Russian carriers plan Sarajevo and Podgorica flights


Three Russian carriers have received approval from the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency - Rosaviatsiya - to launch new flights to Sarajevo and Podgorica. The respective airlines must now seek approval from local aviation authorities in each of the aforementioned markets in order to commence operations. They reserve the right not to go ahead with the planned services. S7 Airlines has received the go ahead to introduce up to three weekly flights between Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital. There are currently no flights between Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the pre-pandemic 2019, 4.079 passengers travelled indirectly between Moscow and Sarajevo, based on OAG data.

Two Russian carriers have received approval from the Russian aviation regulator to introduce services from Moscow to Podgorica. They include Nordwind Airlines and Ural Airlines. Nordwind has received permits for up to two weekly flights and Ural for one weekly rotation. There are no flights between Podgorica and Moscow, despite Russia being one of the largest air transport markets for Montenegro, however, most of the traffic is concentrated in Tivat. “Nonstop flights between Montenegro and Russia are in the interest of both countries and it is natural for them to be restored. We hope it will happen soon so tourists will be able to come to Montenegro”, the Montenegrin Minister for Economic Development, Jakov Milatović, said yesterday. In 2019, Moscow was Podgorica’s second busiest unserved route with 12.545 passengers travelling indirectly between the two cities.

Russian airlines have been ramping up their operations to the region as a number of European markets remain closed for Russian holidaymakers. Over the past few weeks, Russian carriers have launched new operations to Croatia, while Nordwind Airlines inaugurated services to Skopje yesterday. Russian citizens do not require visas to enter either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro. Furthermore, there are no coronavirus entry requirements into Montenegro, while a negative PCR test is needed to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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  1. Anonymous09:04

    DME - BNX S7 with Embraer 170?

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    1. Anonymous10:43

      BNX management has been talking about Moscow flights for quite some time now. There is a possibilty.

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  2. Anonymous09:06

    I'm surprised there are no flights between Moscow and Podgorica considering the passenger flow.

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    1. Anonymous09:09

      And imagine how many passengers fly to Tivat and then drive to TGD on top of the number mentioned in the article.

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  3. Anonymous09:07

    WOW!
    I hope Sarajevo flights will materialise.
    On the other hand, I am sure Podgorica will materialise, there is no doubt there.

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    1. Anonymous09:08

      Corona will turn out to be a blessing for Sarajevo Airport haha

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    2. Anonymous09:16

      My thoughts too @anonim 09:08

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    3. Anonymous12:53

      All it took was to reduce the taxes and a proactive management.

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  4. Anonymous09:09

    Nordwind will have great ex-Yu coverage - flights to Belgrade, Zagreb, Skopje and Podgorica

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    1. Anonymous12:53

      Maybe they will come to Sarajevo too.

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    2. Anonymous13:12

      Since they seem to have recently discovered the ex-Yu market, I wouldn't be surprised.

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  5. Anonymous09:21

    Would be great if S7 started flights to SJJ. Not only would they connect Moscow but also they would be the only One World airline flying to SJJ.

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    1. Anonymous10:33

      Qatar Airways je one world, pa leti za Sarajevo, samo što je trenutno do Oktobra zaustavio letove zbog pandemije

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    2. Anonymous10:37

      ^ https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/05/qatar-airways-unlikely-to-return-to.html

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  6. Anonymous09:21

    I doubt these flights to Podgorica will go ahead. Russia still doesn't allow flights to Montenegro. Not a single airline scheduled flights to Tivat for this summer season, which is weird considering they allowed resumption of routes to Split and Dubrovnik for example. A lot of people are forced to fly with Turkish and Air Serbia to get to Montenegro.

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    1. Anonymous09:28

      Well these received approval from the Russians.

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    2. Anonymous09:36

      It's just Rosaviatsiya approval. I think they need the Government's real approval to start flights (because of Covid, but really it's a political decision in the end)

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  7. Anonymous09:21

    Have there ever been flights between Sarajevo and Moscow?

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    1. Anonymous09:31

      Moskovia Airlines from Zhukovsky Airport started flights to Sarajevo a few years ago but they cancelled the route just a week after it started.

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    2. Anonymous12:54

      This airline went bankrupt in the meantime.

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  8. Anonymous09:30

    Great. The more airlines the better for the entire region.

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  9. Anonymous09:31

    I'm surprised there are so few visitors from Russia in BiH.

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    1. Anonymous09:38

      It's unfortunate especially since Russians don't need visas to visit Bosnia.

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    2. Anonymous09:38

      And vice versa. They should make the most out of the visa-free regime.

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    3. Anonymous09:43

      More PR and marketing has to be done so people visit beautiful BiH.

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    4. Anonymous10:45

      +1 last anon

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  10. Anonymous09:44

    Hope they get permits from local authorities and start flights. More pax for these two airports.

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  11. Anonymous09:44

    Russian airlines expanding left and right.

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    1. Anonymous10:35

      I'm surprised they are not expanding in LJU

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    2. Anonymous10:43

      Probably because Russians can't enter Slovenia. All these new flights Russian airlines are starting are for Russian tourists.

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  12. Anonymous10:33

    Fantastic news

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  13. Anonymous10:34

    Do Russians allow Montenegrins and Bosnians visa free entry into Russia?

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    1. Anonymous10:45

      Yes! :)

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    2. Anonymous11:08

      I'm surprised then we haven't seen flights from SJJ to Moscow if people can enter.

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    3. Anonymous12:52

      BiH is a small market. Most passengers are diaspora and Gulf summer tourists,

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  14. Anonymous13:07

    Meanwhile Mostar is sleeping. It could be a great draw for Russian tourists.

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    1. Anonymous13:09

      It could be a great draw for any tourists. Unfortunately, the airport is dead.

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    2. Anonymous15:32

      OMO is really an embarrassment considering how much potential this airport has. A victim of politics.

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    3. Anonymous15:48

      The last airport in Bosnia that needs to get its act together.

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    4. Soo true for OMO. People working there are hired by HDZ and they are lazy even to talk to someone.

      Remember on time I was there to talk with some guy from marketing about cooperation. Guy was sitting in caffe in the middle of working hours and said to me to wait for him while he finish some talk with his friend. After 20 minutes I left.

      Never face that level of unprofesionality.

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    5. Anonymous 15:48 The airport is not in Bosnia. It is in Herzegovina or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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  15. Anonymous13:08

    Let's hope these flights are scheduled soon.

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  16. Anonymous13:08

    Frequencies seem reasonable.

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  17. Anonymous13:11

    Love that S7 livery. Hope they become a more common sight in ex-Yu.

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    1. Anonymous15:29

      They are good airline too.

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  18. Anonymous15:27

    Could the flights work? Especially SJJ.

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    1. Anonymous15:28

      If they are bringing organized tour groups, why not?

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  19. Anonymous15:28

    Finally we will be connected to Russia from BiH. The heavy foreign investment they gave us (especially in Republika Srpska) and the Bosnian Muslim and Orthodox diaspora we have in Moscow and Russia will be even more benefited.

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    1. Hopefully Agencies will start with promotions for Rusian market.

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  20. Anonymous18:50

    Aeroflot should have started Sarajevo long ago and offered a good alternative for transfer passengers to the Star Alliance mafia.

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  21. Anonymous22:53

    Can we expect to travel to Russia this summer or even this year at all? I think we've been enough already on the blacklist, 15 months..... makes no sense anymore.

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