Flights suspended before they even commenced
Just two weeks before flights between Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second largest city, Banja Luka, and the Austrian capital were supposed to be inaugurated, B&H Airlines has suspended the service. Low interest has forced the Bosnian carrier to dump plans for two weekly flights which were to commence on October 31. The airline will keep its new services from Banja Luka to Zurich and Frankfurt, which are to begin on October 31 and November 1 respectively. B&H will operate 4 weekly flights from Sarajevo to Vienna. Originally, 2 of the flights were planned to operate via Banja Luka. Now, all 4 will operate nonstop.Besides flights to Zurich and Frankfurt, Banja Luka Airport will be connected with Ljubljana throughout the winter as subsidised flights, operated on behalf of Adria Airways, continue 4 times per week.
In an attempt to win over passengers, B&H recently launched a 1 Euro ticket sale (no taxes included). The promotional campaign is in the lead up to the abolition of EU visa requirements for Bosnian passport holders. The abolition of visas to the European Union (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) is expected to take place in December. Similarly, last year’s visa requirement elimination for Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian citizens saw a significant increase in airline traffic and passenger numbers from those countries.
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