CEO: Wizz Air looking to expand in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The CEO of Wizz Air, Jozsef Varadi, has said his airline is looking into increasing the number of “aircraft, employees and services” in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Speaking to the “Klix.ba” portal, Mr Varadi noted, “I must say that Bosnia and Herzegovina has held up well against the pandemic. It was flexible and resilient during the crisis and performed stronger than most traditional European markets in which Wizz Air operates. There were measures introduced by the government, but there was movement of people. More people travelled from Bosnia and Herzegovina than other countries. We believe Bosnia is a good market to invest in. There are a lot of investment prospects, as well as opportunities to bring more airlines into the country and launch new routes. We will be seeing that in the coming months”.
Wizz Air is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s largest carrier with bases in Tuzla and Sarajevo, the latter opening in May, as well as flights from Banja Luka. “Opening a base in Sarajevo was the right decision. We did it two months ago, so it is too early to speak about results, but it is going well. The market is very good. Demand for Wizz Air flights and our services is large and we will look what more can be done here”, Mr Varadi noted. He added, “We were thinking about launching Sarajevo for some time. It wasn’t a rash decision. I was in Sarajevo three to four years ago and I had the idea of commencing flights from there. We tried to reach an agreement, but it took us some time to realise how to do it. That was a bit difficult with the onset of Covid-19. There weren’t a lot of airlines able to restore capacity or expand. We had the opportunity to reach an agreement which resulted in the opening of our base in Sarajevo”.
Last month, Wizz Air launched operations from its third destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Banja Luka. “Currently, we have bases in Sarajevo and Tuzla but at some point it can happen in Banja Luka too. We started flying from Banja Luka around the same time we commenced Sarajevo, so it is possible that we will open a base in that city”, Wizz Air’s CEO noted. He concluded that the airline was looking to further expand in the country. “Covid-19 has proved how flexible the market is. From our perspective, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a market in which to invest. This, combined with all the development I see going on, encourages us to think of what’s next in terms of increasing the number of aircraft, employees and services. That is something we are working on and I am pretty sure that Bosnia and Herzegovina can be a winner in all of this”, Mr Varadi said.
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