FlyBosnia

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

FlyBosnia
IATA ICAO Callsign
6W FBS BOSNIAAIR
FoundedNovember 2017
Commenced operationsJanuary 2019
HubsSarajevo International Airport
Fleet size0
Destinations0
HeadquartersSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key peopleHaris Čoloman (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.flybosnia.ba

History

The airline was registered in November 2017.[2] Bosnia and Herzegovina's Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA) issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to FlyBosnia on 11 January 2019.[3] and is basing its growth strategy on religious tourism.[4] FlyBosnia also announced that it will commence with European operations, mainly flying to London, Paris and Rome.[5]

The airline's second plane, registration E7-FBB, arrived from the United States on 8 May 2019 delivered by Aircraft Ferry Specialists. However, in November 2019 this aircraft was returned to the lessor.[6] FlyBosnia originally planned to add two more aircraft to its fleet by the end of 2019.[7] An additional eight aircraft are supposed to be added by 2023.[8]

In October 2019, it has been reported that the airline owes Sarajevo International Airport a substantial amount of money for its handling services.[9] Shortly after, it came to light that the airline failed to pay wages for several months and had to lay off nearly half of its staff. In November 2019, the company finally came to an agreement with the airport to pay the fees. [10] FlyBosnia also phased-out one of its two Airbus A319s with plans to take over two more in 2020.[11]

In August 2020, FlyBosnia announced the termination of all scheduled routes with charter services to Kuwait and Antalya remaining. Their sole own aircraft, an Airbus A319-100 is to be scrapped and replaced with a wetlease contract before a broader route network of charter destinations is to be established in 2021. Also, a new CEO has been appointed.[1]

Destinations

FlyBosnia serves the following scheduled destinations as of October 2020:[1]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BahrainManamaBahrain International AirportTerminated[12]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMostarMostar International AirportTerminated[13]
SarajevoSarajevo International AirportHub[14]
ItalyRomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino AirportTerminated[15]
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International AirportTerminated[14]
Saudi ArabiaGassimPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz International AirportTerminated[14]
JeddahKing Abdul Aziz International AirportTerminated[16]
RiyadhKing Khalid International AirportTerminated[1]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal charter[1]
United KingdomLondonLondon Luton AirportTerminated[17]

Fleet
A former FlyBosnia Airbus A319-100 taking off from Beijing Capital International Airport, transporting medical supply

Current fleet

As of August 2020, FlyBosnia operates the following aircraft:

FlyBosnia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1[1] 4[18] operated by GetJet Airlines

2nd A320 to be delivered on 1st quarter of 2021 [1]

Total 1 —

Former aircraft
  • 2 Airbus A319-100

References
  1. exyuaviation.com - FlyBosnia retires sole aircraft, puts charters in focus retrieved 23 August 2020
  2. "FlyBosnia Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  3. "Public announcement – BHDCA issues Air Operator Certificate to Fly Bosnia". bhdca.gov.ba. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. Fabinger, Jakov. "Religious Tourists Will Make FlyBosnia A Successful Airline". Simple Flying. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. https://www.exyuaviation.com/2019/06/flybosnia-preparing-for-first-european.html
  6. link, Get; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Apps, Other. "FlyBosnia returns jet, plans Paris and Barcelona flights". Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  7. "FlyBosnia outlines fleet and network plans". www.exyuaviation.com.
  8. "FlyBosnia welcomes second plane". www.exyuaviation.com.
  9. sarajevotimes.com - Sarajevo International Airport is likely to terminate its Contract with FlyBosnia? 16 October 2019
  11. exyuaviation.com - FlyBosnia facing internal turmoil 10 November 2019
  12. Liu, Jim (27 June 2019). "FlyBosnia adds Bahrain service from July 2019". routesonline.com.
  13. "FlyBosnia Rome service changes from mid-Dec 2019". routesonline.com. 17 December 2019.
  14. Liu, Jim (24 May 2019). "FlyBosnia outlines operational network from June 2019". routesonline.com.
  15. "FlyBosnia plans Rome launch in Nov 2019". routesonline.com. 22 October 2019.
  16. Liu, Jim (10 June 2019). "FlyBosnia schedules Jeddah launch in mid-June 2019". routesonline.com.
  17. Liu, Jim (27 August 2019). "Fly Bosnia schedules London launch in Sep 2019". routesonline.com.
  18. Tanjug (2021-01-11). "Fly Bosnia se sprema za nastavak letova, 4 nova aviona". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-02-01.

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