Low cost carrier Ryanair will introduce four new routes from Sarajevo next summer season in return for subsidies provided by the local tourism authority. They will complement the previously announced new service from Stockholm Arlanda also due to start in the summer. The budget carrier will introduce flights from Baden Baden, Beauvais, Girona and Weeze to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital from late March and early April. All four routes will be maintained twice per week, with further details available on the links below. The new services will mark the only flights from Sarajevo to both the Spanish and French markets. Tickets are due to go on sale tomorrow when the tourism authority will formally announce the new network additions at a press conference due to begin at 09:30 CET.
| Route | Launch date |
|---|---|
| Baden Baden - Sarajevo | MAR 31 |
| Beauvais - Sarajevo | MAR 31 |
| Weeze - Sarajevo | APR 1 |
| Girona - Sarajevo | APR 2 |
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The addition of the four cities will bring Ryanair’s Sarajevo network to eleven destinations, complementing Bergamo, Charleroi, Gothenburg, Stockholm Arlanda, Memmingen, London Stansted and Thessaloniki. As a result, the airline will maintain 27 weekly departing flights from Sarajevo. In addition to the new routes, Ryanair is also increasing frequencies on services to Bergamo from two to four weekly, as well as to Charleroi and Gothenburg from two to three weekly each. Therefore, during the 2025 summer season, Ryanair will have fourteen additional weekly flights out of Sarajevo when compared to the previous summer.
Ryanair faces no direct competition on any of the four latest additions to its Sarajevo network. Previously, Wizz Air used to maintain operations between Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital and Beauvais, lasting from July 2021 until September 2022. Within Europe, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Prague and Milan remain Sarajevo’s busiest unserved routes based on indirect traffic flow, although Ryanair now covers a number of these destinations through secondary airports including Beauvais, Charleroi and Bergamo. In addition to Ryanair, the Sarajevo Canton Tourism Association has also secured a new service between Copenhagen and Sarajevo through Norwegian, set to launch in May, as well as a number of new European destinations due to begin in 2026.
Great news for Sarajevo! These new routes will definitely boost tourism and connectivity.
ReplyDeleteHighly doubt European tourists will come to SJJ with these flights. These are for Bosnian diaspora and some tourism from here to Barcelona.
Deletedon`t worry people will come because of Ryan air.
DeleteOf course torusits will use these routes too.
DeleteRyanair’s presence tends to draw budget-conscious passengers, and Sarajevo has plenty to offer once they arrive.
DeleteAffordable flights often encourage spontaneous trips and weekend getaways.
DeleteWe have also seen how many European tourists roam the streets of Sarajevo, Tuzla and Banja Luka!. Noooooooooot!
DeleteTourist numbers are at record levels in Sarajevo.
DeleteNot all of them are for diaspora, Paris and Barcelona are purely for tourism from both sides, mostly Bosnians going there, Baden-Baden could maybe be for diaspora and Weeze is also a mix between tourism and diaspora
Delete@10:23 Turks and Arab visitors.
Delete@10:22 Anon: Are you serious? There are so many European tourists in Sarajevo, this year especially.
DeleteWhat do you guys know about tourism? What do you know about Sarajevo as destination? What do you know about travel habits of Catalonians? Like why do you comment? Every single route brings tourists AS WELL! Bosnia had no diaspora in Spain. Neither Paris, very few. Once I flew as a crew from Zagreb to CRL. 80% of the cabin were non-Croatians who came to visit Zagreb in November. What does Zagreb offer in November? Close to NOTHING! Sarajevo, in comparison, has much more to offer. Sarajevo is exotic for Europeans. Doesn't matter that you see it differently, but it is as it is.
DeleteYou can find the researches about travel habits of EU citizens. How many people go where it is cheap and there is a flight that suits them? A lot!
DeleteIn December I flew SJJ - FCO and back, and it was around 200/239 full and it was mix of Italians and Bosnians passengers.
DeleteSaying Zagreb has close to nothing to offer in November shows how delusional some people are
DeleteZAG might not have a huge lot going for it, but it certainly has enough to occupy a tourist for a few days. The museums are interesting, the old town quite cute and a few restaurants actually offer a decent quality/price ratio.
DeleteFinally, direct flights to Spain and France from Sarajevo! Girona and Beauvais are excellent additions.
ReplyDeleteBosnians can now holiday in Spain with a flight for cheaper than a car ride to Croatia.
DeleteI’m thrilled about these new flights! Makes it easier to visit family and explore more destinations without breaking the bank. Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteHopefully FR adds more routes in winter 25/26.
DeleteSubsidies or not, this is fantastic for budget travelers. More choices mean lower fares, and Ryanair knows how to deliver that.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteRyanair stepping in where Wizz Air failed
ReplyDeleteRyanair filling the gaps left by Wizz Air’s pullout
DeleteSarajevo deserves this! With all the indirect traffic to major cities, it’s about time airlines recognize the demand.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Sarajevo has been overlooked for too long. This expansion is a step in the right direction
DeleteGreat start, but let’s not stop here. More routes to Germany, the UK, and Scandinavia would be amazing. Keep the momentum going
ReplyDeleteWell done Sarajevo, 2025 will be another amazing year for you!!! Wizzair must be kickingi themselves in the butt for closing the base.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteLOL you think Wizz even remembers where Sarajevo is? All of Ex-Yu is insignificant to big LCCs.
DeleteI think MoL has just sued you, as you don't consider Ryanair a big LCC apparently. LOL
Delete@10.12
DeleteI am not so sure Croatia is so insignificant to Ryanair which has 3 bases there and well over 2 mil passengers. Or Easyjet, even without bases, with huge amount of services and passengers. And Wizz bases in Skopje and Beograd could hardly be called insignificant as well
Let’s see how long these routes last once the subsidies are gone.
ReplyDeleteWonder if Ryanair will expand even further in Bosnia? Banja Luka maybe?
ReplyDeleteBanja Luka is bankrupt, no chance of more FR, no money for subsidies.
DeleteFantastic news for SJJ.
ReplyDeleteIs 2.5 million passengers possible this year for Sarajevo?
ReplyDeleteYes I think around 2.5 million is possible.
DeleteIt’s great to see Sarajevo gaining momentum
DeleteIt’s ambitious, but with these new routes and increased frequencies, Sarajevo could get close.
DeleteGrowth trends are looking promising.
DeleteNo around 1.9 close to 2m this year , dont just dream , look the reality ;)
DeleteI did look at the reality. In 2024 460,0000 extra passengers were added. This year it will be around 600,000
Delete10:23 Anon: Even now if no new flights are added SJJ will have 1.9/2m this year because new Ryan flights started in April last year, and if you add these new Ryanair flights and frequencies are added it will have around 2.2/2.3m this year.
DeleteThank you for the schedules!
ReplyDeleteFinally flights to Spain.
ReplyDeleteYes, it’s been a long wait
DeleteWe will no longer need to use BG or ZG flights to travel to Spain.
DeleteHopefully more Spanish routes will follow.
ReplyDeleteWe need more main airports across Europe.
DeleteNo madrid or bacelona , girona is so much in demand right ? :D
Delete^ why are you so triggered by Sarajevo getting flights?
DeleteAnonymous 10:25 Why are you not?
Delete^ Tf?
DeleteGood choice of destinations.
ReplyDeleteWhy Ryanair don't want to connect ZAG with SJJ? It can compete, and win against Croatia Airlines?
ReplyDeleteNo Croatia airlines holds that route and Ryanair will not have any chance ... it is too close distance for them to send big plane , where OU uses Dash 8 ...
DeleteI was hoping for Berlin :(
ReplyDeleteMaybe in next expansion for next winter.
DeletePrague would be nice too
DeleteEuro wings cancells their planes for Berlin, I doubt Ryanair will launch it any time soon ...
DeleteSource?
DeleteThey cancelled LJU too. They have published their schedule from Berlin already.
DeleteVery nice.
ReplyDeleteSo will Ryanair become the biggest airline from Sarajevo now?
ReplyDeleteI believe so
DeleteI don't think so. This is from last year:
Delete1. Pegasus - 320 000
2. Turkish Airlines - 292 000
3. Austrian Airline 180 000
4. RyanAir 169 000
^ Add in Q1, increased frequencies and new routes and boom! I believe 300K seats atleast Will be offered by FR this year to SJJ.
DeleteGood luck and truly well done, SJJ. Good times ahead.
ReplyDeleteI think this will end up being successful for Ryanair and Sarajevo.
DeleteDefinitely! Bravo Sarajevo!
DeleteWell done 👏 Wish them all success in the future.
ReplyDeleteIs Weeze supposed to be an alternative for Amsterdam? What is the distance between them?
ReplyDeleteAround 160km. 2 hours by car.
Delete3 hours by train
DeleteBad choice I think , far away from AMS , would be better if they add Eidhoven instead ...
DeleteI think eventually Transavia will launch AMS.
DeleteRyanair will not fly to Eindhoven, as long as there is no base in either one of the airports. Probably Eindhoven will be amongst the first to be launched then, unless someone else (Transavia) jumps in, but for coming summer it seems to be too late already.
DeleteNice. What happened to Eurowings' planned Berlin-Sarajevo flights? Have those plans been cancelled?
ReplyDeleteCancelled for this year I believe.
DeleteWould love to see a route between Sarajevo and Dublin. Sarajevo is definitely on my visit list and direct flights from my local airport would be nice
ReplyDeleteUse transfer.
DeleteFlights from London to Sarajevo are often fully booked. It would be fantastic to connect British Airways to Sarajevo, as there are currently no direct flights from Heathrow to Sarajevo.
ReplyDeleteBA used to fly to Sarajevo some 15 years ago. Unfortunately flights stopped during global financial crisis when they also stopped BEG.
DeleteIt would work now because there are so many UK companies in BiH. In my company, at least 10 people from the UK visit each week."
DeleteWould be nice to see them back but I think there is no chance anytime soon.
DeleteWhen do you think it will be possible to book it for Paris?
ReplyDeleteTomorrow
DeleteRise and shine Sarajevo.
ReplyDelete🤣🤣🤣
Delete^ Tf are you laughing at?
DeleteBecause it sounds a bit stupid
DeleteAlways the same.
ReplyDeleteBaden-Baden, Memmingen...
That's where the diaspora lives.
DeleteIt makes sense to subsidise routes that can actually work and become self sustainable. As anon above says, these routes are for the diaspora mainly.
DeleteI wonder with 11 routes out of Sarajevo and potentially more in the future, if a small base will be established from Sarajevo.
ReplyDeleteThey rarely open bases outside of EU. Exception is Morocco. But would be nice.
DeleteAnd UK
DeleteI spent a few days between December 21st and January 4th in Sarajevo. The weather was rather foggy and it was snowing. While majority of flights were landing possibly with some delay Ryanair flights were mainly diverted to Dubrovnik and Zagreb. In winter Ryanair is not the most convenient way to arrive or leave Sarajevo. On January 4th, flight from GOT just continued to Dubrovnik, while the outbound passengers were already queuing at the gate. A few minutes later Air Serbia flight from Belgrade landed. Only 3-4 minutes later LOT's flight returned to Warsaw.
ReplyDeleteYou pay peanuts you get treated like trash.
DeleteHave there ever been nonstop flights between Sarajevo and Spain?
ReplyDeleteNo, there haven't.
DeleteCrazy
DeleteWill Girona be year round or seasonal like Thessaloniki?
ReplyDeleteToo early to tell.
DeleteHopefully year round
DeleteBravo!
ReplyDeleteWith Wizz Air, we have seen a boom in French tourists in Sarajevo. The planes were full! too bad there was covid! happy that the Beauvais-Sarajevo line is operational again
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