Sarajevo Airport handles under 250.000 passengers

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Wizz Air to set up Maltese airline

Wizz Air is planning to create a new subsidiary based in Malta to allow the budget carrier to continue expanding around Europe. The Hungary-based carrier is already the fastest growing airline in Europe and now intends to set up Wizz Air Malta, which could begin flights in October 2022 using Malta-registered aircraft. The airline said it would apply for an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) for the new subsidiary. Wizz Air’s CEO, Jozsef Varadi, said, “We are pleased to announce our intention to establish a new airline subsidiary in Malta. Wizz Air is constantly evaluating the structure of its business and exploring options to establish new AOCs and bases in Europe and beyond”. He added, he successful establishment of Wizz Air Malta later this year will help to reinforce our strong position and support our expansion plans in Europe. We look forward to working with EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and the Maltese CAA to take this application forward”. European airlines can now set up multiple AOCs across the continent with the arrangements being overseen by EASA. Patrick Ky, Executive Director of EASA, noted, “This new set-up, where one group will operate multiple AOCs based in different member states, but overseen by the same competent authority, demonstrates the possibilities available through the transfer of responsibilities to EASA”. Malta’s Minister for Transport, Aaron Farrugia, said, “This airline will register a substantial number of aircraft in our country, further increasing the number of our already strong 9H fleet. In fact, it is expected to have a significant impact on our economy and generate further jobs. It will also lead to further opportunities and initiatives”.

Sarajevo Airport handles under 250.000 passengers

NEWS FLASH

Sarajevo Airport ended 2020 by handling 249.642 travellers, representing a decrease of 78.2% on the previous year. December was the slowest month since the airport was reopened for commercial traffic in June, with 13.367 passengers welcomed during the last month of the year. “It is important to note that Sarajevo Airport is constantly working on both attracting new airlines and the resumption of existing services. We are adjusting to the requirements made by airlines and creating preconditions for the larger-scale resumption of traffic. Airports live off passenger traffic, freight and other related actives and our recovery mostly depends on the normalisation of travel and the easing of epidemiological restrictions”, Sarajevo Airport’s General Manager, Alan Bajić, told EX-YU Aviation News.

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MAR	28.249	▼ 58.4
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MAY	367	▼ 99.5
JUN	3.629	▼ 97.0
JUL	13.345	▼ 92.6
AUG	22.014	▼ 75.1
SEP	21.011	▼ 80.1
OCT	21.416	▼ 77.6
NOV	14.949	▼ 77.8
DEC	13.367	▼ 76.8

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Anonymous19:54
better times are coming...
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Anonymous01:48
Let's hope Wizz Air opens the base. Sjj will rock.
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Mirza20:10
Wizz air produzio ugovor sa TZL,tako govori diretor aerodroma TZL...
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