✈Bosnia and Herzegovina-Sweden air traffic report

Stockholm Arlanda Airport - Photo by Wikipedia user Brorsson

Sweden is a key market for air travel to and from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2022, the highest passenger volume between the two countries was recorded, with a total of 182,212 travelers, representing 8.26% of all passengers to and from Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the consolidation of airlines and the increasing costs of airport operations have led to the discontinuation of several routes, including direct flights from Swedish airports to airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden route map

Following Sweden's reduction of its air passenger tax, several routes have resumed service, including the Tuzla-Malmo route, resumed December 13. 2025, and the Tuzla-Gothenburg route, slated to resume in March 2026, both operated by Wizz Air. Additionally, during last year’s expansion from Sarajevo, Ryanair introduced new flights to Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Preliminary airlines schedules for 2026 indicate the highest-ever number of available seats, suggesting a significant increase in passenger traffic between the two countries. Projected number of passengers between two countries will reach 200.000.

Source: Zahid Krkić

✈Ryanair to launch Stockholm-Sarajevo flights

Ryanair is adding its second destination in Sweden, after success of flights from Gothenburg, the airline is introducing two weekly flights from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Sarajevo. Flights are scheduled to start on April 1, operating twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. This is Ryanair’s seventh destination from Sarajevo, the airline plans to increase its presence at Sarajevo Airport by introducing 3 additional routes, for a total of ten. This will position Ryanair as the number one airline in Sarajevo by the number of flights and seats offered. Three new destination will be announced in the coming weeks. Ryanair is facing direct competition on Stockholm Arlanda-Sarajevo route by Norwegian Air, operating flights two times per week on the same days as Ryanair.

Since Norwegian Air is operating flights on the same days as Ryanair, here is the schedule for Norwegian Air. Having two airlines competing on the same route will benefit customers with great prices and most likely introduction of more frequencies, predominantly by Ryanair, since the airline is known for price dumping until they win customers over.

Source: Zahid Krkić

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina -Sweden air traffic report for 2023.

Before Wizz Air discontinued routes between Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden was one of the largest air travel markets from Bosnia and Herzegovina. At one-point Banjaluka, Tuzla and Sarajevo were all connected to major airports in Sweden. The year 2022/2023 has seen major cuts for Bosnia-Sweden routes. During 2022/2023 Wizz Air closed its bases at Tuzla and Sarajevo Airports resulting in cancelations of all Wizz Air flights from Bosnian airports to Sweden. Record year was 2022 when 182.212 passengers traveled between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden, while 2023 that number has slipped away to 145.094 passengers. 

Source: Zahid Krkić

✈Poništava se odluka o poticaju za Norwegian Air

Komisije za stručnu ocjenu prijava je zapisnikom utvrdila nakon drugog radnog sastanka, po obavještenju JP Međunarodnog aerodroma Sarajevo, da su prilikom pripreme rekapitulacije za mjesečno izvještavanje primjetili da za destinaciju Štokholm (ARN) sedmična frekvencija je jedan let što je u skladu sa javnim pozivom za charter operatere ali ne i za redovne operatere. Uzimajući u obzir da je NORWEGIAN AIR  redovni operater uvrđeno je da za destinaciju Štokholm (ARN) nisu ispunjeni uslovi javnog pozova za dodjelu poticaja. U skladu sa navedenim donijeta je odluka o poništavanju subvencija za NORWEGIAN AIR. Odluka stupa na snagu danom donošenja.

Izvor: Turistička zajednica Kantona Sarajevo

✈ Banja Luka Airport – photo update

Banja Luka Airport terminal building and control tower

Photos from Banja Luka International Airport, taken by Mirza SM, on Wizz Air flight Malmo-Banja Luka (December 24, 2021). The flight was operated by Wizz Air Hungary, Airbus 321, registration HA-LXS. The flight was 95% full, with 225 passengers on board.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Wizz Air to start Sarajevo-Stockholm flights

Today, Wizz Air has announced one more route from its new base in Sarajevo. Stockholm-Skavsta Airport will be served with two weekly flights beginning July 16^th. The airline will compete indirectly with Norwegian Air, as the Norwegian Air is reintroducing its Stockholm Arlanda-Sarajevo flights from June 29^th.  

With opening of reservations for Stockholm Skavsta flights, Wizz Air has discontinued sales of tickets for Sarajevo-London Luton.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Wizz Air

✈Ryanair to start Stockholm (ARN) – Banja Luka flights

 

Europe’s largest airline Ryanair has announced new route from Banja Luka. Stockholm’s main airport Arlanda will be served twice weekly starting November 02, 2021. This brings Ryanair’s network from Banja Luka to eight destinations in five European countries.

Stockholm (ARN) – Banja Luka (BNX)

Route	Flight number	Flight times	Operating days	Valid from-to
ARN-BNX	FR 4618	09:45-12:25	-2---6-	02.11-
BNX-ARN	FR 4619	12:50-15:30	-2---6-	02.11-

Source: Flying Bosnian and Ryanair.com

✈ Norwegian Air to resume Sarajevo flights!

 

Norwegian Air is resuming flights from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Sarajevo on December 19. 2020. after 9 months break due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

During the summer of 2019 Norwegian Air operated flights from Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Gothenburg to Sarajevo. The airline plans to resume summer seasonal flights from all four Scandinavian destinations if the coronavirus pandemic is under control without border closures and entry restrictions.

Route	Flight number	Flight times	Operating days
ARN-SJJ	DY 4343	07:35-10:15	-----6-
SJJ-ARN	DY 4344	10:55-13:40	-----6-

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈FlyBosnia to operate Sarajevo-Stockholm rescue flight!

FlyBosnia will operate a rescue flight from Sarajevo to Stockholm on April 5, 2020 (Flight 6W1310). The flight is organized by the Government of Sweden for Swedish citizens who wish to return home from Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Swedish embassy in Sarajevo flight is fully booked with possibility for more flights. 

All Swedish nationals  interested in returning home should contact the embassy in Sarajevo or by signing up on following link

 https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/svensklistan

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Wizz Air-Tuzla Airport statistics for 2019

Wizz Air statistics data for Tuzla International Airport for 2019. Data is showing: total number of flights and seats offered each month, total number of passengers carried in and out Tuzla Airport. Average cabin load factor is calculated and shown by each month. Busiest routes to/from Tuzla Airport (January-September 2019) are: Basel, Dortmund, Malmo and Gothenburg.

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

✈Tuzla Airport passengers decline in March

Tuzla Airport terminal building interior (photo by Edin Avdic)

Tuzla Airport has recorded sixth consecutive month of passengers decline. Numbers of passengers started declining with the beginning of winter timetable when Wizz air has discontinued four destinations from the city and made them summer seasonal (Billund, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stockholm-Skavsta, Växjö). All destinations were reintroduced yesterday and will operate until the end of summer timetable of flights (endo of October). Tuzla Airport management is currently negotiating a new four-year contract with Wizz Air about extension of current flights and possible introductions of new flights (possibility is return of Tuzla-London Luton and Tuzla-Oslo Sandefjord Airport flights). 

Most likely new contract will be signed, and third aircraft will be based at the airport with new destination to be announced to begin in Winter 2019/20 flight schedule. This will give airport turning point and a boost in competition with Ryanair at Banja Luka airport. Ryanair is expected to expend its network from Banja Luka airport from current four destination to eight in fall of 2019 and spring of 2020. With this expansion Ryanair is creating some serious competition for Wizz Air.

Tuzla Airport passenger numbers from October 2018 to March 2019

Source:Flying Bosnian

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina-Sweden air traffic report for 2017!

Sweden is the third largest market for air travel from/to Bosnia-Herzegovina, right after Germany and Turkey. During last year all routes from Sweden to Bosnia-Herzegovina have rocorded increase in passangers. Five destinations in Sweden are served from Bosnia and Herzegovina (four from Tuzla and one from Sarajevo). At the beginning of last year Wizz Air has converted its summer  seasonal service from Tuzla to Stockholm Skavsta Airport to year-round due to increased demand for the flights. In March of last year Wizz Air has aded its fourth destination  in Sweden (Vaxjo) from Tuzla. Tuzla-Vaxjo is served with two weekly flights.

Table bellow is showing data for passangers traveled between two countries on all routes. Tuzla-Stockholm Skavsta route was reintroduced as year-round on 26.03.2017, no flights were operated during January-March period on this sector. Tuzla-Vaxjo flights started on 21.03.2017.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Eurostat

✈ Ryanair new Banja Luka route to Stockholm Skavsta

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (24 May) announced  a new Banja Luka to Stockholm Skavsta route which will operate twice weekly as part of its Winter 2018 schedule, and goes on sale later today from the Ryanair.com website.

Ryanair’s Winter 2018 schedule from Banja Luka will deliver:

3 new routes to Brussels Charleroi (2 wkly), Memmingen (2) and Stockholm Skavsta (2)

100,000 customers p.a.

75* “on-site jobs p.a.

Bosnia is Ryanair’s 37th country of operation and customers can enjoy the lowest fares and the latest “Always Getting Better” improvements including:

Reduced checked-in bag fees – lower €25 fee, bigger 20kg bag allowance

Connecting flights at Rome, Milan & Porto with more airports to follow

Ryanair Rooms with 10% off Travel Credit

Ryanair Transfers – wider choice of ground transport with new partner Car Trawler

Punctuality Promise – 90% of Ryanair flights will be on time

Price Promise – find a cheaper fare and Ryanair will refund the difference + €5 to your My Ryanair account

Ryanair’s Sales and Marketing Manager for CEE, Olga Pawlonka said:

“Ryanair is pleased to launch another new route from Banja Luka (our newest airport) to Stockholm Skavsta which will operate twice weekly as part of our Winter 2018 schedule, which goes on sale later today on the Ryanair.com website.

To celebrate we are releasing seats for sale from €19.99 for travel from November, which are available for booking until midnight Sunday (27 May). Since these amazing low fares will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”

Source:Ryanair

✈Traffic data for air travel between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sweden for 2017.

Sweden is third largest market for air travel from/to Bosnia-Herzegovina. During last year all routes to/from Sweden to Bosnia-Herzegovina have recorded increase in passengers. Five destinations in Sweden are served from Sarajevo and Tuzla. At the beginning of last year Wizz Air has converted its summer  seasonal service from Tuzla to Stockholm Skavsta Airport to year-round due to increased demand for the flights. In March of last year Wizz Air has added its fourth destination in Sweden (Vaxjo), Tuzla-Vaxjo is served with two weekly flights.

Destinations in Sweden served from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Table bellow is showing data for passengers traveled between two countries on all routes. Data for Stockholm Skavsta and Vaxjo Airports is not published yet. Tuzla-Stockhol Skavsta route was reintroduced as year-round on 26.03.2017, no flights were operated during January-March period. Tuzla-Vaxjo flights started on 21.03.2017.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden 2017 air traffic report

	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Total	Change %
SJJ-ARN	4.493	7.692	8.731	5.280	26.196	+13,53
TZL-GOT	8.823	13.837	15.925	12.345	50.930	+18,46
TZL-MMX	9.146	15.633	18.519	13.163	56.461	+26,72
TZL-NYO	Info NA	Info NA			23.000*
TZL-VXO	Info NA	Info NA			21.000*
Total	22.462	37.162	43.175	30.788	177.587	+33,67

*Approximate numbers (complete data will be published when available)  

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden 2016 air traffic report

	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Total	Change %
SJJ-ARN	3.978	6.604	8.243	4.248	23.073	+26,39
TZL-GOT	8.617	12.400	12.419	9.555	42.991	+0,27
TZL-MMX	7.668	11.643	13.531	11.711	44.553	+19,31
TZL-NYO	5.101	7.264	7.845	2.024	22.234
Total	25.364	37.911	42.038	27.538	132.851

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden 2015 air traffic report

	Jan-Mar	Apr-Jun	Jul-Sep	Oct-Dec	Total	Change %
OMO-GOT	0	1.243	376	257	1.876
SJJ-GOT	0	0	9	0	9
SJJ-ARN	3.946	4.341	6.499	3.469	18.255
TZL-GOT	9.037	11.931	12.491	9.416	42.875
TZL-MMX	6.391	10.728	10.541	9.681	37.341
TZL-NYO	0	Info N/A	Info N/A	Info N/A	Info N/A
Total	19.374	28.243	29.916	22.823	100.356

Source: Flying Bosnian