Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline announced today the allocation of a second aircraft to its Sarajevo base. The new Airbus A320 will join the fleet in December 2021, enabling the start of 7 new routes from Sarajevo to Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg (Germany), Venice (Italy), Billund (Denmark), Malmo (Sweden), Oslo (Norway) as well as the increase of frequencies of the airline’s existing Copenhagen, Dortmund, Gothenburg Landvetter, Stockholm Skavsta, Memmingen/Munich West routes. The new low fare routes are already on sale on wizzair.com and via WIZZ mobile app with fares starting as low as 19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM*.
Wizz Air started operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2013 and has carried 1.5 million passengers. With today’s announcement by this winter the airline will have a fleet of two modern, state of the art young aircraft at its Sarajevo base. Wizz Air remains highly committed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to offering great services paired with low fares to its distinguished passengers. The airline will have an all Airbus A320 fleet in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of the 2021 winter. The newly allocated capacity of over 334 000 seats per year will further contribute to the local aviation market and to the creation of over thirty new direct jobs with Wizz Air. Together with 7 new services, Wizz Air now offers 18 routes to 10 countries from Sarajevo.
The basing of the 2nd aircraft to Sarajevo today reinforces the airline’s pledge to an environmentally-conscious operations. With a fleet of an average age of 5.4 years consisting of the most efficient and sustainable Airbus A320 family single aisle aircraft currently available, Wizz Air’s carbon-dioxide emissions are the lowest among European airlines in FY2020 (57.2 gr/km/passenger). Thanks to the largest order book of over 250 aircraft from the state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo family, the airline has made a commitment to further cut its environmental footprint by 25% for every passenger until 2030, alongside over 60 sustainability initiatives, including carbon offsetting, fuel efficiency and noise reduction.
Speaking at the press conference in Sarajevo, Robert Carey, President of Wizz Air Group said: “We are delighted to announce further expansion of our local network by adding one new aircraft to Sarajevo base. Today’s announcement underlines our commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the strength of the Wizz Air business model, as we continue to expand our footprint during this challenging time for the industry. By keeping ourselves to the highest standards of our health protocols and introducing seven new ultra-low fares routes to Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Venice, Billund, Malmo, Oslo and increasing frequencies of five routes to Copenhagen, Dortmund, Gothenburg Landvetter, Stockholm Skavsta, Memmingen/Munich West, we are confident that Wizz Air will make travel affordable to ever more passengers in Sarajevo. Our crew looks forward to welcoming customers on-board our young and green fleet of Airbus aircraft.”
Mr Elvedin Begic, Sarajevo Airport Executive, said: "We are happy to witness today the decision of our partner, Wizz Air, to expand its network as well as to base another aircraft in the base at our airport. This is sufficient proof of the interest of travellers, but also the need to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with the world.”
Wizz Air was one of the first airlines to introduce a new era of sanitized travel, with enhanced hygiene measures to ensure the health and safety of passengers and crew across its network. Click here to view Wizz Air’s health and safety video.
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WIZZ AIR’S NEW ROUTES FROM SARAJEVO
DESTINATION
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DAYS
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LOWEST FARE*
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STARTS
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SARAJEVO – FRANKFURT
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Tuesday, Saturday
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19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM
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14 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – VENICE
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Tuesday, Saturday
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19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM
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14 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – BILLUND
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Monday, Friday
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19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM
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17 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – COLOGNE
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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29.99 EUR / 58.99 BAM
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15 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – HAMBURG
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Thursday, Sunday
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29.99 EUR / 58.99 BAM
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16 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – MALMO
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Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM
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14 December 2021
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SARAJEVO – OSLO
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Wednesday, Sunday
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19.99 EUR / 38.99 BAM
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15 December 2021
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WIZZ AIR’S FREQUENCY INCREASES FROM SARAJEVO
DESTINATION
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Frequency increase
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SARAJEVO – COPENHAGEN
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3 → 4
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SARAJEVO – DORTMUND
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3 → 4
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SARAJEVO – GOTHENBURG LANDVETTER
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2 → 3
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SARAJEVO – STOCKHOLM SKAVSTA
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2 → 3
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SARAJEVO – MEMMINGEN/MUNICH WEST
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2 → 3
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* One-way price, including administration fee. One carry-on bag (max: 40x30x20cm) is included. Trolley bag and each piece of checked-in baggage is subject to additional fees. The price applies only to bookings made on wizzair.com and the WIZZ mobile app. Number of seats at indicated prices are limited.
** ACI suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year