Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Low visibility has been affecting Sarajevo Airport's operations throughout the month, with both passenger numbers and revenue down. Some 28% of all services have been cancelled this month from the capital. Sarajevo Airport's spokeswoman, Belma Čureković, says, "We are still evaluating the financial losses incurred, but it is apparent they are significant. It is not just the airport that is missing out, Sarajevo is also being affected. Thousands of people from Turkey have cancelled their holiday plans to come to Sarajevo". The airport is likely to see its passenger numbers decline in December due to the vast number of flights which have been cancelled. Other airports in the region have also been affected by fog this month including Tuzla, Pristina, Skopje and Belgrade.
Not a surprise. Question arises what does SJJ management have to do to avoid this in future as much as possible: ILS Cat III(a or b) on one or both sides of the runway, improved approach lighting(?), etc. - and what would be the costs of it?
ReplyDeleteNe može CAT III u Sarajevo zbog terena pogotovo na stazu 30, za CAT II ne znam.
DeletePlus to je preskupo.
Are you saying CAT III is technically not even possible from one side?
DeleteI am absolutely certain that invest (even if it was 12-15 mio eur or so) will pay off long-term, would result in more routes, new airlines flying there and steady higher income for the airport and the authorities! No doubt about that at all. I read elsewhere already that almost every carrier tipped for SJJ services is refusing or very hesitative due to traditional immense fog, thus cancellation, issues.
Poslije mjesec dana, Sarajevo je progledalo. Poslije masovnog otkazivanja danas 5 letova za Istanbul!
ReplyDeleteI don't get it Sarajevo Airport is weird, why don't they redirect the airplanes to Mostar Airport, the're no smog and it's sunny?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same. Excellent question.
DeleteZa Mostar se treba najaviti barem 24 sata prije slijetanja, nema emergency redirecta
DeleteYes but the smog was there for two weeks, they knew that before the airplane would leave their homebase...
DeleteStupid OMO move though i guess its for ATC only working if there are pre-announced flights. During those weeks, in every longer lasting fog period they could handle some 10000-30000 extra pax and establish themselves as convenient primary diversion airport.
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