Sky Srpska plans

Sky Srpska hopes for 2011 launch

Sky Srpska, which is to be based in Banja Luka, yesterday announced its plans for the future. The “SeeBiz” portal reports that the airline has made a preliminary 2011 summer season schedule. The airline outlines that it would operate with 2 aircraft in the 2011 summer season. The aircraft would be purchased via a financial lease and could find themselves in Banja Luka at the beginning of next year.

The Government of Republika Srpska, which would be the owner of the new airline, said that Banja Luka currently has the potential to handle some 60.000 passengers on an annual basis. It believes that this demand will grow after the abolition of the European Union visa regime for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which should hopefully occur later this year. The abolition would allow Bosnians to travel visa free to countries of the Schengen Zone.

Earlier it was announced that Adria Airways will commence fights to Banja Luka in July after a memorandum of understanding was signed between them and Sky Srpska.