✈Airlines are increasing Sarajevo operations!

Due to the high demand for flights to Sarajevo, many airlines are adding additional flights and increasing capacity during summer period. Turkish Airlines on most of its flights is using largest narrow-body jet in its fleet, Airbus 321 with 180 seats. Newcomer to Sarajevo Airport Wataniya Airways is recording great bookings on its service from Kuwait City. The airline is adding additional flights on every Tuesday from July 25 to September 05^th. Air Arabia will operate additional flights to Sharjah, up to two daily flights on selected days. This summer charter flights to Antalya are seeing strong demand too, during month of August Sarajevo will be connected to Antalya with 4 weekly flights by Turkish Airlines and 2 weekly flights by Tailwind Airlines and one weekly by Corendon Airlines, for a total of seven weekly flights to Turkish resort city. Hajj pilgrimage charters from Sarajevo to Medina are planned for August 17, 18, 19 and 20^th. Returning flights are from Jeddah to Sarajevo, scheduled for September 07, 08, 09 and 10^th. All these additional flights will add large number of passengers for Sarajevo Airport in upcoming months. Record number of passengers are projected for July with 125.000 passengers, August 127.000 passengers and September 105.000 passengers. Sarajevo Airport will record best year since opening its doors on 2^nd of June 1969, it is estimated that airport will end this year with 910.000 passengers. One million mark in one year should be reached in 2018.  

Turkish Airlines additional flights

TK 3900/3901	Istanbul (IST)	04.08.2017. Friday
TK 3901/3902	Istanbul (IST)	06.08.2017. Sunday
TK 3904/3905	Istanbul (IST)	13.08.2017. Sunday
TK 3906/3907	Istanbul (IST)	20.08.2017. Sunday
TK 3900/3901	Istanbul (IST)	30.08.2017.Wednesday
TK 3900/3901	Istanbul (IST)	02.09.2017. Saturday

Air Arabia additional flights

G9 317/318	Sharjah (SHJ)	28.07.2017. Friday
G9 317/318	Sharjah (SHJ)	05.08.2017. Saturday
G9 317/318	Sharjah (SHJ)	09.08.2017. Wednesday

Wataniya Airways additional flights

Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	25.07. 2017.Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	26.07. 2017.Wednesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	01.08.2017. Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	08.08.2017. Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	15.08.2017. Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	22.08.2017. Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	29.08.2017. Tuesday
Q9 805/806	Kuwait City (KWI)	05.09.2017. Tuesday

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Tailwind Airlines to operate Sarajevo-Antalya charters

Turkish regional carrier Borajet Airlines suspended operations April 23, citing maintenance issues, but said it plans to resume operations by the time the new Istanbul airport opens in 2018. Borajet was scheduled to operate charter flights from Sarajevo to Antalya this summer. Charter flights are organized by Bosnian tourist agency Centrotours Sarajevo. According to Centrotours, flights will begin as planned on June 8^th with Tailwind Airlines using Boeing 737-400 aircraft, featuring 168 seats.

Tailwind Airlines destinations

 Tailwind Airlines Charter flights from Sarajevo in Summer 2017

Month	Date	Airline	Aircraft	Total flights
June	08,15,22,29	Tailwind Airlines	Boeing 737-400	4
July	02,06,09,13,16,20,23,27,30	Tailwind Airlines	Boeing 737-400	9
August	03,06,10,13,17,20,24,27,31	Tailwind Airlines	Boeing 737-400	9
September	03	Tailwind Airlines	Boeing 737-400	1
				23 Flights

Flight Schedule Antalya (AYT) – Sarajevo (SJJ)

Airline	Flight number	Flight times	Day operating	Valid from/to
Tailwind Airlines	TI 9339	08:00 – 09:15	---4---	08.JUN-31.AUG
Tailwind Airlines	TI 9339	07:30 – 08:45	------7	02.JUL-03.SEP

Flight Schedule Sarajevo (SJJ) – Antalya (AYT)

Airline	Flight number	Flight times	Day operating	Valid from/to
Tailwind Airlines	TI 9340	10:00 – 13:15	---4---	08.JUN-31.AUG
Tailwind Airlines	TI 9340	09:30 – 12:45	------7	02.JUL-03.SEP

Source: Flying Bosnian