✈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