Sarajevo Airport's new management has adopted a Reform Agenda, which foresees the construction of a new passenger terminal in the near future. Depending on the cost, the airport will either build a brand new facility or expand the existing terminal building. It comes four years after the former management cancelled plans to expand, despite securing a 25 million euro loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to do so. According to then General Manager, Ivica Veličan, the expansion was unjustified as the terminal is yet to reach its maximum operating capacity of one million passengers per year. The project involved building an additional 7.000 square metres of space, a new apron and the overhaul of existing jetways. The final price tag of the project was estimated at 32 million euros.
Under the new Reform Agenda, the airport first plans to build a VIP lounge, car park, office building for staff and support services. a rapid-exit taxiway and expand the apron. In 2017, work will begin on upgrading its runway, as well as its taxiways. "All development projects are planned in line with international standards with the aim to meet the expectations of passengers, airlines and other customers using our services", Sarajevo Airport says. So far this year, the airport has overhauled part of its terminal in a bid to boost capacity at check-in, customs and the arrivals gate. Some two years ago, the airport intended to reconstruct its old terminal (A) building, currently used for administrative purposes, and turn it into a low cost terminal instead. Work was scheduled to begin in 2015 and was to be completed this year. However, the project never materialised.
The Acing General Manager of Sarajevo Airport, Armin Kajmaković, says he is certain 2016 will be remembered as a "turning point" for the airport. "With ambitious projects and innovations, we look forward to keeping up with modern trends. Already in November, travellers can expect the opening of Qatar Airways' service from Doha, and we have also resumed negotiations with the Hungarian airline Wizz Air", Mr Kajmaković notes. Next year, Croatia Airlines is expected to base an aircraft in Sarajevo, with direct services to several key European destinations, while flights to both Iran and Egypt are expected to be launched as well.
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I hate it how people in this region are short sighted. You deal with things ahead of time so you are ready, you don't start dealing with it when it's already too late.
Opening the airport few hours later: NOOOOOOO.
The airport is within the city! If you would live in neighbourhoods of Sarajevo like Ilidza, Pejton, Otes and Osjek, you would now what I am taking about.
Why does CSA have problem with departing Sarajevo at 6 am?
DBV is a prime example of waiting way after the terminal has reached its pick capacity to make it bigger.
Does anybody know the reason ?!
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/749069606527066112
Ne ide to tako Sarajevo, a ne da budem takav ali 772 000 putnika nije nista dobro cak i u regiji. Nema tu ni milion dok Skopje i Pristina ganjaju u blizu buducnost 2 miliona. Za Sarajevo bi 1 milion bio karneval, da jedva obore glavnog grada jedne drzavice male od 600 000 stanovnika, nije bas dobro.
Tu su i destinacije, ne treba Sarajevu Sharjah, Kairo, Teheran i tako dalje. Sarajevu kao Evropskom gradu pod hitno treba Amsterdam, Frankfurt i London. Znam da trebaju vize za London, ali tako je i za makedonce, a opet imaju i OHD i Skopje Londona. Trebaju napraviti paket za engleze i privuci njih kao turiste i siriti reklamu za Sarajevo u engleskoj. Mislim da u BiH ima isto dosta puno katolicki/pravoslavni crkvi kao i u Makedoniji? Ako makedonci imaju jedno jezero, mogla bi BiH imati nesto? London 2-3 sedmicno sa Sarajeva bi moglo ici, treba samo da neko mrdne guzicom.
Mozda Sarajevo ne zasluzuje domacu kompaniju jer njoj zestoko ogranici radno vrijeme od 6 do 22 sati. Ljudi nece sat vremena da zrtvuju jer je vaznije odspavati sat vremena.
Please read the article on the Airliners.net forum under
"Another messy night at NYC airports" .
Sto se tice aerodroma, to sto ne moze nocu da se leti je apsolutna glupost. Cetiri pet kompanija bi odmah dodale nocne letove za SJJ. A sto se tice buke, ko sisa taj narod. Sta su ocekivali kada su kupili stan u blizini aerodroma? Sami su krivi.
Does anyone know what aircraft flew between LJU and FRA back in 1987? (I am asking because of the vintage picture)
Thanks!
Ex 737 crew.
Somewhat wrong, Split airport is battling in courts over land issues, has been for owe 6 years now. Only when land issues has been solved can new terminal be constructed on it. Staklenik who leased the land is disputing the land ownership, and due to massive corruption in local council things haven't moved much since 2010 when new 25000sqm terminal plans where put forward.