Wizz Air continues to build out its network, with the announcement it is to establish a base at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
The will be the 41st base for the airline, with it basing one aircraft at Sarajevo (an Airbus A320) from May 2021. With it, they will operate nine routes from Sarajevo.
New routes planned to launch include:
- Sarajevo – Brussels Charleroi – Commences 21 May 2021, two times a week
- Sarajevo – Copenhagen – Commences 20 May 2021, three times a week
- Sarajevo – Dortmund – Commences 20 May 2021, three times a week
- Sarajevo- Eindhoven – Commences 23 May 2021, two times a week
- Sarajevo – Gothenburg – Commences 23 May 2021, two times a week
- Sarajevo – London Luton – Commences 21 May 2021,
- Sarajevo – Memmingen – Commences 21 May 2021, two times a week
- Sarajevo – Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (Euroairport) – Commences 21 May 2021, three times a week
- Sarajevo – Paris Beauvais – Commences 22 May 2021, two times a week
Lead-in prices for these routes start at 38.99BAM/€19.99 upwards from WizzAir sales channels, depending on the route. This is a one-way price, including administration fees and One carry-on bag (max: 40x30x20cm) included. If you want to take a Trolley bag and/or checked-in baggage, additional fees apply.
Wizz Air’s history in Bosnia and Herzegovina dates back to May 2013 when the first departed from Tuzla to Malmö. The airline has carried almost 3 million passengers to and from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past 8 years. The new services will add more than 250,000 seats on sale from Sarajevo in 2021.
In Quotes
Andras Rado, Senior Corporate Communications Manager of Wizz Air said :
”After eight years of successful operations to Bosnia and Herzegovina, I am delighted to announce our second Bosnian base in Sarajevo, as we see the potential and the demand for low-cost travel in the country. Today’s announcement underpins our dedication to developing our presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and offering more affordable travel opportunities, while keeping ourselves to the highest standards of our sanitizing protocols. Our state-of-the-art aircraft as well as our enhanced protective measures will ensure the best possible sanitary conditions for travellers. Wizz Air operates the youngest and economically most efficient fleet of aircraft with the lowest environmental footprint in Europe. I’m convinced that Wizz Air will make a positive impact on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economic development and the ramp-up of its tourism industry.”
Nermin Zijadić, Director of the Department of Air Traffic and aviation service said:
“First of all, we have to point out that we are very pleased that the airline company Wizz Air decided to establish the base at our airport and we believe this is the news which will be welcomed with joy by our numerous citizens, due to affordable low fares and due to destinations it plans to launch. We are especially delighted these are also destinations where our diaspora lives.
This important company introduced a route Budapest-Sarajevo four years ago. There was a great interest for the same and as a result of that a great number of citizens visited a beautiful capital of Hungary and it also enabled the arrival of many tourists into our city.
Opening of the base in Sarajevo would be very significant for the airport, but also for an entire tourism sector.
As it usually happens, the airline base at one airport implies generating an increased air traffic volume. All of this is very important not just for the Airport Sarajevo, but also for an entire tourism sector in B&H and for all business entities whose work and recovery in the upcoming period depend, to a great extent, on the recovery of the air traffic in our country. ”
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