Low cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is in talks over the launch of its third destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its eighth in the former Yugoslavia. The carrier is engaged in negotiations for the introduction of flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport and Mostar, Marko Djuzel, the CEO of Mostar Airport, confirmed. He anticipates for a positive outcome in the following weeks, noting the talks are the airport’s top priority. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pegasus Airlines currently maintains operations from Istanbul to Sarajevo, with a new one weekly service from Turkey’s largest city to Tuzla to launch on August 24. It also runs flights between Antalya and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital.
Mostar Airport is served by Croatia Airlines from Zagreb, Air Serbia from Belgrade, and SkyAlps from Bari, Munich, Rome, and Verona, although the latter maintains operations only during the summer season. “The airport currently boasts six scheduled routes, with Zagreb and Belgrade being year-round. I believe that in the next month we will be able to confirm another four new routes so that next year we will have a total of ten”, Mr Djuzel said. He added, “This year we expect to handle some 40.000 passengers, while that figure should grow to 60.000 next year, which is close to the 2012 record when 80.000 travellers were handled”.
Pegasus Airlines has been one of the fastest growing carriers in the former Yugoslavia this year. During 2024, it introduced seven new routes, and increased frequencies and capacity on others in the region. In addition to its existing seven destinations, it maintains a total of thirteen routes. Its new additions this year have included services from Istanbul to Zagreb, from Antalya to Pristina, Sarajevo, and Skopje, as well as new services from Ankara and Izmir to the Montenegrin capital. Overall, during the 2024 summer season, Pegasus Airlines has increased its capacity to the former Yugoslavia by 56% offering just under 740.000 seats.
Fantastic news for Mostar. Well done
ReplyDeleteDo we know numbers for June?
DeleteThey negotiated with Banja Luka airport to introduce flights BNX Istanbul, but they rejected BNX because of luck of slots. Now, we see there are slots available.
DeletePegasus is on a role in the region.
ReplyDeleteExcept in LJU. Bravo Fraport!
DeleteRoll
DeleteMostar too
DeleteBravo Fraport!
DeleteI hope one day for INI
ReplyDeleteDo we realy need two airlines on INI-IST?
DeleteNot necessarily. But we need one that will make use of the mega hubs IST and SAW are, and offer decent connections to the world.
DeleteYou already have one that does just that. And Pegasus won't come. It is restricted by the bilateral air agreement
DeleteThe connections TK offers to its JU codeshare passengers from INI are very few and exorbitantly priced. I've tried booking flights to the Middle East a few times and often the flights are there, but TK doesn't offer them as connecting, you have to risk it yourself.
DeleteAny idea when it might launch? This winter or next summer?
ReplyDeleteWhen they give them money. As easy as that
DeleteThey are not subsided for this route.
DeleteWhy is BNX missing these opportunities? It would bring significant number of tourists and local people travel a lot to Istanbul
ReplyDeleteBNX fails again to attract a carrier.
DeleteIt is not the Bosnian market that is the problem, it is BNX's management.
When SNSD hire people from party you have these results.
DeleteBNX manager Ms. Trivic, was in Istanbul and negotiated with Pegasus but was rejected due to luck of slots.
DeleteAll airports manager in BiH are from political parties. BNX is not an exception.
DeleteDue to lack of slots, but they have slots for Tuzla and Mostar? Hm
DeleteThis is really great news for Mostar. I hope they do a weekly flight like in Tuzla or two weekly.
ReplyDeleteOMO needs just another weekly connection for Turkish tourists who could come to Mostar and fly back from Sarajevo or Tuzla, or viceversa. Locals can't fill B737 or A320 twice weekly
DeletePegasus has been expanding like crazy in the region.
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to see how they perform on each route and where they carry most passengers.
DeleteFinally all airport in B&H are proactive with decent traffic volumes.
ReplyDeleteI like how BiH is actively trying to generate revenue and movements to its regional airports.
DeleteBosnia is on fire this year! :)
ReplyDeleteThis article is about Herzegovina (Mostar), not Bosnia.
DeleteOr Bosnia and Herzegovina.
DeleteInformal short name for Bosnia and Herzegovina is indeed “Bosnia”, sorry to disappoint you :)
DeleteHercegovina is winning. Congrats Mostar
DeleteAnonymous 19:12 - Maybe in your vilage. 🤣
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DeleteLjubljana has the potential for those flights, but i don't know if it's Fraport or someone else, it just looks like they are working against air connectivity
ReplyDeleteNice news but I was first expecting they would establish more flights to western Europe.
ReplyDeleteThey can fly from Sarajevo to Western Europe, its 1.5h drive from Mostar
DeleteI mean, they do already have ZAG and notably BEG which offer loads of connecting flights. SkyAlps also have a few destinations during the summer months. I could see one of the established LLCs launch flights to OMO next summer, but that airport just cannot scale with its current terminal. The current setup with feeders seems to be a pretty sustainable middle ground for now.
Delete"Mostar Airport is served by Croatia Airlines from Zagreb, Air Serbia from Belgrade, and SkyAlps from Bari, Munich, Rome, and Verona, although the latter maintains operations only during the summer season." - This is from article. So, right now they only have flights to European cities.
DeleteI wonder what the other destinations will be considering he mentions number of routes from OMO will increase from 6 to 10.
ReplyDeleteMostar Airport is served by Croatia Airlines from Zagreb, Air Serbia from Belgrade, and SkyAlps from Bari, Munich, Rome, and Verona, although the latter maintains operations only during the summer season. So the next is Istanbul, and the last three not sure.
DeletePC is one of the best lowcosts in Europe, so glad to see this.
ReplyDeleteAnd they offer great connections
DeleteYes but SAW airport is a zoo.
DeleteSAW can be hit and miss but for the prices PC offers it's kinda worth suffering a bit
DeletePerfect route for Pegasus
ReplyDeleteWell done Mostar.
ReplyDeletePC will have a bigger ex-Yu network then any ex-Yu airline :D
ReplyDeleteIf you dont count the 13 routes of JU to Ex-yu then yes.
DeleteSo in 2012 without any scheduled flights they had double the number of passengers then they have now.
ReplyDeleteAnd it didn't have to pay for any route.
DeleteI'm so curious about that as well.. was it pilgrimage charters?
DeleteYes, a chartered for Međugorje.
DeleteIt is unsustainable
ReplyDeleteWhat is?
DeleteAnd they will fly to Turkey? Nice for the tourists from there, but no one from Balkan gives a fu*k about goeing to Turkey
ReplyDeleteI give
DeleteSo many people because of prices in Croatia are going in Turkey for summer.
DeleteLol the flights to Istanbul are packed, there's a reason it's the most visited city in the world. Although food prices have gone up it's still amazing for clothes and appliances even if we ignore all the history. Plus it's a transfer hub for people to go to Bodrum/Antalya/Gazipasa/Mersin
DeleteTurkey is Full Of Bosnians
ReplyDeleteYou mean Bosniacs or
DeleteBravo for director Marko!
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