Russian carriers set sights on Sarajevo flights

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Aegean cuts Beirut over jet damage

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines said it had suspended all flights to Beirut pending the results of an investigation into the cause of damage to one of its planes that flew to the Lebanese capital. Ground crew at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport found external damage to the fuselage of a plane that flew from Athens on January 10, prompting the airline a day later to suspend all flights to and from Beirut, a company statement said. It gave no further details about the damage found on the aircraft's exterior. Lebanon's transport ministry dismissed what it said were comments on social media and in the media that suggested a bullet could be to blame. Lebanese Transport and Public Works Minister Ali Hamie published an email on Twitter, dated January 15, covering a technical assessment of damage found below the cockpit. "After close examination, it was determined that it was not the result of a bullet", the email said. Aegean said it had notified Greek authorities and Beirut Airport authorities and expected to give an update on resuming flights to Beirut in the coming weeks. Beirut Airport is in a bustling residential area of the capital, where festive gunfire is not uncommon.

Russian carriers set sights on Sarajevo flights

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Three Russian airlines have applied and received approval from the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency - Rosaviatsiya - to introduce flights from Moscow to Sarajevo. They include Nordwind and Red Wings Airlines, which have been granted up to seven flights per week each, as well as Ural Airlines which has been awarded rights to operate up to two weekly flights. Russian airlines must first seek approval from their local regulator before requesting flight permits from the country of their intended destination. However, despite being granted rights, Russian carriers do not have to act on them, or may do so months later. S7 Airlines was given permission to start up to three weekly flights between the two capital cities back in June of last year but is yet to launch operations. During the pre-pandemic 2019, 4.079 passengers travelled indirectly between Moscow and Sarajevo on a single itinerary, based on OAG data. Sarajevo Airport has announced that Nordwind Airlines will commence a two weekly operation from St Petersburg to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital on March 2.

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Balkan13:37
Wow! Seems like Sarajevo is continuing its dream run in 2022 as well :)
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Unknown14:38
I would love to see BEG-SJJ flights but with low-cost carriers, JU flights are like 90$ one-wau which is too expensive for 1hr flight...
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Anonymous14:42
Livery on that Sukhoi is stunning
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