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LOT Polish Airlines has inaugurated operations between Warsaw and Sarajevo, marking its entry onto Bosnia and Herzegovina’s market, its sixth in the former Yugoslavia. Flights between the two capital cities will run five times per week, each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Services will be maintained with the 82-seat Embraer E175 aircraft. In keeping with its strategy for the remainder of its network in the former Yugoslavia, the carrier is offering transfer options to a number of destinations via its Warsaw hub for Sarajevo passengers. LOT’s arrival in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital further strengthens Star Alliance’s presence at the airport, complementing Austrian, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss and Turkish Airlines. “The opening of this new nonstop service between Warsaw and Sarajevo is proof of Poland’s growing presence in the Western Balkans region. I hope that it will not only result in easier access for Polish pilgrims visiting the Medjurgorje sight but will also serve as a catalyst for greater economic, political and cultural cooperation between Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina”, the Polish Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek, said. The General Manager of Sarajevo Airport, Alan Bajić, noted, “We are delighted to have welcomed the launch of LOT Polish Airlines’ flights. The introduction of nonstop services between Sarajevo and Warsaw are of great significance for the development of tourism and trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the improvement of economic ties. This route is especially important because of all the connections it offers via its hub in Warsaw”.
When I remember how limited SJJ was only a couple of years ago....it really did some very good work and this perfect blend of low-cost and legacy is amazing. Well done, BiH!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. SJJ and PRN are doing the best job in ex-yu at the moment
DeleteAnd cancels Tivt and Ohrid
ReplyDeleteOhrid has become a bit tricky as a destination lately. Only the Wizzair gasto routes have remained basically. Zero leisure flights.
DeleteYou’d be surprised to see how many tourists take those flights.
DeleteReally shame for Tivat. I planned to take this flight in 2022. Main expansion of LOT in the region is in Croatia, where LOT offering in 2021 was 95 thousand seats; offering in 2022 is 178 thousand seats.
DeleteBefore you write something do your research, there will be leisure flights from OHD this summer.In June AMS-OHD 2x times a week. In July and August AMS&EIN(togheter)-OHD 5x week and in September there will be 14 flights from the Netherlands to OHD. Basically the Dutch leisure agents have a huge part of the capacity in Ohrid, not much space left for other tour operators.
DeleteNGL if I were LOT I'd be also landing in SJJ.
ReplyDeleteWhat was LF on the first flight WAW-SJJ and SJJ-WAW?
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have checked is that the first flight was even operated by a larger E195 instead of the originally planned E170! :) Hopefully someone can share about the LF.
DeleteThere were many LOT and Polish government officials on the flight.
DeleteI think it is good for Bosnia to diversify the tourism market outside of just Middle East tourists. The Ukrainian war showed that putting your eggs all into one basket isn’t smart
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