FlyBosnia

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FlyBosnia
Logo-FlyBosnia.jpg
IATA ICAO Callsign
6W FBS BOSNIAAIR
FoundedNovember 2017
Commenced operationsJanuary 2019 (resumes 29 March, 2022)
HubsSarajevo International Airport
HeadquartersSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Websitewww.flybosnia.ba

FlyBosnia is an airline from Bosnia and Herzegovina based at Sarajevo International Airport in Sarajevo.

History[]

FlyBosnia was registered in November 2017.[1] The Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA) issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to the airline on 11 January 2019.[2] Flying a single Airbus A319, FlyBosnia based its growth strategy on religious tourism[3] and announced services to European operations, mainly London, Paris and Rome.[4]

FlyBosnia's second plane, also an Airbus A319 (registration E7-FBB), arrived from the United States on 8 May 2019, delivered by Aircraft Ferry Specialists. However, the aircraft was returned to its lessor in November 2019.[5] The airline originally planned to add two more aircraft to its fleet by the end of 2019,[6] with an additional eight to arrive by 2023.[7]

In October 2019, reports emerged that FlyBosnia owed Sarajevo Airport substantial amounts of money for handling services.[8] Shortly after, it came to light that the airline had been failing to pay wages for several months and had been forced to lay off nearly half its staff. In November 2019, the company came to an agreement with Sarajevo Airport to pay the fees. [9] FlyBosnia also phased out one of its two Airbus A319s, with plans to take two more in 2020.[10]

In August 2020, FlyBosnia announced the termination of all its scheduled routes, with only charter services to Kuwait and Antalya remaining. Its sole owned aircraft, an Airbus A319-100, was to be scrapped and replaced under a wet lease contract to establish a broader network of charter destinations in 2021. A new CEO was also appointed.[11] In November 2020, FlyBosnia terminated its contract with Sarajevo Airport due to unpaid debts and financial difficulties.[12] Following the move, the airline ended operations.

In December 2021, FlyBosnia announced that will return on market with flights from all airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Zurich and Geneva in Switzerland. [13]

Accidents and incidents[]

On 17 October 2019, FlyBosnia flight 6W108 from Rome, operated using an Airbus A319 (E7-FBB, MSN 1925), landed at Sarajevo Airport where it struck a boarding stair vehicle, damaging its left wingtip fence. The causes of the incident were determined to be the insufficient monitoring of the follow-me vehicle's movements by the flight crew while taxiing to the aircraft's parking position, and the incorrect positioning of the passenger stair vehicle on the apron.[14]

Destinations[]

Country City Airports Notes
Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Sarajevo Sarajevo International Airport begins 29 March 2022
Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Banja Luka Banja Luka International Airport begins 30 March 2022
Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Mostar Mostar International Airport begins 29 March 2022
Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Tuzla Tuzla International Airport begins 2 April 2022
Switzerland Zurich Zurich Airport begins 30 March 2022
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport begins 29 March 2022
Croatia Zagreb Zagreb International Airport begins 1 April 2022
Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport begins 2 April 2022

Fleet[]

FlyBosnia Airbus A320, painted in the airline's updated livery
Former FlyBosnia Airbus A319-100 taking off from Beijing Capital International Airport, transporting medical supplies

Fleet[]

Flybosnia currently has these aircraft in its fleet

  • 1 Airbus A320-200

References[]

  1. ^ "FlyBosnia Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  2. ^ "Public announcement – BHDCA issues Air Operator Certificate to Fly Bosnia". bhdca.gov.ba. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Fabinger, Jakov (26 June 2019). "Religious Tourists Will Make FlyBosnia A Successful Airline". Simple Flying. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "FlyBosnia preparing for first European flights".
  5. ^ link, Get; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Apps, Other. "FlyBosnia returns jet, plans Paris and Barcelona flights". Retrieved 2019-11-04. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "FlyBosnia outlines fleet and network plans". www.exyuaviation.com.
  7. ^ "FlyBosnia welcomes second plane". www.exyuaviation.com.
  8. ^ sarajevotimes.com - Sarajevo International Airport is likely to terminate its Contract with FlyBosnia? 16 October 2019
  9. ^ "FlyBosnia - Sarajevo Airport agree debt repayment deal".
  10. ^ exyuaviation.com - FlyBosnia facing internal turmoil 10 November 2019
  11. ^ exyuaviation.com - FlyBosnia retires sole aircraft, puts charters in focus retrieved 23 August 2020
  12. ^ "Sarajevski aerodrom raskinuo ugovor s Fly Bosniom zbog neizmirenih dugova". www.klix.ba.
  13. ^ Bosnian, Flying (2021-12-23). "Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviation News : ✈ FlyBosnia plans to restart operation in March". Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviation News. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  14. ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230094".

External links[]

Media related to FlyBosnia at Wikimedia Commons


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