✈ Ryanair, Sarajevo summer timetable 2025.

Ryanair has published its schedule from Sarajevo International Airport for summer timetable 2025 with Stockholm Arlanda airport as new route. Milan Bergamo and Brussels Charleroi will see increases from two weekly to four weekly flights, Thessaloniki will see the start of summer seasonal flights one month earlier when compared to summer of 2024, while Gothenburg will see an increase from two weekly to three weekly flights during the peak of summer season. At the beginning of next month Ryanair will hold a press conference at Sarajevo Airport with the announcement of three new routes from Sarajevo starting April 2025. Most likely new routes from Sarajevo will be Barcelona or Girona in Spain, Paris Beauvais in France and Karlsruhe/Baden Baden in Germany. With the addition of three new routes Ryanair will operate 26 weekly flights (52 flights both ways), positioning itself as the number one airline with the number of flights and seats offered. During the April-October period Ryanair will have 277.830 seats on offer, with Turkish Airlines taking number two spot with 216.240 seats, followed by Pegasus Airlines with 206.940 seats. During the year 2025, Ryanair plans to transport 350.000 passengers to/from Sarajevo with 17% passengers share (passenger numbers for Sarajevo Airport for the year 2025. are projected at 2.100.000).

Source: Zahid Krkić

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina awarded #SafeTravels destination stamp

Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded the #SafeTravels destination stamp, by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), after adopting the organization’s Covid-19 guidebook and guidelines, which contain steps and actions in the tourism industry during the pandemic.

Alongside other countries across the world, Bosnia is also facing a difficult situation in terms of the surge in new Covid-19 cases, which affects all business entities dealing with tourism, said the statement.

#SafeTravels stamp proves Bosnia's readiness to take a position on the international market and to follow international trends in tourism. This is the first but crucial step in reaching the recovery of the tourism industry and restoring the trust of international travelers.

Bosnian Ministry of Environment and Tourism thanked the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on its ‘Tourism’ project, which provided assistance to the authorities at all levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina in drafting, developing and adopting of essential protocols, which enabled the country to be awarded the SafeTravels stamp.

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is made up of members from the global business community and works with governments to raise awareness about the travel and tourism industry. It is known for being the only forum to represent the private sector in all parts of the industry worldwide.The organization created the #SafeTravels Stamp for travelers to recognize destinations and businesses around the world which have adopted the #SafeTravels health and hygiene global standardized protocols.

Source: N1 Sarajevo

✈ Tuzla International Airport – 2021 Summer timetable

During 2021 summer timetable Tuzla International Airport will be connected by Wizz Air to 15 cities across Europe and Antalya in Turkey by Freebird Airlines. Total of 2.320 flights are on offer with 417.600 seats. Since majority of the destinations are requiring negative Covid test on arrival, Tuzla Airport made it very convenient by installing Covid testing site at the airport’s grounds.

✈2020 Airports ranking chart by passanger numbers

Skopje International Airport, North Macedonia

Monthly passenger numbers for January-November of 2020 for airports in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro. Monthly  passenger numbers for airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina are reported earlier (link to Bosnia and Herzegovina airportsdata). 

Coronavirus pandemic has affected all airports in the region especially costal airports in Croatia and Montenegro, while Ljubljana is most affected airport of all capital cities  in the region.

Airport ranking chart by passanger numbers for airports in the former Yugoslavia in 2020

Source: Flying Bosnian and airports websites

✈Spain - Air traffic statistics data for 2020

Since I consider Spain my second home country, today article will be about Spanish airports in 2020.

Spain’s 46 airports and 2 heliports within the Aena network closed 2020 with 76,064,322 passengers, 72.4% less than the previous year; 1,101,185 aircraft movements, 53.4% less; and 787,848 tons of cargo, 26.3% less than in 2019. The decrease in traffic was due to restrictions on mobility both in Spain and in the rest of the world caused by the spread of COVID-19.

In 2019 Spanish airports recorded 275.2 million passengers, representing a 4.4% increase compared to the previous year. Of those passengers, 188.8 million flew internationally, a historical record, with a 3.5% increase on 2018. Passengers on domestic flights amounted to over 85.5 million, a 6.4% increase on the previous year. The volume of aircraft operations was greater than 2.3 million, a 2.6% increase on 2018 and cargo traffic amounted to over 1,068,394 tons, a 5.6% increase compared to the previous year.

Passengers	Aircraft Operations	Cargo (tons)

Spain has the third largest volume of air traffic in Europe, after the UK and Germany. It totals 11% of Europe's passenger traffic and 10% of its aircraft operations.

A further five Spanish airports registered traffic of over 10 million passengers in 2019: Palma de Mallorca, with over 29 million; Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 19.8 million; Alicante-Elche, with 15 million; Gran Canaria, with over 13.2 million; and Tenerife Sur with over 11 million.

Type of air traffic

69.2% of commercial traffic in all airports in the Aena network is international, and the remaining 30.8% is national. The main source countries of air travel passengers to Spain are the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, the United States, Ireland and Russia3.

Share of the major airport hubs

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports make up 41.6% of passengers, 32.6% of operations and 69.4% of cargo. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas contributes 22.4% of total passengers, 18% of the aircraft and 52.3% of the cargo, while Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El-Prat has a market share of 19.1% of passengers, 14.6% of operations and 17.1% of cargo.

Spanish airports - annual data for 2020
76.1 million passengers in 2020	The volume of passengers travelling in Aena Spanish airports decreased 72.4% compared to 2019 because of covid-19.
1.1 million aircraft operations in 2020	The Spanish airports registered 53.4% less aircraft movements in 2020 compared to 2019.
787,848 tons of cargo in 2020	The cargo traffic at Spanish airports decreased 26.3% compared to the previous year.
MAD and BCN in the top ten EU airports	Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports rank 4th and 5th in the EU in terms of passengers in 2020.
55.4% of international passengers traffic.	In 2020 the international passengers traffic decreased 77.8% and the national traffic decreased 60.6%.
Spain 46 airports + 2 heliports	Aena manages 46 airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain

AENA COMPANY PROFILE	Number 1 airport management company in the world Aena is the world's number one airport operator with 293 million passengers in 2019 (Spanish airports and Luton).
46 airports + 2 heliports Aena manages 46 airports and 2 heliports of public interest in Spain	London-Luton Airport Aena holds a 51 per cent stake in the capital of the concessionaire company of London-Luton airport.
22 airports in Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica and Colombia Aena participates in the management of 6 airports in Brazil, 12 in Mexico, 2 in Colombia and 2 in Jamaica.	335 million passengers of estimated capacity Aena airports are equipped with modern infrastructures with a high spare capacity.
>220.000 m2 of commercial areas Aena airports offer a wide commercial offer and great business opportunities	4,503.3 million € of total incomes in 2019 2,901.1 billion correspond to aircraft business, 1,252 to commercial business, 80.2 to real estate services and 270.4 to international business.
1,442 million € of net profit in 2018 The consolidated net profit has increased 8.6% compared to 2018 because of the positive business development and of the overall financial result.	2,114.3 billion euros of cash flow generation Debt ratio (net financial debt, EBITDA) of 2.3x in 2019.
<1.6 million of reduced mobility persons attended. Passengers who used assistance for PRM in 2018 gave the service a rating of 4.88 out of 5.	24,395 soundproofed houses   Since 2000, Aena has fully financed the sound insulation of residential units in line with the Noise Insulation Plans.

Source: AENA and Flying Bosnian

✈Sarajevo Airport signed transnational cooperation project for blind and partially sighted passengers

DANOVA – Innovative transportation services for blind and partially sighted passengers in Danube Region is a transnational cooperation project co-funded by Interreg Danube Transnational Program, one of the programs of the European Territorial Cooperation objective funded by the European Union. The aim of DANOVA project is to improve the accessibility of airports, ports, trains and bus station to blind and partially sighted people by developing a set of new services and competences in order to allow them to have a full access to all transportation information and services. The project with duration of 30 months (01 July 2020 – 31 December 2022) and a total budget of 2.192.546,66 Euro brings together partners from 9 different countries motivated to work together so as to make transportation facilities more accessible.

DANOVA Participating Countries

In Europe, there are over 30 million of blind and partially sighted people who cannot travel independently as more than 96% of European transport system, especially in Danube Region, is still not totally accessible to people with visual impairments. Many blind and partially sighted passengers find it extremely difficult, and in some cases even impossible, to use conventional transportation such as airplanes, railways or urban public transportation. Reasons for this are various: blind and partially sighted passengers do not have equal access to up-to-date visual or written information regarding transportation; personnel is often not trained to support and adequately communicate with blind and partially sighted passengers; there is a lack of adequately accessible infrastructure; differences among national legislations about accessibility exist from country to county etc. In all Danube Region, there is an increasing demand from organizations working and representing blind and partially sighted people to set up new services which will make the environment of transport facilities more inclusive and accessible, and where the blind passengers will be treated as equals.

DANOVA’s goal is to meet this need by producing several concrete and tangible outputs through an integrative and transnational approach:

• International investigation on best solutions to be transferred in Danube Region;
• Capitalisation Strategy to support decision makers to transfer the identified solutions in an efficient way;
• Involvement of stakeholders in the design process of a new transnational concept of a totally accessible transportation system to blind and partially sighted passengers in Danube Region;
• Testing of innovative solutions in involved territories;
• Equipping the personnel on how to use new services and how to adequately assist and communicate with blind passengers.

The consortium of 14 partners is led by Dubrovnik Airport (Croatia). The consortium is well-balanced in terms of involvement of airports, ports, research institutions, local authorities and associations representing blind people: Airport Bratislava, Budapest Airport, Centre for Budapest Transport, University of Maribor, Bulgarian Association for Transfer and Technology Innovation, Croatian Blind Union, Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted, Dubrovnik Port Authority, Municipality of Maribor, Airports of Montenegro, Port of Kotor, Sarajevo International Airport, Moldova Association of the Blind. The project involves also 4 associated partners: Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union, Ljubljana Airport, Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova and DEX Innovation Centre.

Project details:

Project number: 543

Start date: 01.07.2020

End Date: 31.12.2022

Total budget: 2.192.546,66 Euro

ERDF contribution: 1.739.970,00 Euro

IPA II contribution: 362.130,00 Euro

ENI-MD contribution: 90.446,66 Euro 

Source: Sarajevo International Airport

✈ Bosnia and Herzegovina takes full control of its airspace !

Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken  full control of its air space on Thursday December 5, 2019. for the first time ever after its 1990's war of independence led to a period of oversight by international peace forces. Control over its air space was maintained by NATO-led peace forces from 1995 until 2003 when it was transferred to neighboring Serbia and Croatia while Bosnia built up and modernized its own system.

“This is the first time ever that Bosnia and Herzegovina takes control of its air space and it is an enormous success, bearing in mind that (neighboring) Montenegro, a NATO member, does not control its own skies,” Davorin Primorac, head of Bosnia’s Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA), said on Wednesday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina  took control of air space below 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) in 2014 following a 10-year project to establish its own air navigation management system and after the training of some 400 staff. Serbia and Croatia retained control above 10,000 meters just as they were doing when all three countries were republics in the former Yugoslav federation.

Primorac said it had taken decades for Bosnia and Herzegovina to take over its air space because its 1992-95 war, had devastated majority of infrastructure and equipment and left it short of skilled workers.

It took considerable time to train flight controllers, rebuild infrastructure and obtain necessary equipment, including radar systems, he said, adding that BHANSA intended to further upgrade its capacities. Primorac said "Bosnian flight controllers will oversee up to 1.600 flights on a busy day, eight times more than previously.

After taking over its air control service from Croatia and Serbia, BHANSA’s budget would rise to 72.5 million Bosnian marks ($41 million) in 2020 from 60 million marks this year" he added.

Source:Reuters

✈Tonight BHANSA is taking over control of the entire airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina!

Tonight at midnight, BHANSA will open a new chapter in the history of the civil aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina!

By taking control of air traffic in the entire airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina that will happen tonight, after midnight, Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA) will open a new chapter in the history of the civil aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This event will fully implemented Phase II of the Development Strategy of Air Traffic Management System of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH ATM Strategy), which means that the entire sky of Bosnia and Herzegovina will no longer be controlled from its neighboring countries, but from Bosnia and Herzegovina itself.

On this occasion, the Director of BHANSA, Davorin Primorac, stated the following: “This is a great day for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state. In a relatively short period of time, we, as the youngest European Agency for the provision of air navigation services, have created technical, personnel and all other preconditions for ourselves to fully control the air traffic over the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.“

Mr. Primorac stated that BHANSA currently provides services up to the flight level of 325 or 10,000 meters.

Mr. Primorac also said the following: “In that part of the airspace, 20 percent of the total air traffic is taking place, ie only 200 aircrafts are moving“, adding that as of tomorrow, Bosnia and Herzegovina will control up to 1,600 aircraft overflights, through the skies of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

✈BHANSA is fully compliant with EU regulations in the field of air navigation

The inspection by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has shown that Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA) is fully compliant and air navigation services are provided as required by Bosnia and Herzegovina  and European Union regulations in the field of air navigation. 

BHANSA main office building in Sarajevo

On October 03. 2019, inspectors of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) accompanied by inspectors of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation carried out a comprehensive standardization inspection of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation Services Agency in the field of air navigation.

Inspection was carried out in Banja Luka where Air Traffic Control Unit /Operational Unit II , Approach and Aerodrome Control Unit Banja Luka, Meteorological Watch Office, Flight Information Service – FIS and Rescue Coordination Centre – BHRCC are located.

The inspection has shown that BHANSA is fully compliant and air navigation services are provided as required by BH and EU regulations in the field of air navigation.

During the inspection, EASA inspectors visited the Ops room of Operational Unit II and Control Tower of Approach and Aerodrome Control Unit Banja Luka where they had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the work of air traffic controllers and other professional aviation staff of BHANSA in providing air navigation services.

Source: BHANSA

✈Fastest-growing country markets in Europe

In Q2 2018, Georgia was Europe’s fastest-growing country market (capacity up 28% in Q2 2018 vs Q2 2017), and it has continued its momentum into S19, with it showing to be the continent’s fourth fastest-growing market in Q2 2019. Along with Georgia, the only other markets in the top 15 for Q2 2019 growth that also appeared in the same category during Q2 2018 are North Macedonia (14% growth in Q2 2019; 17% growth in Q2 2018 versus Q2 2017), Latvia (12%; 19%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (11,1%) and Hungary (8.2%; 15%). Of the countries listed in the top 15, only one appears in the top 15 ranking for most seats, with Portugal being Europe’s 12th largest market regarding total departing seats in Q2 2019. The top markets remain the UK (3.1% growth in Q2 2019), followed by Spain (3.7%), Germany (2.0%), Italy (5.9%) and France (5.2%). 

Ryanair remains the top airline on the continent, with it growing its seat capacity by 7.6% in Q2 2019, which represent just under 2.88 million additional departing seats versus the same quarter of 2018. easyJet is growing ever so slightly faster than Ryanair, but when it comes to net seat increase, it is only adding 2.17 million, less than the number being added by Ryanair.

The fastest-growing airline among Europe’s top operators is Wizz Air, with it showing an 18% rise in its departing seat capacity during Q2 2019, a result of it operating an additional 1.68 million departing seats. Regarding the other end of the spectrum, Air France, SAS, Norwegian, Eurowings and Pegasus Airlines are all showing declines in the number of seats they’re operating during Q2 2019, with Norwegian seeing the greatest cut at 5.0%. For Norwegian, its capacity has been reduced in the short-haul market, with it posting a 6.7% cut in this sector. However, it does continue to push its long-haul agenda, with data showing that it has increased its long-haul capacity during Q2 2019 by 21%. While this is impressive, the carrier’s long-haul operations still only account for 5.9% of all seats it operates during the period, although this has grown from a share of 4.6% posted in Q2 2018.

Source:Anna aero

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina tourism statistics for 2018

Stari Most - Mostar 

Bosnia and Herzegovina is rapidly emerging as one of the top adventure destinations in Europe, and year after year is recording record number of tourists visiting the country. In 2013, the World Economic Forum reported in its Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report that Bosnia and Herzegovina was the world's eighth friendliest nation towards tourists. According to an estimate of the World Tourism Organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020.

In 2018, 1.465.412 tourists visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing an increase of 12,1% with 3.040.190 overnight hotel stays, a 13,5% increase from the previous year. Also, 71,2% of the tourists came from foreign countries. Majority of tourist arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina are using commercial air carriers. With the increase of presence of low-cost air carriers and connectivity to major European airports the number of tourists is expected to grow at bigger rate then expected.

Large number of tourists is coming from Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar). Flydubai is offering three daily flights in summer months from Dubai to Sarajevo, Qatar Airways is offering four weekly flights between Doha and Sarajevo (it is planed for flights to go daily in near future), Air Arabia if offering two daily flights during July and August between Sharjah in United Arab Emirates and Sarajevo. Bosnian startup airline FlyBosnia has received all necessary permits and signed cooperation agreements with tourist agencies, airports and ground handling agencies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain to start flights. Flights are booked in advance  by travel agencies and should start in June. FlyBosnia will fly from Sarajevo to Riyadh 3x weekly, Jeddah 2x weekly, Kuwait City 2x weekly and Bahrain 2x weekly.

FlyBosnia Airbus 319 E7-FBA at Sarajevo Airport

Bosnia and Herzegovina is expecting to record 10% growth in tourist arrivals this year, with numerous new hotels being opened through the country, to name the few: two Marriot hotels in Sarajevo, one in Banja Luka and Mostar. Swissotel in Sarajevo and Novotel in Sarajevo. Hilton Sarajevo is currently under construction. Arrival of new airlines and development of domestic airline. FlyBosnia will increase tourists’ arrivals by double digit numbers.

Swissotel in Sarajevo

Cumulative data, January –December 2018

In the period from January – December 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1.465.412 tourists’ arrivals which represent the increase of 12.1% and 3.040.190 overnight stays which is an increase of 13,5% compared to the same period of 2017.

Top 20 countries (tourist arrivals)

The number of domestic tourist nights increased by 14.5% and number of foreign tourist nights increased by 13.1% as compared to the same period of 2017. Domestic tourist’s share of total number of overnight stays was 28.8% and foreign tourists share was 71.2%.

Overnight stays (in 51.8 percent) were done by tourists from following countries:

Croatia (12.5%), Serbia (8.2%), Turkey (6.1%), Slovenia (5.7%), United Arab Emirates and Germany (5.0% each), Italy (4.9%) and Poland (4.4%). Tourists from other countries made up 48.2% of tourist night stays.

Foreign tourist with longest stay in 2018 were from Malta with average stay of 5.2 nights, followed by Ireland by 3.7 nights, Kuwait by 3.6 nights, Qatar with 3.3 nights, United Arab Emirates with 3.1 and nights and Egypt, France and Island with 3.0 nights. Most common accommodation booked by foreign tourist was in Hotels, total 91,1% of all tourists stayed in Hotels, while 8,9% used private rooms and other type of accommodation.

Full list of countries with numbers of tourists visitingBosnia and Herzegovina in 2018.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Agency for Statistics of Bosniaand Herzegovina

✈FlyBosnia signed a letter of intent for three A319 aircraft!

FLYBOSNIA is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent for an additional three Airbus A319 Aircraft, to be delivered progressively over coming quarters. These aircraft will enable FLYBOSNIA to progressively expand destination coverage as it builds to a planned fleet of eight aircraft by 2023.

FlyBosnia Captain Mr. Nahidin Mujezinovic

"We have made significant progress in confirming airport slots in preparation for the upcoming launch of scheduled flights and are also working to confirm select charter flights from the numerous charter requests we have received to date", said Chris Gabriel, CEO of FLYBOSNIA. "We are currently recruiting a further crew and ramping up training to ensure we deliver on our promise to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with select destinations in Europe and the Middle East via direct flights."

FlyBosnia cabin crew

"From the time of booking your travel to the moment of you return home, it is our mission to make your travel experience unforgettable.”

Source: FlyBosnia

✈Nine markets where LCC's account for over 50% of seats!

anna.aero has forecast that the LCC market will account for 50% of seats by 2027, this is a target which has already been reached in nine European country markets. The leading nation for low-cost market share in Europe is Macedonia, with LCCs accounting for just under 66% of the market in 2018. What is interesting to note however is that although Macedonia is Europe’s leading low-cost market when it comes to market share, the continent’s leading LCC, Ryanair, is not present in the market. Along with Macedonia, Gibraltar and Iceland (highlighted in light green) are also in the top 20, but are yet to see the Irish LCC’s tailfin grace its airports’ aprons. Bosnia and Herzegovina is taking sixth place in Europe in terms of LCC market share, with 56,2% seats offered by low cost airlines. Next month will mark arrival of Europe's LCC giant Ryanair on Bosnian market. Ryanair will introduce flights from Brussels Charleroi, Memmingen and Stockholm Skavsta to Banja Luka. All three destination will be served twice weekly. With arrival of Ryanair, LCC market share in Bosnia and Herzegovina will go over 60%, placing the country right after Macedonia.

Following LCC operate to/from airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• Sarajevo : Air Arabia, Eurowings, Flydubai, Norwegian, Pegasus and Wizz air
• Tuzla : Wizz air (base)
• Mostar : Eurowings
• Banja Luka : Ryanair (begins 29.10.2018)

Source: anna.aero and Flying Bosnian

✈ECAA Agreement has entered into force

The multilateral agreement between the European Community and its Member States and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999) on the establishment of a European common aviation area (ECAA) has officially entered into force today, 1 December 2017, after the EU concluded its internal legislative procedures, even though it had been signed as long ago as 2006.The goal of this Agreement is to create a European common aviation area (ECAA) based on free market access, freedom of establishment, equal conditions of competition, and common rules, including in the areas of safety, security, air traffic management and environment.

Although the Agreement, which has entered into force today, includes a phased, full harmonisation of the national regulations of the Signatory States with the European Union regulations in the field of civil aviation, the BHDCA has in the past years made significant progress in the transposition of the regulations and their implementation into the legislative framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been confirmed on several occasions by inspections carried out by European Commission representatives.

As for the forthcoming period, it is expected that the European Commission will adopt, and submit to the Signatory States, an updated list of the regulations, procedures and activities that must be implemented by the BHDCA and by other institutions as well.

In addition, the entry into force of the ECAA Agreement grants larger powers and influence to the European Commission with regards to the civil aviation processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

For this reason, the BHDCA will organise meetings with representatives of the aviation industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as with representatives of the other institutions involved in the decision-making and rule-making processes in B&H, with the aim to familiarise them with the activities to be implemented so that Bosnia and Herzegovina could complete its obligations under Phase I of the Agreement as soon as possible.

By conclusion of Phase I of the Agreement, conditions will be created for the BHDCA to be accredited by the European Commission, resulting in the recognition of the licences and certificates issued by the BHDCA in all EU countries and Signatory States to the Agreement.

Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the Agreement on 9 June 2006 and ratified it on 19 July 2007.

ECAC Member Countries are: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

You can download the ECAA Agreement HERE.

Source: Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate for Civil Aviation (BHDCA)