Wizz Air to launch Mostar flights in 2023
Low cost carrier Wizz Air will launch operations out of Mostar next summer season after the two inked an agreement following years of talks. The exact number of routes are yet to be revealed and scheduled, however, the two sides have previously discussed services from Scandinavia and Germany, with Malmo and Dortmund initially suggested. “Mostar Airport has signed an important agreement with Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, that will enable the introduction of scheduled flights next summer. This will help in connecting Mostar and the entire Herzegovina region with popular European destination and will stimulate economic development and tourism”, Mostar Airport said.
The government of the Herzegovina - Neretva Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina had previously expressed its willingness to provide financial assistance to airlines serving Mostar. On the other hand, the airport has struggled to attract customers over the past years and has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Its main source of traffic - European charters serving religious pilgrims - were all but wiped out. In 2020 the airport handled just 1.374 passengers, while in 2021 figures barely improved with a total of 1.942 travellers passing through its doors. During the January - August period in 2022 it welcomed 7.809 customers. Its best year remains 2014 when it processed 78.055 passengers.
Mostar will now become Bosnia and Herzegovina's fourth airport with scheduled commercial flights. Furthermore, it will become Wizz Air's fourth destination in the country, complementing Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Tuzla, with the latter two serving as the airline’s bases. The carrier's CEO, Jozsef Varadi, said last year, "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”.
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