✈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

✈FlyBosnia inaugural flight Sarajevo - Rome!

FlyBosnia has organized a promotional trip for tour operators from Italy into Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will last for three days, aimed at presenting the beauty and diversity Bosnia and Herzegovina offers to all potential tourists and reasons why they should visit the country.

The promotional flight took off from Sarajevo Airport this morning at 7:15, arriving in Rome one hour later. Return of promotional flight is scheduled for October 20. Promotional trip organized by FlyBosnia will last three days (October 17-20) and its aimed at presenting the beauty and diversity Bosnia offers to all potential tourists and reasons why they should visit the country. Bosnia's promotional PR in Italy is Amra Silajdzic-Dzeko (the wife of Bosnian football player Edin Dzeko, currently playing for FC Roma), who has been living in Rome with her family for several years. Italian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Nicola Minasi is also supporting the idea of establishing Sarajevo-Rome flights, and he was present on inaugural flight today.

Rome is  the second European destination for FlyBosnia after the airline established a direct flights between Sarajevo and London in September of 2019.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Klix

✈Record September for Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport has recorded its busiest September on the record since opening its doors 50 years ago. During the month of September, the airport has recorded 105.370 passengers, representing an increase of 7,27%, or 7.143 passengers more compared to the same month of the last year.

Year to date  the airport recorded 922.976 passengers, representing an increase of 8,93% or 75.721 passengers more. For the first time, Sarajevo airport has recorded over 100.000 passengers for four months in a row. The month of October is expected to see a solid growth too, when one millionth passenger for this year  is expected.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈Record August for Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport has recorded its busiest August on the record since opening its doors 50 years ago. During the month of August, the airport has recorded 178.943 passengers, representing an increase of 12,18%, or 19.437 passengers more compared to the same month of the last year. Year to date airport recorded 817.606 passengers, representing an increase of 9,15% or 68.578 passengers more. 

Double digit increase in passengers was fueled by the introduction of many flights to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. During August FlyBosnia operated daily flights to Riyadh, two weekly flights to Jeddah and Kuwait and one weekly flights to Bahrain, Gassim and Monastir. Also, during last month the airline operated 12 flights from Medina to Sarajevo bringing around 1.700 Bosian pilgrims returning home from Hajj pilgrimage. 

Flynas had strong presence in Sarajevo during the last month with its daily flights from Riyadh and five weekly flights from Jeddah. Initially Flynas scheduled 3 weekly flights from Riyadh and two weekly flights from Jeddah, but due to extremely high demand flights were upgraded to daily and five weekly. 

Qatar Airways significantly increased capacity on its Doha-Sarajevo route by upgrading aircraft from Airbus 320 to Airbus 321 for the first half of the month, and increasing it again to Airbus 330-200 during the second half of August. 

From the first week of June until the last week of August demand for airline seats from: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman is increasing every year, due to many tourist agencies offering vacation packages to Bosnia and Herzegovina promoting Halal tourism. In the past three years many tourists from these countries switched from vacationing in Turkey and other European countries to Bosnia and Herzegovina due to its hospitality towards Muslim population and safety. In coming years, we can see these numbers growing with more airlines discovering Bosnia and Herzegovina as perfect tourist destination.

New flights operating this year (August 2019 vs. August 2018)

Airline	Destination	Weekly flights
Aegean Airlines	Athens	2 weekly
Eurowings	Berlin	2 weekly
FlyBosnia	Riyadh	7 weekly
	Jeddah	2 weekly
	Kuwait	2 weekly
	Bahrain	1 weekly
	Gassim	1 weekly
	Monastir	1 weekly
Flynas	Riyadh	7 weekly
	Jeddah	5 weekly
Norwegian	Gothenburg	1 weekly
Total		31 weekly

Compared to August 2018 number of weekly flights from Sarajevo Airport increased by 31 new weekly flights.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈ Jordan Aviation to start Amman-Sarajevo charter flights

On Wednesday August 14, 2019 Jordan Aviation will begin charter flights between Amman in Jordan and Sarajevo with Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Last year charter flights were operated from Amman to Mostar. Flights will operate with Boeing 737-300 with capacity to seat 148 passengers in all economy configuration.

• JAV3741 Arriving in Sarajevo at 20:05
• JAV3742 Departing Sarajevo at 21:05

Flights are scheduled to operate on following dates: August 14, 21 (more dates to follow).

Sarajevo Airport list of new destinations launched since June:

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈ Qatar Airways is deploying Airbus 330 to Sarajevo

Qatar Airways Airbus 330 at Sarajevo Airport, photo by Jasmin L.

During month of August, Qatar Airways is increasing capacity on Doha-Sarajevo route by using Airbus 321 and Airbus 330-200 aircraft. Qatar Airways is deploying larger aircraft to Sarajevo due to increased demand for both economy and business class seats. First flight operating by Airbus 330-200 is scheduled next Tuesday on August 13^th. Doha-Sarajevo route is operated four times per week by an Airbus 320, offering 132 seats (120 economy and 12 business seats). During month of August Qatar Airways will operate total of 17 round-trip flights between Doha and Sarajevo with following aircraft schedule:

Aircraft	Dates Operating	Total seats	Business seats
Airbus 320-200	07, 14, 28, 30	1.056	96
Airbus 321-200	02, 04, 06, 09, 11, 18,	2.184	144
Airbus 330-200	13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27	3.640	336
Total	17 round-trip flights	6.880	576

• Airbus 320 – 132 seats (120Y and 12J)
• Airbus 321 – 182 seats (170Y and 12J)
• Airbus 330 – 260 seats (236Y and 24J)

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Record July for Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport, July 2019 - Photo by Jasmin L. 

Sarajevo Airport has recorded its busiest month on the record since opening its doors 50 years ago. During July airport recorded 180.929 passengers using the airport, representing an increase of  13,43%, or 21.549 passengers more compared to the same month of the last year. Year to date airport recorded 638.663 passengers, representing an increase of of 8,33% or 49.141 passengers more. 

The month of August is going to be another record month for the airport with Haj flights operating during this month, total of 24 flights (12 inbound and 12 outbound) are scheduled between Sarajevo and Medina. Bosnian airline FlyBosnia is operating Hajj flights this year. Qatar Airways is increasing capacity on its Doha-Sarajevo route by using Airbus 321 for the first half of August, increasing it again to Airbus 330 during the second half of August. Flynas is adding extra flights between Jeddah and Sarajevo, increasing its service from two weekly to five weekly.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈Flynas launches Jeddah-Sarajevo flights

Saudi Arabian low cost carrier Flynas introduced its second destination from Sarajevo today. City of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will be served twice weekly from today until August 30, on board of Airbus 320 aircraft, offering 164 seats (8 business and 156 economy). Flynas Riyadh-Sarajevo flights  increased beginning today from 3 weekly flights to 5 weekly. With Jeddah flights Flynas  operates a total of 7 weekly flights from Sarajevo (5 weekly Riyadh and 2 weekly Jeddah) until the end of August. Flynas has competition from FlyBosnia on both routes. FlyBosnia operates daily flights to Riyadh and two weekly to Jeddah.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Wizz Air celebrates its fourth anniversary in Tuzla

Wizz Air, one of Europe's fastest growing airlines, celebrates its fourth anniversary in Tuzla. Since the launch of Wizz Air flights from Tuzla in June 2015, the airline has transported more than 2 million passengers from and to Tuzla Airport.

Wizz Air was one of the first airline companies to conduct commercial international flights from Tuzla and today it remains the only permanent airline at this airport.

From the first flight in June 2015, Wizz Air has continued investing in the Tuzla County and currently operates 15 routes to 6 countries from Tuzla International Airport.

Wizz Air destinations from Tuzla International Airport are:

Year-round destinations: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin–Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg, Hahn, Malmö, Memmingen and Vienna

Seasonal destinations: Billund, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stockholm–Skavsta, and Växjö

In March 2017, the fleet of Wizzair aircraft at its Tuzla base increased to 2 Airbus 320 aircraft. Last year Wizz Air has transported 584.589 passengers to and from Tuzla , representing an increase of 9% from the year before. Apart from providing direct flights from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest of Europe, Wizz Air has also stimulated the local labor market in aviation, tourism and other related industries. Wizz Air employs more than 70 crew members and pilots in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Paulina Gosk, corporate communications manager at Wizz Air, said they were delighted to celebrate four years of successful business together with Tuzla International Airport.

We are proud to be pioneers of affordable travel by air in the region and contributions we make  to the local economies with our low airfare prices. The WIZZ mission has always been to enable air travel to as many people as possible, and thus stimulate aviation and tourism in the communities we serve - Gosk said.

Wizz Air is due to sign another 4 year agreement with Tuzla Airport in November of this year, if all necessary requirements are met by Tuzla Airport, Wizz Air is planning to increase its presence at Tuzla Airport by introduction of another Airbus 320 to three based aircraft at the airport and introduction of new destinations at the beginning of summer season of 2020.

Source: Indikator.ba and Flying Bosnian

✈FlyBosnia schedules Sarajevo-Bahrain flights

Bahrain Airport control tower

FlyBosnia opened bookings for Sarajevo-Bahrain Airport, flights. The flights will start on July 12^th and operate once per week until September 13^th. This is the first time Sarajevo and Bahrain will be connected with regular air service. Bahrain is Fly Bosnia’s fifth destination out of Sarajevo. During last two weeks FlyBosnia launched flights from Sarajevo to Riyadh, Gassim, Jeddah and Kuwait. The airline is planning European expansion during the month of August with flights to Paris, Rome and London. Ticket sales for European destinations should begin very soon.

Sarajevo-Bahrain flight schedule

Route	Flight number	Flight times	Operating days	Valid from-to
SJJ-BAH	6W 116	08:15-14:00	----5--	12.07-13.09.
BAH-SJJ	6W 117	15:00-19:20	----5--	12.07-13.09.

FlyBosnia destination map

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Norwegian launches Göteborg-Sarajevo flights

Norwegian Air Shuttle has introduced flights between capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gothenburg in Sweden. Flights now operate once a week, every Friday, until 09.08.2019. This is Norwegian’s fourth destination from Sarajevo, in addition to Stockholm, which can be flown throughout the year, the airline offers summer seasonal flights to Oslo in Norway and Copenhagen in Denmark.

The introduction of flights from Gothenburg is very important for citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina who live and work in Scandinavia, and for growing number of tourists from this part of the world visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈Aegean Airlines launches Athens-Sarajevo flights

Aegean Airlines, largest Greek airline and Star Alliance member, introduced new summer seasonal flights from Athens to Sarajevo. Two weekly flights now operate on Thursday and Saturday, from 13 June. until September 14, 2019. connecting two capitals for the first time. The flights offer possibility of connections across Greek islands. In addition to the domestic Greek connections, there is also the possibility of numerous connections for Cyprus and the Middle East and North African cities.

Aegean Airlines will use 78-seat DH4 aircraft, offering economy class configurations and full service during the flight, which includes free food and drinks.

The new line will surely contribute to the development of tourism and business connections between Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the continued growth of passenger traffic, which Sarajevo International Airport continuously records year after year.

Aegean Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, is the largest Greek airline offering flights to 151 destinations (31 domestic and 120 international) to 44 countries, with a fleet of 61 aircraft.

In 2018, the group recorded 14 million passengers on its flights. Thanks to the business approach in which the traveler has a central place, Aegean has so far won numerous awards for its services. In 2018, Aegean Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus to buy 42 new A320neo aircraft and plans an additional order.

Source: Sarajevo Airport