✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for January

Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for January 2020.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈ Flynas is expanding Sarajevo network !

For upcoming summer season Saudi low-cost airline flynas is expanding Sarajevo network by introducing one more destination from Saudi Arabia to Sarajevo. Flights from Gassim (Qassim) to Sarajevo will be introduced on May 25^th with three weekly services on board of Airbus 320 aircraft with capacity to seat 164 passengers. For the 2020 summer season flynas is adding additional flights from both, Riyadh and Jeddah (when compared to the last summer). Flights are starting in May and extending to the end of September. Riyadh-Sarajevo flights will be operated six times weekly from May 19^th to September 5^th, while Jeddah-Sarajevo flights will be operated five times weekly from May 19^th to September 5^th and then three weekly  from September 6^th to September 30^th. 

Flynas will offer a total of 79.376 seats in both directions on its flights from Saudi Arabia to Sarajevo, representing an increase of 178 %  or 50.840 seats more when compared to the last year.

Flynas flights schedule Saudi Arabia - Sarajevo 

Source: Flying Bosnian 

✈ Ryanair to launch Milan Bergamo-Banja Luka flights!

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (13 Feb 2020.) announced a new Banja Luka route to Milan Bergamo Airport  in Italy, with a twice weekly service commencing in October 2020, as part of Ryanair’s Banja Luka Winter 2020 schedule. Flights will operate by Ryanair’s subsidiary airline Malta Air.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Ryanair

✈Kuwait Airways to launch Sarajevo flights

Kuwait Airways has scheduled Kuwait City - Sarajevo flights beginning June 9^th. Flights are scheduled to operate from June 9^th  to September 12^th , three times weekly with brand new Airbus 320NEO aircraft offering 134 seats (122 economy and 12 in business class seating configuration). Kuwait Airways last operated service to Sarajevo back in 2013 with wide-body aircraft, an Airbus 310. FlyBosnia will be flying this route with two weekly flights beginning May 25^th.

FlyBosnia will be flying this route with two weekly flights beginning May 25^th. During summer months Kuwait City and Sarajevo will be connected with 5 weekly flights.

Source: Flying Bosnian and Kuwait Airways

✈ Qatar Airways hiring in Sarajevo

Qatar Airways will hold open days in Sarajevo for cabin crew (dates and venues TBA), with base at its home airport in Doha.

Details about our event:

SARAJEVO

Venue:  TBA

Date:     TBA

Time:     TBA

Our Cabin Crew uniforms are smart and formal. We recommend you to wear formal business attire.

Step 1: Complete your online application.

Step 2: Our Recruitment team will review your CV and invite shortlisted applicants to our Open Day through email.

Step 3: Prepare to attend the Open Day.

Step 4: Once you receive your Open Day invitation, meet our Recruitment team and provide:

Applicant ID

An up to date CV in English

Photocopy of your passport

A passport sized photograph

(Last date of application:15-Feb-2020)

For more info visit Qatar Airways

✈Record January for Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport has recorded its busiest January, since opening its doors 50 years ago. During the month of January, the airport has recorded 58.397 passengers, representing an increase of 9,18%, or 4.912 passengers more compared to the same month of the last year. Number of aircraft operations decreased by 4,27% from 819 to 784. Cargo handled increased by 9,16% from 167 tons in January of 2019 to 182,3 tons in January of 2020.

Source: Flying Bosnian and SIA

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for 2019

During last year, a record number of passengers has passed through four international airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Three airports broke their own records in terms of passengers handled. Sarajevo for the second time in its 50 years history recorded over 1 million passengers, the airport recorded 1.143.680 passengers going through its doors representing an increase of 9,2% over last year, followed by Tuzla with 593.083 passengers, an increase of 1,4% and Banja Luka with 149.693 passengers with increase of 313,7% over last year, added the largest number of passengers 113.513 . Mostar Airport recorded small increase in passengers’ numbers handling a total of  32.866 passengers, an increase of 15,4%. All four airports added additional 223.455 passengers when compared to the year before.

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1.919.289 passengers representing an increase of 13,1% over last year.

SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈Banja Luka Airport - charter flights for summer 2020

Travel agency Kontiki travel is organizing charter flights from Banja Luka to summer holiday destinations in Turkey and Greece. The summer of 2019 agency recorded very successful year accommodating 3.400 tourist (air passengers). Air Serbia operated charter flights from Banja Luka to Antalya and Athens on behalf of the tour operator. Total of  3.600 seats were on offer. In 2019 all charter flight to/from Banja Luka recorded average cabin load factor of 95%.

This year, Kontiki travel is offering 20 round trip flights to Antalya and 9 round trip flights to Athens. Total of  4.000 one-way seats are on offer. All flights will be operated by Air Serbia’s Airbus 319 aircraft.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈LOT Polish Airlines expanding code share network to Bosnia and Herzegovina

LOT Polish Airlines is expending the code share operation with Croatia Airlines on flights from Zagreb to Sarajevo and Mostar. New code share between two companies has started on January 1, 2020.

LOT Polish Airlines Code share flights on Croatia Airlines:

• Zagreb – Sarajevo OU342/LO4295
• Sarajevo – Zagreb OU341/LO4296
• Zagreb – Sarajevo OU344/LO4297
• Sarajevo – Zagreb OU345/LO4298
• Zagreb – Mostar    OU328/LO4299
• Mostar – Zagreb    OU329/LO4300

From January to November of 2019, total of 37.125 polish tourists visited Bosnia and Herzegovina. Majority of polish tourist are visiting catholic pilgrimage in Medjugorje. Possibility of direct flights between Poland and Mostar has been subject of talks between Mostar Airport authorities and Ryanair.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Sarajevo Airport - charter flights for summer 2020

Sarajevo International Airport will see very busy summer season when comes to charter flights. Many tourist agencies are recording solid  bookings for summer holidays. This year travel agencies from Bosnia and Herzegovina are organizing charter flights from Sarajevo to Antalya in Turkey, Hurgada in Egypt and Monastir in Tunisia. 

Majority of charter flights will be operated by FlyBosnia. The airline is planning on leasing two more Airbus 319 aircraft with beginning of summer flight schedule (first week of April). Flybosnia will operate 101 round trip flight Sarajevo-Antalya, offering a total of 27.876 seats in both directions. 

Second busiest charter market from Sarajevo this summer will be Hurgada in Egypt with FlyBosnia operating a total of 27 round trip flights, offering 7.452 seats in both directions.  

On flights to Monastir, FlyBosnia will operate a total of 14 round trip flights, offering 3.864 seats in both directions.

Turkish Airlines will operate charter flights from Antalya as well. Turkish Airlines will operate a total of 26 round trip flights, offering 9.828 seats in both directions.

So far, for summer 2020, travel agencies have booked 142 round trip flights with FlyBosnia to three major travel markets for summer holidays (Antalya, Hurgada and Monastir), offering 40.000 seats in both directions.  

Source:Flying Bosnian