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Qatar Airways is modifying its operations on its seasonal summer Sarajevo service. Starting today, flights will be operated with a triangle routing: Doha - Sarajevo - Sofia - Doha. As a result, the carrier will no longer run a nonstop service between Sarajevo and Doha. The airline is not selling tickets on the Sarajevo - Sofia sector. Passengers flying from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital to Doha will not disembark the aircraft in Sofia during the 45-minute stop. Qatar Airways will maintain its Sarajevo flights until September 10. All services are operated with the Airbus A320 aircraft.
Bosnia is on a roll...downhill
ReplyDeleteBosnia is on the rise as never before. SJJ airport looking more glamorous and prestigious, inside and out as each day pass by. Financial results breaking all records. Tuzla airport continues with its expansion and opening their horizons in order to bring in new airliners. Mostar airport is waking up slowly but surely.. Banja Luka airport is holding on. All these airports in very small country as Bosnia&Herzegovina.
DeleteThe delusion
DeleteNever make a judgement when you are down the waves, wait until you are on top of it and you can see a clear view. Hope this helps.
DeleteNo, but you should definitely seek help.
DeleteThanks for your concern for SJJ and myself. Be rest assured we are all doing well.
DeleteI see from the declining passenger numbers, route terminations and lack of connectivity.
DeletePassengers numbers are not imperative of whether airport or airline is doing well. It’s a profit and loss account by the end of the year. This PNL will determine how sustainable is airport or an airline. When it comes to route terminations, it’s a pure economics. And remember not that long ago this Bosnia and Herzegovina was savaged by war. There is no magic wand to make things happen when we want and how we want. A Post war transitions may take a very long time to make things right politically and economically to bring overall prosperity.
DeleteIn the meantime lets embrace of what is available and surely there is always solution.
DeleteYour propaganda does not change the fact that Sarajevo's passenger numbers are declining and so is it route network. No, we won't embrace "what we have" because we had much more a year ago. Stop making excuses.
DeleteIt’s not an excuse. I wrote clearly embrace of what is available. Next year could be different for better or for worse. It’s beyond anyone’s control. But if you want to travel anywhere in the world, you can from SJJ. Connectivity is there with very fine and reliable airliners. It’s a matter of choice.
DeleteSarajevo will have slightly less passengers (50-100k) than 2019 so what? It's still impressive given they had zero Wizz and Ryan this year. TZL and BNX will hit record years.
DeleteAnon 15:21, how long will the war that has been over for nearly three decades be a justification for poor development?
DeleteIt is mentioned that savaged infrastructure due to recent war was just one of the elements.
Deletemust be for some other reasons
ReplyDeleteJe l bese Jasmin kriv za ovo?
Deletea new European destination
ReplyDeletehahahahahhahahahahahhahahahha you win today
DeleteWoah I never saw this coming from qatar. I was wondering maybe they were introducing ljubljana
ReplyDeleteThey were doing some W routes in the balkan before weren't they?
DeleteBucharest Sofia I think
DeleteDOH-OTP-SOF-OTP-DOH
DeleteDOH-SOF-BEG-SOF-DOH
DOH-ESB-BEG-ESB-DOH
I think they also had DOH-BUD-ZAG about ten years ago
DeleteMaybe this could lead to Ljubljana introduction? It would be about time to do so...
ReplyDeleteDOH-LJU-SKP-DOH and everybodys happy :D
DeleteThat route would be fantastic, but it would need to go DOH-LJU-SKP-LJU-DOH To make sense
Deletewe can't even get amsterdam guys, let's stop dreaming
DeleteOr Paris.
DeleteOr Vienna, Baltics, Scandinavia, Iberia, Italy, Romania, Prague, Berlin, Manchester...
DeleteRiyadh, Kuwait City and Dammam seem to be everything Sarajevo needs or cares for. I guess flights to Barcelona or Paris are not politically or economically important.
Deletere anon 10:47, since we talk about hypothetical things, the W route you're suggesting really doesn't make sense, since the plane will need to go twice to Lju before heading again south to Doha....
DeleteAnon 10:58 what are you talking about? We have Airfrance and Transavia flights to Paris?
DeleteI'm not ann 10:58 but orly is gone in the winter and there is no more morning departures at all
DeleteBarcelona is on its way when it comes to SJJ. Nothing guaranteed of course nowadays. However when it comes to Paris, its going to be a ‘slow dance’, so to speak.
DeleteSJJ is currently in state of total collapse. WHAT IS GOING ON Y'ALL?
ReplyDeleteNo demand simple
DeleteTotally opposite. SJJ is in state of rejuvenation. Aviation market is on the move daily and unpredictable. Let’s be grateful that QR have chosen to fly to SJJ in the first place.
DeleteGrateful? It used to fly to Sarajevo nonstop year round. Now it flies for 3 months a year and now it is triangle flights.
DeleteQR still fly to Sarajevo. Whether all year round or for a 3 month. This is their business forecast for our market. Why not being thankful. We are still in the picture when it comes to their worldwide network.
Delete:D:D
DeleteSarajevo itself never had more tourists and all the legacy airlines increased their flights so the overall passenger change won't be significant at all.
DeleteOne of the main problems in the Balkans are individuals like you and their pink glasses.
Delete@23.14 in the balkans we wear a ray ban LOL
DeleteSJJ can’t seem to catch a break :(
ReplyDeleteAt least it flies to SJJ unlike SKP….
ReplyDeleteif that helps you feel better
DeleteYeah you are very happy that you have flights to Doha, but only a few to Europe, congrats!
DeleteWhat percentage of FZ and QR passengers are actually Bosnians and not UAE tourists?
ReplyDelete15-20%
DeleteI have a question about flynas is it used by Bosnians?
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean that their SOF route is weak with passengers?
ReplyDeleteit means both routes
DeleteThis means that TK is stronger than them and in both cities TK has 3 daily IST. SJJ even has SAW with Anadolujet and Pegasus?
Deleteso sad and disrespectful the way Sarajevo passengers. they cant even leave the plane during the stop.
ReplyDeleteThis a very bad year for Bosnia aviation.
This is very good year actually. It’s time for changes, rather than taking things for granted.
Delete@14.14 gosh you change your propaganda school. now the Jordanian Aviation episode seems plausible
DeleteNothing to do with propaganda school. I do not work for SJJ airport. Just looking into the things from different and reasonable prospective.
DeletePure delusion
DeleteJust walk in at Sarajevo Airport and look around at all the changes that have been made just recently after very long time. Those are facts not delusion. Enjoy
DeleteIt’s just an normal airport nothing special
DeleteOnce all work is completed it will be very airy, spacious and very special. Welcome
DeleteAirport that does not have routes to most important European airports is not really a premium airport.
DeleteAccording to premium airlines in SJJ who are paying a hefty fees to keep flying at SJJ ,it is a premium airport already for a very long time.
DeleteNothing wrong with this. Passengers flying with QR are always looked after whether on the ground or in the air.
ReplyDelete... hahahahah ... :D dobre fore. what does pax being looked after have to do w this SJJ route being downgraded? Some people just can't face the facts.. Air travel is currently BOOMING around the world esp. Europe, and on the other hand. there's this.. think...think..
DeleteThis is just a fuel stop..they cant have full mtow from sjj with doh fuel o/b
ReplyDeleteThe fact that they can't refuel in Sarajevo says a lot about the services offered at the airport.
Deletedoubt it. they would have to cancel half of their pax from/for both airports if they were full
DeleteThey can definitely refuel in SJJ, it has two fuel companies operating.
DeleteI thought the Middle East was the bread basket of SJJ, how come this route does not work?
ReplyDeleteThey will be back next year. What means it does work for them. Premium LF is good. Potential is still there too.
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