B&H Airlines
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| IATA JA |
ICAO BON |
Callsign BH AIRLINES |
| Founded | 1994 (as Air Bosna) | |
| Hubs | Sarajevo International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Banja Luka Airport Mostar International Airport |
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| Member lounge | Business Class passengers can use the lounge at Sarajevo International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 4(+2 on order) | |
| Destinations | 11 | |
| Parent company | Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Headquarters |  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Key people | Nudžeim Rečica (Director), Beba Kasumagić (Sales) |
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| Website: http://www.bhairlines.ba/ | ||
JP «B&H Airlines» d.o.o. is an airline based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina operating scheduled and charter passenger services. Flag carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its main base is Sarajevo International Airport[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was founded on August 12, 1994 as Air Bosna.[2] In the autumn of 2003, the airline ceased operations due to an increased debt that it could no longer repay. It remained defunct until May 2004, when the Council of Ministers promised to revive it. In June 2005, they restarted operations as B&H Airlines, operating a pair of ATR-72 aircraft.[citation needed] The airline is jointly owned by the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51%) and Energoinvest (49%)[1].
There have been proposals presented that the airline might take on larger aircraft shortly so flights can commence to destinations currently not reachable with the ATR-72s such as in Scandinavia (where there is a large Bosnian diaspora due to the recent conflict). There are plans to fly to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenberg and other destinations[3]. B&H Airlines have 2 Airbus A319 aircraft on order (originally for Air Bosna), though is now looking for one medium-haul plane to expand their fleet[4].
The airline intends to increase flights from their secondary hub, Banja Luka (Banja Luka Airport), but this can only happen with increases to the fleet, and flights being well patronized. Flights to and from Mostar (Mostar Airport) have been reduced in recent times due to disappointing numbers, and thrice-weekly services have been suspended on the Sarajevo-Mostar-Zagreb route until further notice (operated by B&H Airlines, codeshared with Croatia Airlines).
Flights to Zagreb will increase from 14 to 18 per week commencing 9 May 2008 and flights to Belgrade from 7 to 8 per week commencing 30 June 2008.
[edit] Privatisation
The Bosnian government is currently seeking to sell shares in B&H Airlines.[2] On 23 February 2008 it was reported that Turkish Airlines were in negotiations to buy the airline [5], and on 30 March 2008 that Croatia Airlines was also interested in a stake.[6] The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has also invited Comintel and MyAir (in addition to Turkish Airlines and Croatia Airlines) to recapitalise the airline.[7]
[edit] Destinations
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Banja Luka (Banja Luka International Airport) twice weekly
- Mostar (Mostar International Airport) three times weekly
- Sarajevo (Sarajevo International Airport) Hub
- Germany
- Cologne (Cologne Bonn Airport) twice weekly
- Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport) four times weekly
- Stuttgart (Stuttgart Airport) twice weekly
- Macedonia
- Skopje (Skopje Airport) three times weekly
- Switzerland
- Zürich (Zürich International Airport) four times weekly
- Turkey
- Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport) seven times weekly
[edit] Codeshare
The airline has been able to expand operations into key markets in the former Yugoslavia through codeshare agreements with other airlines flying into Sarajevo.
- Croatia
- Zagreb (Zagreb Airport) (Flights operated by Croatia Airlines)
- Serbia
- Belgrade (Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport) (Flights operated by JAT Airways)
(note: Codeshare agreements do not operate on JAT flights to Banja Luka)
[edit] Previous destinations
Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Göteborg, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Madrid, Rome, Ljubljana, Munich, Berlin, London, Pristina, Djerba, Izmir, Zagreb, Belgrade
[edit] Fleet
As of March 2007 the B&H Airlines fleet includes [1] :
- 2 ATR 72-210 Reg. T9-AAD and T9-AAE
- 1 Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II (charter use) Reg. T9-BSA
- 1CASA 212-200 D (cargo use) Reg. T9-ABA
On order: 2 Airbus A319-100
As of 3 June 2008, the average age of the B&H Airlines fleet is 12.8 years ([1]).
[edit] Passenger Statistics and Income
- Passengers
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| 24906 | 59792 | 68222 |
- Income
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| 11.743.457 KM | 19.623.342 KM | 24.183.951 KM |
The curency used in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Convertible Mark (KM) with fixed rate to Euro 1EURO=1.95KM
[edit] External links
- B&H Airlines
- B&H Airlines Fleet
- BiH airline successfully resurrected
- Fleet history for B&H Airlines (Air Bosna) by Zahid Krkic
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ a b Public invitation for expressions of interest in recapitalization of the Public Company „B&H Airlines“ d.o.o. Sarajevo. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Limun.hr - BH Airlines buying new airplane
- ^ Limun.hr - BH Airlines buying new airplane
- ^ "THY is in discussions with Air Bosna for possible acquisition", Hürriyet, 2008-02-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More
- ^ "Partnerstvo Croatia i BH Airlinesa?", Vjesnik, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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