Bosnian air traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels

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Airbus terminates Qatar order

Airbus has raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered A350 jets by announcing it had revoked a separate contract for 50 smaller A321neo jets the airline plans to use for new routes. The move widens a dispute that moved closer towards a rare courtroom clash, with a procedural hearing over Qatar's claim for more than $600 million in compensation over A350 flaws pencilled in for the week of April 26 in London. Airbus revealed it was walking away from the contract for A321neos in skeletal arguments presented during a scheduling session over the A350 dispute at a division of Britain's High Court. "We confirm we did terminate the contract for 50 A321s with Qatar Airways in accordance with our rights", an Airbus spokesman said following a filing setting out provisional arguments. Qatar Airways is expected to fight the A321neo contract's termination, having said it plans to take delivery of the jets even though it is refusing to take more A350s until a dispute over surface erosion on the larger planes has been resolved. The airline said in a court filing that it was "working through the practical consequences" of the A321 decision, adding that Airbus was not entitled to declare a "cross-default" on the basis of Qatar's refusal to take more A350s in the main dispute. Qatar Airways had no immediate comment on the A321neo contract, which has its roots in an order 10 years ago worth $4.6 billion at list prices, originally for a smaller version. Qatar Airways has said the A321s will help it launch flights to new markets where there is currently not enough demand for larger aircraft, but which are out of reach of smaller A320s. Qatar's first A321neo is due to be delivered in February 2023, according to the airline filing. Industry experts say the hot-selling model can easily be resold, in contrast with a drop in demand for big jets like the A350, worsened by the pandemic.

Bosnian air traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels

NEWS FLASH

Air traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s airspace is continuing to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the volume of flights handled in August reaching 80% of pre-pandemic levels. This has been complemented by a notable increase in the number flights at the majority of the country’s international airports. It is estimated Bosnia and Herzegovina will reach 84% of pre-pandemic traffic this month, while up to 95% could be achieved at the start of October. "Although certain corrections could be made in regard to these forecasts, it is encouraging data for us. It is difficult to give long-term estimates, because we do not know how the pandemic will evolve across the world and what sort of restrictive measures could be implemented in regard to air transport. In any case, for both airliners and the entire industry, this year will be far better than the previous one", the head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Traffic Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA), Davorin Primorac, said.

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Anonymous11:24
Good to see. I think BiH market will be outperforming pre-Covid era very soon.
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Yogi Po19:47
Waiting to see August on Sarajevo Airport.
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Anonymous09:08
It would of been record breaking if countries didn't have such ridiculous Covid rules.
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