✈Sarajevo Airport statistics for October 2021

Last month Sarajevo Airport recorded 84.462 passengers, representing an increase of 294% when compared to the same month of 2020. The airport was only 11% (or 11.166 passengers) down compared to pre-pandemic October in 2019. The January-October period airport handled 634.945 passengers, representing an increase of 187% when compared to the same time of the last year. Passenger’s traffic is 37% down compared to record 2019 when Sarajevo Airport handled 1.143.680 passengers. 

Source: Flying Bosnian and Sarajevo Airport

✈ Flynas upgrade Riyadh and Jeddah – Sarajevo service to year-round!

Due to very successful summer season Flynas has upgraded its summer seasonal service between Riyadh, Jeddah and Sarajevo to year-round operations. During winter timetable, Flynas will operate three weekly flights between Riyadh and Sarajevo, and two weekly flights between Jeddah and Sarajevo. Riyadh-Sarajevo flights will operate via Tirana.

✈ Ryanair and Wizz Air Banja Luka winter timetable

Banja Luka International Airport will see its busiest winter ever. With two European largest low-cost airlines serving airport with 13 destinations across European continent. Ryanair will serve seven destinations, operating a total of 562 flights (244 arriving and 244 departing), offering 106.218 seats. Ryanair most frequent routes from Banja Luka during upcoming winter season are Gothenburg, Frankfurt-Hahn and Vienna.

✈ Wizz Air Tuzla winter timetable

Wizz Air will introduce two new routes from Tuzla Airport from December 17, 2021. Bringing total number of routes from Tuzla to 17. During winter timetable the airline has scheduled 1.344 flights (672 departing and 672 arriving ), offering 241.920 seats. The route with most flights is Malmo, followed by Dortmund and Basel.

✈ Wizz Air Sarajevo winter timetable

Wizz Air will base its second Airbus A320 at Sarajevo Airport from December 14, 2021. and introduce seven new destinations from the city. During winter timetable the airline has scheduled 1.388 flights (694 departing and 694 arriving ), offering 249.840 seats. The route with most flights is Dortmund, followed by Memmingen and Gothenburg.

✈ 2020 Tuzla Airport air traffic statistics by destination

Detailed air traffic statistics from Tuzla Airport  for five destinations in Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. Currently data is available for five destination airports with more data to be available soon covering the rest of destinations from Tuzla. During the year 2020, number of passengers decreased by 55% when compared to pre-pandemic traffic in 2019.

DESTINATION	PAX. IN 2019	PAX. IN 2020
Basel (BSL)	66.762	23.883
Dortmund (DTM)	65.608	26.437
Gothenburg (GOT)	52.095	22.713
Hahn (HHN)	41.872	17.488
Malmo (MMX)	55.489	23.776

 

✈Tuzla Airport statistics for September 2021

Last month Tuzla Airport recorded 32.960 passengers using the airport, representing an increase of 69% when compared to the same month of the last year. When compared to pre-pandemic traffic (September of 2019) the airport was 41% down for the month, and 53% down for the year. This year Tuzla Airport is excepting to handle 300.000 passengers.  

✈ Norwegian to reintroduce Copenhagen and Oslo flights from Sarajevo

Norwegian plans to reintroduce Oslo and Copenhagen beginning March 2022. The airline took a pause  for financial consolidation with majority of its flights to the Balkans not operating this year. After the Covid pause, Norwegian reintroduced Stockholm-Sarajevo flights in June of this year while its summer seasonal services from Oslo and Copenhagen were postponed. The airline plans to reintroduce Oslo-Sarajevo flights on June 17, 2022. while Copenhagen-Sarajevo flights will be reintroduced on June 28, 2022. Norwegian plans to operate a total of 7 round-trip flights from Copenhagen, 17 round-trip flights from Oslo and 34 round-trip flights from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

✈Sarajevo Airport statistics for September 2021

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for August 2021

During last month, Bosnian airports recorded 228.465 passengers, representing 318% increase compared to the same month of 2020.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for July 2021

During the month of July, Bosnian airports recorded 210.048 passengers, representing 349% increase compared to the same month of 2020.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO
TUZLA
BANJA LUKA
MOSTAR

Source: Flying Bosnian and BHDCA

✈ Swiss International Air Lines upgrade Zurich-Sarajevo service

Due to very successful summer season Swiss International Air Lines has upgraded its summer seasonal service between Zurich and Sarajevo to year-round operations. The airline initially scheduled two weekly flights at the beginning of summer season, increasing it to five flights per week at the peak summer season during the months of July and August.

✈Flydubai to operate double daily flights to Sarajevo in December

Flydubai will operate double daily Dubai-Sarajevo flights from December 24, 2021. to January 08, 2022. due to high demand for travel between two cities for Christmas and New Year holidays.

Source: Flying Bosnian

✈Jazeera Airways increases Kuwait-Sarajevo flights to daily

Jazeera Airways has increased Kuwait-Sarajevo flights to daily until October 02, 2021. From October 03, until the end of October the airline will offer four weekly flights between Kuwait and Sarajevo.

✈Sarajevo Airport statistics for August 2021

 

✈Alicante – Sarajevo air link in works!

Alicante-Elche Airport

ENG - Bojan Dozet, Honorary Consul of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Spain for the regions of Valencia, Murcia, and Andalusia in Alicante, met with Laura Navarro, the Director of Alicante Airport. Their meeting explored the possibilities of establishing an air link with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Director Navarro showed readiness and expressed interest in Alicante Airport being the first airport in Spain to offer direct flights to Sarajevo, with the possibility to establish a connection with other cities from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future. Currently, we do not have direct flights between our countries, and we hope that this is the first step that will ultimately lead to the establishment of a direct air link and the strengthening of economic, cultural, and tourist ties between our countries.

✈ Wizz Air announces new destination from Banja Luka

Wizz Air has announced its sixth route from Banja Luka. The carrier will introduce flights from Banja Luka to Hamburg beginning December 17, 2021. Flights will operate twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays with Airbus 320 aircraft

✈ Sarajevo Airport weekly schedule for August 15-21

✈ Gulf carriers extending Sarajevo flights!

✈ Sarajevo International Airport – photo tour

✈ Lufthansa adds second daily Frankfurt-Sarajevo service

Lufthansa added second daily service from Frankfurt to Sarajevo from the beginning of the 2022 summer season. The second daily flight (LH 1546) will be leaving Frankfurt at 21:00 arriving in Sarajevo at 22:45. The  Airbus 319 aircraft will stay in Sarajevo overnight, leaving for Frankfurt at 06:55, arriving in Frankfurt at 08:45. With the second daily flight and early arrival in Frankfurt, Lufthansa will offer very wide connections to its network in the USA and Canada.

✈ Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to launch Sarajevo flights

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will launch two weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sarajevo beginning October 03. Flights are scheduled to operate with airline’s brand-new Airbus 321neo aircraft offering 239 seats. With yesterday’s expansion announcement,  by the end of this year Wizz Air will offer connection to 17 destinations out of its Sarajevo base. United Arab Emirates – Sarajevo is very popular for air travel during summer months with flights being operated by Flydubai up to 3x daily and Air Arabia 2x daily. From May 2023 it is very likely that Wizz Air will operate daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Sarajevo.

✈ Wizz Air announces Tuzla expansion!

Wizz Air has announced two new routes from Tuzla International Airport from December. Milan-Malpensa  in Itay and Nuremberg in Germany, with two weekly flights each. Both routes will be operated by the aircraft that are not Tuzla based. The airline also plans to increase Tuzla operations in upcoming winter season with additional flights to Basel, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg, Malmo, Vaxjo and Vienna.

✈ Wizz Air adds 2nd aircraft and 7 new routes from Sarajevo!

Wizz Air announced today the allocation of second aircraft to its Sarajevo base. The Airbus A320 will join the fleet in December 2021, enabling the start of 7 new routes from Sarajevo to Billund, Cologne, Frankfurt-Hahn, Hamburg, Malmo, Oslo-Sandefjord and Venice-Treviso. All new routes will operate twice per week except Cologne and Malmo which will operate three times per week.