristi postojeću infrastrukuru - komunalnu, vodovodnu, elektrodistribuciju, a predviđenim radovima sve instalacije je nužno izmjestiti i u konačnici povezati u novu cjelinu.

Unatoč navedenim ograničenjima, poduzete su sve mjere da radovi ne utječu na normalno odvijajanje zračnog prometa, iako će u određenim fazama bitno usložniti posao za zaposlenike MAS-a.

S obzirom na manju pauzu u odvijanju radova, rok za završetak radova je produljen za jedan mjesec, te je njihovo okončanje sada predviđeno za kraj 2020. godine. 

U vezi sa navedenim, podsjećamo da dogradnja podrazumijeva proširenje i povećanje svih kapaciteta, kako prostornih, tako i tehnoloških, za potrebe registracije putnika i prtljaga, carinske, sigurnosne, sanitarne, te granične kontrole na dolasku i u odlasku, čekaonice za ukrcavanje putnika, prostorija hitne pomoći, sigurnosnog pregleda prtljaga, preuzimanja prtljaga, čekaonice za doček putnika, ugostiteljskih sadržaja, Duty Free Shopa, kancelarijskih i komercijalnih prostora za potrebe zrakoplovnih prevoznika i drugih agencija, prostora za vjerske potrebe, te svih pratećih službi.

Tijekom svih ovih radova Međunarodni aerodrom Sarajevo  će raditi bez smanjenja kapaciteta, a zastoja u redovnom odvijanju prometa neće biti. 

Izvor: Flying Bosnian

✈Qatar abolishes visas for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be able to travel to Qatar visa free for 90 days. Visa free travel was agreed at meeting between Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mektic and Prime Minister of Qatar Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani held in Doha. Citizens of the State of Qatar are exempted from the visa requirements when entering, exiting or traveling through Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days.

Holders of  Bosnia and Herzegovina passport can travel without a visa to 117 countries. Bosnian passport is ranked 49th on the list of the most powerful passports in the world. Bosnia and Herzegovina is among the six countries that advanced the most on the list of the most  powerful passports. In the last 10 years Bosnian passport has moved from 72^nd to 49^th place.

Bosnian Ambassador to Qatar Bisera Turkovic  said in recent interview “with visa free travel between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar, Qatar Airways will most likely increase Doha-Sarajevo flights to daily at the beginning of summer schedule in April of next year”. Last summer during peak travel season Qatar Airways operated flights to Sarajevo with wide-body aircraft, an Airbus 330-200.

Qatar Airways Airbus 330 at Sarajevo Airport

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for JAN-OCT 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for January-October 2019.

SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina-Germany air traffic report (JAN-JUN 2019)

Germany is one of the most important trade partners of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With around 400.000 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina living and working in Germany. Many German companies are present and operate on Bosnian market especially banking sector.

German companies are hiring workforce from Bosnia and Herzegovina for employment in Germany in many fields but particularly in medical field (all professions), caregivers, building and road constructions, hospitality etc. Due to unstable political and economic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina majority of young people are deciding to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of better jobs and security. Germany is still number one destination for Bosnians when comes to finding employment outside of Bosnia. Last year alone around 20.000 Bosnians have immigrated to Germany (mostly skilled workforce). 

Arriving passengers 2019	Departing passengers 2019
Total passengers and flights	2018 vs. 2019
2019 passengers by month

Due to this factor many airlines are opening new routes and increasing flights on existing ones. Last year Ryanair started with flights from Banja Luka to Memmingen and Berlin, while Frankfurt Hahn is set to open in February of next year. During this year Eurowings started with flights from Berlin to Sarajevo, and seasonal flights from Duesseldorf and Stuttgart to Mostar. Due to increased demand for the flights Eurowings is operating majority of its flights from Cologne to Sarajevo with Airbus 320 instead of Airbus 319 (Airbus 320 has capacity of 174 seats while Airbus 319 has capacity to seat 144 passengers). With the beginning of summer schedule in March of 2020, Lufthansa is adding second daily Munich-Sarajevo flight. Flight is targeting transfer passengers since the airplane and crew are staying overnight in Sarajevo (flight is arriving in Sarajevo at 23:00, leaving Sarajevo next day at 06:00). Lufthansa will operate both daily flights from Munich to Sarajevo with Airbus 320 aircraft (168 seats). 

Due to major flow of capital and people all major German cities are connected with flights to airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina has four international airports and all four have flights to Germany. Total of 11 airports in Germany are served with flights from Bosnian airports.

Last year Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1.695.842 air passengers, with 25% of passengers traveling to and from Germany. Total of 425.171 passengers traveled by airplane between two countries, putting Germany at number one spot for air travel from/to Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Turkey in second place with 348.000 air passengers.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Wizz Air-Tuzla Airport statistics for 2019

Wizz Air statistics data for Tuzla International Airport for 2019. Data is showing: total number of flights and seats offered each month, total number of passengers carried in and out Tuzla Airport. Average cabin load factor is calculated and shown by each month. Busiest routes to/from Tuzla Airport (January-September 2019) are: Basel, Dortmund, Malmo and Gothenburg.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Record October for Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport has recorded its busiest October on the record since opening its doors 50 years ago. During the month of October, the airport has recorded 95.628 passengers, representing an increase of 14,30%, or 11.968 passengers more compared to the same month of the last year. Year to date airport recorded 1.018.604 passengers, representing an increase of 9,41% or 87.639 passengers more.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for JAN-SEP 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for January-September 2019.

SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈Lufthansa adds second daily Munich-Sarajevo flight!

From the beginning of Summer timetable Lufthansa will increase Munich-Sarajevo flights from 7 weekly to 14 weekly. Second daily flight LH1742 will be leaving Munich at 21:30, arriving in Sarajevo at 22:50. Returning flight LH1743 is next day, early morning, leaving Sarajevo at 06:30, arriving in Munich at 07:55. This flight will enable many connections to Lufthansa’s worldwide network, making Sarajevo and Lufthansa’s world network reachable with only one stop in Munich! All flights will operate with Airbus 320 aircraft.

Source: Flying Bosnian