✈Sea Air Mostar-Osijek inaugural flight

Aero Jet Saab 340 operating for Sea air at Osijek Airport

Photo by Osijek Airport 

Croatian Sea air has launched flights from Mostar to Osijek. Sea air plans to operate flights 10 times per week using leased Sab 340 aircraft with 33 seats. Today’s flight from Mostar to Osijek was promotional and had 20 passengers, mainly journalist and businessman. Sea air is Croatian startup company and all flights are carried out by companies carrying foreign AOC (Air Operator Certificate).The airline has postponed start of operations 5 times upsetting management of its home base airport Osijek. Osijek Airport issued statement in regards of unprofessional approach to business and apologized to all passengers who purchased the tickets and planned to use the airport. According to Sea air website, the airline also plans to operate flights from Sarajevo to Kuwait via Tbilisi in Georgia (as of today there is no confirmation for flights from Sarajevo Airport).

Flight timetable Mostar-Osijek-Mostar according to Sea air website:

Currently Sea air has 3 aircraft on short term lease from:

Leased from	Country	Type	Registration	First flight	Number of seats
Aero Jet BBJ	Ukraine	Saab 340	UR-ALC	19/09/1989	33
Luftline LLG	Georgia	Boeing 737-400	4L-GSN	03/05/1990	164
Maleth-Aero MLT	Malta	Boeing 737-300	9H-AJW	28/12/1997	133

Source: FlyingBosnian

✈Record breaking ATR-72 flight from Mostar Int. Airport

 

Danish airline Alsie Express operated one of the longest ATR-72 flights. September 01.2015. Flight MMD 6586 from Billund (BLL) in Denmark to Mostar (OMO), distance 1519 km, operated with ATR-72, registration number (OY-CLZ) with 48 seats, all in business class layout. The flight is booked by travel agency for tourist from Denmark visiting Herzegovina.  Previous record for scheduled ATR-72 flight was, BH Airlines flight from Sarajevo to Copenhagen, distance 1373 km. During month of September Alsie Express will operate flights to Mostar with same aircraft type on following days:

Billund (BLL) - Mostar (OMO)

September-01,05,06,08,12,13

Photos of the airplane at Mostar Airport after landing from Billund----> 

Source: FlyingBosnian

✈Air Serbia is reducing flights to Banja Luka

Banja Luka International Airport (BNX)

Air Serbia is reducing flights from Belgrade to Banja Luka to three times per week from November 01. 2015. All flights are scheduled to operate with 66 seats ATR-72 aircraft. Air Serbia is the only airline flying to Banja Luka after BH Airlines ceased all operations in July of this year. BH Airlines operated four times per week flights to Zurich and seasonal charter flights to Tivat. As a result of BH Airlines ceasing operation, Banja Luka International airport recorded decrease of 18,37% in passengers handled. In the first seven months of the year 13.393 passengers used the airport, while same time last year number of passengers was 14.837. Banja Luka is second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina with population of 200.000. The city and whole northwest region of Bosnia could benefit from low cost airlines with flights to places with large concentration of people from this region such as Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the past many talks were held with numerous airlines, but due to incompetent airport management such plans never realized.  

Flight schedule from 01/11/2015. to 26/03/2016.

Route	Flight number	Departing	Arriving	Days of operation
BEG-BNX	JU 102	13:30	14:24	TUE,THU,FRI
BNX-BEG	JU 103	15:00	15:50	TUE,THU,FRI

Source: FlyingBosnian

✈Flydubai continues to offer more flights to Sarajevo

Flydubai is continuing to offer more flights during the month of September. Due to high demand for Dubai-Sarajevo flights in August, the airline operated almost daily with Boeing 737-800 offering 174 and 189 seats. During Septembar, Flydubai will fly total of 14 round trip flights (an increase of 6 round trip flights).The route is very popular for tourist from Gulf countries as well as business travelers. During this month flights are fully booked on most days.  

During September Flydubai is scheduled to operate Dubai-Sarajevo-Dubai flights on following days:

03,04,05,07,11,14,18,19,20,21,25,26,27,28

Source:FlyingBosnian

✈Sarajevo Airport new record: 101.307 passengers in August

Sarajevo International Airport

Photo by Kontrola letenja

Another record month for Sarajevo International Airport. Record is broken again, in terms of passengers and cargo operation. During month of August airport handled 101.307 passengers 14,35% up comparing to the same month last year. First time in history of the airport, over 100.000 passengers used the airport in one month, previous record was 89.319, and it was achieved last month. Total number of available seats in August was 119.707. Average load factor stood at 84,64%. Huge increase is recorded in cargo handled, 512.683 kg of commercial cargo was handled, representing an increase of 435%. In coming months Sarajevo International Airport is expecting double digit growth finishing year with 800.000 passengers as projected. Good news for the airport is coming from last Western Balkans Countries and EU Summit, held in Vienna on August 27. The EU has already pledged to provide technical and expert assistance and around 1 billion euro ($1.15 billion) for the realization of several projects. An additional 10 billion euro is expected from other investors. Priority projects for Bosnia and Herzegovina include pan-European transport Corridor 5C, the modernization and expansion of the Sarajevo International Airport, the rehabilitation of the Sava waterway and expansion of the port in Brcko. From this year Bosnia and Herzegovina can apply for the funds under the EU's Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance 2, as well as seek soft-term loans from European financial institutions.The main criterion is that all projects must be completed by 2030.

Sarajevo International Airport August 2015.

Number of passengers: 101.307 +14,35%

Cargo handled: 512.683 kg +435,00%

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SARAJEVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2015

	2014	Change %	+/-	2015	Change %	+/-
January	36.114	+8,00%	+2.677	43.700	+21,00%	+7.586
February	35.435	+16,56%	+5.036	39.908	+12,62%	+4.473
March	45.789	+2,59%	+1.158	50.273	+9,79%	+4.484
April	56.611	-0,53%	-307	63.064	+11,39%	+6.453
May	71.513	+9,18%	+6.018	80.143	+12,88%	+8.630
June	74.976	+2,78%	+2.028	74.855	-0,16%	-121
July	74.948	+7,53%	+5.249	89.319	+19,17%	+14.371
August	88.591	+11,02%	+8.795	101.307	+14,35%	+12.716
September	71.168	+6,66%	+4.447
October	64.844	+0,70%	+457
November	46.833	+5,37%	+2.387
December	43.079	+17,18%	+6.319
Total	709.901	+6,64%	+44.264	542.569	+12,10%	+58.592

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 Source: FlyingBosnian and Sarajevo International Airport