FlyBosnia plans comeback with EX-YU and Swiss routes
FlyBosnia plans to restart operations after almost a year next summer with its main focus this time being on European destinations rather than those in the Middle East. According to the “Flying Bosnian” portal, the carrier, which currently has no aircraft in its fleet, will lease an Airbus A320 jet and introduce services from all four of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s airports - Sarajevo, Tuzla, Banja Luka and Mostar. The airline will serve Zurich from all four cities, as well as Geneva from Sarajevo and Mostar, while it will offer one-way flights from Sarajevo to Belgrade and Zagreb, and a one-way service from the Serbian and Croatian capitals to Mostar.
The majority of the flights will operate in a W formation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland. Tickets for those are already on sale through a local Swiss tour operator, while FlyBosnia is due to commence its own sales next month. Operations are set to commence at the start of the 2022 summer season on March 29. If the flights go ahead as planned, FlyBosnia would compete directly against Swiss on its flights between Zurich and Sarajevo, as well as Air Serbia and Croatia Airlines on its one-way operation from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital to Belgrade and Zagreb respectively.
FlyBosnia was set up by Saudi Arabia's Al Shiddi Group, which was founded in 1975 with interests in various fields, including construction, real estate, agriculture and tourism. The Saudi conglomerate has been operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2006 and is the country’s largest Arab investor. The airline initially flew to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain, tapping into the huge summer demand between the Gulf and Bosnia. However, it later unsuccessfully attempted at serving destinations in Europe as well. Ultimately, the coronavirus pandemic saw it halt all commercial operations and the airline has struggled to restore flights since.
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