Bosnia and Herzegovina takes full control of airspace
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Bosnia and Herzegovina will take full control of its airspace tonight, ending its reliance on Serbia and Croatia. The Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA) assumed oversight of the country's lower airspace (up to 32.000 feet) at the end of 2014, however, its upper airspace has been controlled by Serbia and Croatia. Over 80% of air traffic takes place in the upper airspace. BHANSA currently oversees some 200 overflights per day. As of tomorrow, this number will increase significantly. It is expected to handle some seventy to eighty flights per hour or between 700 to 800 flights per day during the winter months. The figure will grow to 120 aircraft per hour or 1.600 per day during the summer. The country has been preparing to take over its upper airspace for the past fifteen years. The process included the education of personnel, conclusion of interstate agreements and the procurement of necessary equipment. Most notably, Bosnia and Herzegovina will now be able to pocket significant revenue from overflights over its territory. The funds were previously distributed between Serbia and Croatia. “This is a great day for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state. In a relatively short period of time, we, as the youngest European agency for the provision of air navigation services, have created technical, personnel and all other preconditions for ourselves to fully control air traffic over the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina", the head of BHANSA, Davorin Primorac, said. He added, "BHANSA, together with other bodies and institutions, has invested enormous efforts over the years in order to make this goal a reality”.
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