✈ NEWS for Sarajevo International Airport Summer 2024

In the upcoming summer season Sarajevo International Airport is set to break records in number of flights and passengers. Most of the airlines operating at Sarajevo International Airport will significantly increase the number of flights, offering a record number of seats.

With the arrival of Europe’s largest airline, Ryanair, the airport will be connected to six  new destinations:  Brussels, Gothenburg, London-STN, Memmingen, Milan-BGY and Thessaloniki. Ryanair will operate all routes twice a week except London, which will be served three times per week. Ryanair plans to introduce at least four more routes from Sarajevo  in a year time.

SunExpress Airlines is another new airline that will introduce flights to Sarajevo from Antalya and Izmir, both routes will be operated twice a week. Pegasus Airlines will introduce its second route from Sarajevo, in addition to Istanbul (SAW) flights, the airline will operate three weekly flights to Antalya.

As airlines are completing and publishing schedule for summer timetable, there will be additional additions and announcements from Sarajevo, as of today, December 16, 2023. the list below is providing routes and frequencies changes when compared to the summer of 2023:

Air Arabia is resuming daily flights from Sharjah to Sarajevo, starting June 10, 2024. The airline will operate a total of 186 flights both ways, offering 31.248 seats. Flights will operate with Airbus 320 aircraft.

Eurowings will increase Sarajevo flights on both destinations served from the city. Cologne-Sarajevo flights will be operated three times per week for the duration of the whole summer timetable, except for the month of April when flights will be offered five times per week. The Stuttgart-Sarajevo route will be flown twice per week, increasing to three weekly flights from July 22 to September 06. Between both routes Eurowings has scheduled a total of 334 flights in both directions, offering 48.096 seats. 

Flynas is increasing flights from Jeddah to Sarajevo from 3 weekly to five weekly in June, to daily operations during July and August, back to five weekly in September. Flynas will operate a total of 292 flights both ways, offering 50.808 seats. Flights will operate with Airbus 320neo aircraft.

Flynas is increasing flights from Riyadh to Sarajevo from 3 weekly to five weekly in June, to daily operations  during July and August, back to three weekly in September. Flynas will operate a total of 238 flights both ways, offering 41.412 seats. Flights will operate with Airbus 320neo aircraft.

Jazeera Airways has published its schedule for upcoming summer season, with significant increase of Kuwait City – Sarajevo flights. The airline will operate Sarajevo flights starting April 11^th with two weekly flights, upgrading its service to 10 weekly flights from June 13^th. Jazeera Airways will operate double daily flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Ten weekly flights will be operated until September 28^th. The airline plans to operate a total of 336 flights (both ways) offering 54.432 seats.

Kuwait Airways is increasing flights from Kuwait City to Sarajevo from last year’s two weekly flights to five weekly. The airline will operate flights the whole summer timetable from April to October, offering 300 flights both ways with 39.000 seats on offer. Flights will operate with Airbus 320 and Airbus 320neo aircraft.

Pegasus Airlines is introducing Antalya-Sarajevo flights from June 03, 2024. with three weekly flights, operating 126 flights both ways, offering 23.436 seats. Flights will operate with Airbus 320 and Airbus 320neo aircraft.

Ryanair will offer 26 weekly flights on six routes to and from Sarajevo, offering 4.914 seats a week. During the summer timetable 2024, Ryanair has scheduled a total of 688 flight, offering 130.032 seats. All Ryanair flights will operate with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Swiss Air Lines is increasing flights from Zurich to Sarajevo from last year’s five weekly to daily operations. The airline has scheduled a total of 428 flights, offering 53.500 seats. Flights will operate with Airbus 220-100 aircraft.

SunExpress Airlines is introducing Antalya-Sarajevo flights from March 03, 2024. with two weekly flights until October 24, 2024. The airline will operate a total of 118 flights both ways, offering 22.302 seats. Flights will operate with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

SunExpress Airlines is introducing Izmir-Sarajevo flights from April 21, 2024. with two weekly flights until October 24, 2024. The airline will operate a total of 108 flights both ways, offering 20.412 seats. Flights will operate with Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Qatar Airways is extending its summer seasonal service from Doha to Sarajevo when compared to last year (flights will operate from June 01 to October 01). The airline will operate five weekly flights beginning June 01, 2024. increasing flights to daily operations in July and August. The airline has scheduled a total of 97 flights both ways, offering 25.608 seats.

On November 28, 2023. Sarajevo Canton Government has issued a second public call for subsidize airlines in order to establish new air routes from Sarajevo for purpose of development of tourism. During the first call the agreement was signed with Ryanair (covering five routes), SunExpress (covering two routes) and Wizz Air (covering three routes).  Sarajevo Canton Government and Sarajevo Tourist Association (visitsarajevo) will subsidize airlines for a period of three years covering a list of 31 short haul strategic routes:

1.      Sarajevo-Berlin

2.      Sarajevo-Memmingen (Ryanair)

3.      Sarajevo-Malmo

4.      Sarajevo-Gothenburg (Ryanair)

5.      Sarajevo-Copenhagen

6.      Sarajevo-Paris (any airport)

7.      Sarajevo-Basel

8.      Sarajevo-Amsterdam

9.      Sarajevo-Eindhoven

10.  Sarajevo-London (any airport) (Ryanair) London-STN, (Wizz Air) London-LTN

11.  Sarajevo-Brussels (any airport) Ryanair

12.  Sarajevo-Rome (any airport) Wizz Air

13.  Sarajevo-Milan (any airport) Ryanair

14.  Sarajevo-Budapest

15.  Sarajevo-Prague

16.  Sarajevo-Barcelona

17.  Sarajevo-Girona

18.  Sarajevo-Madrid

19.  Sarajevo-Geneva

20.  Sarajevo-Bari

21.  Sarajevo-Stockholm (any airport)

22.  Sarajevo-Oslo (any airport)

23.  Sarajevo-Duesseldorf

24.  Sarajevo-Athens

25.  Sarajevo-Tirana

26.  Sarajevo-Skopje

27.  Sarajevo-Izmir SunExpress

28.  Sarajevo-Antalya SunExpress

29.  Sarajevo-Podgorica

30.  Sarajevo-Abu Dhabi Wizz Air

31.  Sarajevo-Warsaw

Routes from  any airport in following countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Lebanon, Japan India, Israel, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States and Jordan.

Source: Zahid Krkić