NEWS FLASH
Tuzla Airport anticipates handling 800.000 passengers in 2026 following the reopening of Wizz Air’s base late last year. The low cost carrier will further expand its operations with the stationing a second aircraft in Tuzla this March and the launch of a further six routes. The airport will also welcome two weekly charter services to Hurghada this summer, operated by Air Cairo and Nile Air respectively, as well as a new route from Zurich, to be maintained by Chair Airlines.
During 2026, Tuzla Airport plans to install lighting in the touchdown zone, which is the portion of the runway, beyond the threshold, where aircraft first contact the runway. Furthermore, it plans to carry out the installation of red side-row lights along the runway perimeter and
expand its apron from three to seven parking positions
During the first half of the year, Tuzla Airport has 426.980 available seats on scheduled services, representing a year-on-year increase of 173% or an additional 270.928 seats.
I don't want to be negative or rude but knowing the management, I don't think any of those goals will be achieved, from passenger numbers to infrastructure.
ReplyDeleteMaybe 700 thousand, but 800 is impossible for this year. Previously, Tuzla had an advantage over Sarajevo due to low cost, Banja Luka the same. Now there is much more competition, so it remains to be seen.
ReplyDeleteSecond half of the year Tuzle will have bigger seat capacity as first half. On yearly base they will have seat capacity more than 900k. To achive 800k they need to have load factor above 90%.
ReplyDeleteI think they can't achive, but they will be close.
These are not all net new passengers. What airports are affected? Sarajevo? Belgrade?
ReplyDeleteMost of them are! If you are from Tuzla, but live in Sweden for example, with Wizz flights you will come 4-5 times this year. Without, you'll come once or twice, maybe by car/bus, maaaaybe flying to Belgrade. But if there would really be many people from the region using BEG, also transfer companies that worked on TZL airport would have BEG transfers. They don't. Why? Because people don't fly from BEG.
DeleteTuzla needs to target getting legacy carriers. Austrian flights to Vienna or Swiss flights to Zürich would be good for Tuzla.
ReplyDeleteWhat for? TZL-VIE is only couple of hours driving. TZL pax are not those who will pay 200€ for Austrian. Like - NEVER!
DeleteBosnia is a very poor country where bus is king. OS or LX to the provinces is a no go.
DeleteHow do 14 weekly SJJ-VIE flights work out then, if bus is king? Also, is bus really that cheap?OS or LX at TZL would work perfectly fine due to transfers. I've never been a fan of these "random" Wizz Air routes out of TZL. Of course they're not totally random, but you can always ask "Why Hamburg instead of Hannover?", "Why Gothenburg instead of Stockholm?" etc. With OS or LX, it would be possible to reach all four with one stop. So many destinations would be easily reachable from TZL, if it had an airline like OS or LX.
DeleteInstalling the lights brings them one step closer to CAT III. With CAT III, they will be a dominant airport among small airports in the former Yugoslavia region, especially for attracting LCC carriers.
ReplyDeleteYes someone needs to give 10 milion USD for cat 3b and anuall 1 milion for maintance
ReplyDeleteAccording to a study conducted for Tuzla Airport, the complete installation of a CAT III ILS system is estimated at approximately EUR 1.5 to 4 million in total, including additional infrastructure works, while annual maintenance costs are estimated at EUR 400,000–600,000.
DeleteDoes anyone have data for 2025?
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