✈Wizz Air to increase Abu Dhabi-Sarajevo flights to daily

Wizz Air is increasing Abu Dhabi-Sarajevo flights from four weekly to daily from March 26, 2023. Last year Wizz Air introduced two weekly flights between two cities, increasing to four weekly just three months after the first flight. Due to increased demand flights will go daily from the beginning of summer timetable. Wizz Air operates this route with an Airbus 321 neo aircraft offering 239 seats. From April 1st to October 31st Wizz Air will operate a total of 426 flights, offering 101.814 seats. Abu Dhabi-Sarajevo distance is 3.934 kilometers or 2.444 miles, with an average flight time of 5 hours and 30 minutes.

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✈ Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to launch Sarajevo flights

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will launch two weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sarajevo beginning October 03. Flights are scheduled to operate with airline’s brand-new Airbus 321neo aircraft offering 239 seats. With yesterday’s expansion announcement,  by the end of this year Wizz Air will offer connection to 17 destinations out of its Sarajevo base. United Arab Emirates – Sarajevo is very popular for air travel during summer months with flights being operated by Flydubai up to 3x daily and Air Arabia 2x daily. From May 2023 it is very likely that Wizz Air will operate daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Sarajevo.

✈Air Arabia inaugurated flights from Abu Dhabi to Sarajevo

Today, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi inaugurated flights from Abu Dhabi to Sarajevo with an Airbus 320 aircraft. Flights are scheduled to operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays until September 11, 2021. Abu Dhabi joins Sharjah as second destination for the airline to be served from Sarajevo Airport.

✈ Flydubai and Air Arabia to operate up to four daily flights to Sarajevo

 

On selected days during July, Flydubai will operate four daily flights between Dubai and Sarajevo. The demand for Dubai-Sarajevo flights is reaching pre pandemic levels when 3 daily flights were operated during summer season of 2019. Four daily flights Dubai- Sarajevo-Dubai will be operated on July 16, 23 and 24. For most of the summer season the airline will operate three daily flights from Dubai to Sarajevo. From July the airline will deploy Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on its Sarajevo service.

Air Arabia is increasing its Sharjah-Sarajevo service from July 12, up to two daily . Like Flydubai, Air Arabia will also operate four daily flights from Sharjah to Sarajevo on selected days during July. The airline will operate four daily flights from Sharjah to Sarajevo  on July 16 and 23, three daily flights on July 17and 24 (two from Sharjah and one from Abu Dhabi), two daily flights from July 18 until the end of the month. On selected days in July United Arab Emirates will be connected with Sarajevo with 8 daily flights. Increase of flights is expected to continue during the month of August as well.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈ Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 at Sarajevo Airport!

 

Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 (reg. A6-BLL) landed today at Sarajevo International Airport. Flight EY2163 from Abu Dhabi (AUH), landed in Bosnian capital city at 13:00 after 5hour 30 minutes flight from UAE. After 90 minutes on the ground, beautiful Dreamliner took of from Sarajevo Airport at 14:24 for a flight back to its home base in Abu Dhabi. Thank you Amer Varesanovic for providing me with these beautiful photos of this majestic airplane at Sarajevo Airport!

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈ Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch Sarajevo flights!

 

Air Arabia will launch its second destination from the United Arab Emirates to Sarajevo. The airline will launch three weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sarajevo on June 21, 2021, flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with Airbus 320 aircraft. This is second destination for Air Arabia to be operated from Sarajevo, the airline maintains summer seasonal flights from Sharjah.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi was formed following the agreement by Etihad Airways and Air Arabia to establish an independent joint venture company that will operate as a low-cost passenger airline with the Abu Dhabi International Airport as its hub. The new carrier is complementing the services of Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and catering to the growing low-cost travel market segment in the region.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Tuzla Airport - 2020 Summer flight schedule

Tuzla International Airport will not see any major changes in upcoming Summer Timetable of flights, when compared to the last summer season. 16 destinations in seven countries will be served during summer timetable.  Only destination with significant flight increases is  Antalya (Antalya airport will see charter flights go up by 106%). Bosnian travel agency based in Tuzla “Golden Tours” is selling vacation packages to Antalya region in Turkey. Total of 31 round trip flights are on offer between Tuzla and Antalya, compared to just 15 last year. A total of 5.580 seats are on offer from June 06, to September 22. Turkish charter airline Freebird Airlines will operate the flights using Airbus 320 aircraft with cabin configuration to seat 180 passengers in all economy class.

Wizz Air will bring back its three routes that were suspended at the beginning of winter timetable in November. Three seasonal routes being reintroduced are: Billund, Stockholm-Skavsta and Växjö. Tuzla Airport is expecting to renew partnership contract with Wizz air for new term of four years. The contract is due to expire in June of this year.

In a new four-year contract between Wizz Air and Tuzla Airport, both sides have to fulfill following:

• Wizz Air stays the sole airline operator at the airport.
• ILS approach lights must be extended from current 720 meters to 920 meters to meet ILS-1 approach guidelines
• Tuzla Airport will continue with terminal building upgrades, priority being installation of a baggage carousel
• Wizz Air will station one more Airbus 320 at the airport during 2021
• Wizz Air will open new routes from Tuzla (possible new routes are Abu Dhabi International Airport*, Paris-Beauvais Airport, Milan-Bergamo and reintroduction of London-Luton)

Abu Dhabi International Airport* - Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has taken a step towards launch, with a date now being revealed for the launch of the new airline. If all goes to plan, we should see the new Middle East carrier begin service in third quarter of 2020. Bosnia and Herzegovina is being mentioned as one of the destinations out of Abu Dhabi by Wizz Air. The airline is considering flights to either Tuzla or Sarajevo from its new hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Source: Flying Bosnian