Sky Alps bids for Mostar flights, plans four new routes
Italy’s Sky Alps has made a bid to introduce flights to Mostar this coming summer season in return for subsidies. The bid from Sky Alps has been verified by Mostar Airport, confirming that it satisfies all the necessary criteria outlined in the recent low-profile public call initiated just a month ago. According to its application, the Italian regional carrier intends to commence services from Rome, Munich, Bari, and Verona using its Dash 8 turboprop fleet. “We are delighted that the Italian carrier Sky Alps has met all the set conditions and submitted a very appealing bid for the launch of these routes. Details on this important milestone for the development of Mostar Airport will be announced in the coming days”, Mostar Airport said in a statement.
Sky Alps is based in Bolzano, in the South Tyrol region of Italy. It operates a fleet of six Dash 8 turboprop aircraft. Three out of its four proposed Mostar route are from Italy, which is the main source market for Mostar Airport, primarily because of religious tourism and pilgrims visiting the nearby Medjugorje sight. On the other hand, Germany is considered to have the largest diaspora from the Herzegovina region. Last month, Croatia Airlines was awarded a contract in a similar public call for the upkeep of flights between Zagreb and Mostar. Subsidies have become a popular method in attracting new carriers to airports across Bosnia and Herzegovina lately, with Mostar complementing both Sarajevo and Tuzla which have held similar public calls over the past weeks and months.
Commenting further on its plans, Mostar Airport said, “This is just the beginning of the positive development the year will bring and we are delighted that we will build a successful future for the development of air traffic at Mostar Airport together with our passengers”. Mostar Airport is also believed to be in the final stages of negotiations with Air Serbia for the introduction of flights from Belgrade this coming summer season. Mostar Airport handled 19.522 passengers during the January - November period of 2023, representing a decrease of almost 40% on the same period during the pre-pandemic 2019.
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