Turkish Airlines’ low cost subsidiary AJet will commence operations to its sixth destination in the former Yugoslavia and its third in Bosnia and Herzegovina this coming summer by introducing operations between Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport and Mostar. The new seasonal service will commence on June 4 and will operate once per week, on Wednesdays, until October 22. Flights will primarily be maintained with the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Tickets are now available for purchase through the airline’s website. Mostar Airport has been negotiating with Turkish carriers over a potential service for a decade. Talks with Turkish Airlines began as far back as 2015, while last year negotiations also took place with Pegasus Airlines.
AJet will now maintain 26 weekly flights to markets in the former Yugoslavia during the height of the upcoming 2025 summer season. This includes ten weekly services to Belgrade, daily to Sarajevo, four weekly to Skopje, three weekly to Pristina and a weekly rotation to Tuzla, complementing the new Mostar service. As a result, the airline will have a total of nine weekly flights to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coupled with its parent company Turkish Airlines, the Turkish Airlines Group will boast 171 flights per week to the region this coming summer season. AJet, which was rebranded from AnadoluJet in March 2024, aims to become the largest low cost carrier in the world. Initially founded in 2008 to boost connectivity within Turkey’s Anatolian region, the airline now serves over 120 destinations. Over the next decade, AJet plans to expand its fleet to 200 aircraft. Its current line-up includes a mix of A320s, A320neos, A321s, A321neos, 737-800s and 737 MAX 8s
The Istanbul service becomes Mostar’s sixth new route announced so far for this coming summer. Apart from AJet, Italian regional carrier Sky Alps will open a base in the city, commencing new services to Bergamo, Naples, and Palermo, which will complement flights to Rome and Munich that were operated last summer. The airline is also expected to schedule services to Catania and Bari. Furthermore, Eurowings will launch seasonal operations from Dusseldorf and Stuttgart, although the introduction of flights from the latter has recently been pushed back from the initially planned May 10 to June 14. Mostar Airport handled 47.379 passengers in 2024. It anticipates up to 80.000 travellers this year.
Further flight details for the new Istanbul - Mostar service can be found here.
All they are missing now is Banja Luka
ReplyDeleteBNX always misses out on flights.
DeleteBecause they don't give subsidies.
DeleteActually BNX management was in Istanbul and negotiated with Pegasus but was rejected due to luck of slots.
DeleteLooking forward to seeing which destination they add next in ex-Yu.
DeleteI hope BNX will get flights to Istanbul also
DeleteGoing to be a great year for Mostar.
ReplyDeleteWill they manage an all time record?
DeleteThe record is 78,055 I think so most likely.
Delete^ The record year for OMO is 86,000 all the way back in 1991.
DeleteInteresting, thanks
Delete^ No problem. :)
DeleteSmall numbers but understandable, Hercegovanci always prefer to drive to Zagreb in their Mercs to show off, and unfortunately choose to stay.
DeleteSo in 2012 without any scheduled flights they had double the number of passengers then they had last year.
DeleteAnd it didn't have to pay for any route...
DeleteHvala.
DeleteSorry what is the point of these one weekly flights?
ReplyDeleteCharters I guess?
DeleteI mean.... Atleast they'll be year-round, and plus this is Mostar we're talking about, where any achievment is a good achievment, so....
DeleteOops, I think I might have, unintentionally, skipped the June 4th until 22nd October thing.
DeleteMaybe they will extend it if it performs well.
DeleteThere are no tourists who come to Bosnia and skip Sarajevo. So the point is doing triangle SAW-OMO-SJJ-SAW or SAW-SJJ-OMO-SAW. This way you take nice one way trip by train instead of travelling back and forth. Makes sense to me.
DeleteMore connectivity is always a win, even if it is one weekly.
DeleteWonder if Pegasus will now start OMO. Similar thing happened in Tuzla.
ReplyDeleteIt’s about time Turkish carriers added Mostar to their network! A long-overdue route that will benefit many travelers.
DeleteWill they get subsidies for these too?
ReplyDeleteMost likely.
DeleteGreat news for Mostar!
ReplyDeleteTurkish Airlines Group with 171 flights per week to the region is just incredible. They’re really dominating the Balkan market
ReplyDeleteNow count Lufthansa Group flights.
DeleteLH, even if they have more flights, tend to largely send their CRJs and Ejets to the region, as opposed to Turkish carriers that mostly send A320s and 737s
DeleteNot to mention that with TK it is just 2 airlines and they still manage 171 flights per week compared to LH group with like 5 airlines.
DeleteTK is just taking full advantage of the demand.
DeleteWhy did Eurowings move the flights by a month?
ReplyDeleteApparently they needed extra time to do training for pilots.
DeletePilots need extra training to land in Mostar?
DeleteYes
DeleteMay I ask what for?
DeleteIt requires special approach procedure.
DeleteFantastic news for Mostar. Well done
ReplyDeleteTK is on a roll this summer in ex-Yu. Additional frequencies to ZAG and LJU, new route to OHD and now new route to OMO.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that they decided to operate Ohrid with mainline TK, while Mostar and Tuzla got Ajet.
DeleteMaybe because Ohrid is managed by TAV?
DeleteActually not that surprising, OHD is a major tourist destination, so TK will benefit greatly from connecting traffic. OMO and TZL are much more oriented towards P2P traffic.
DeleteSky Alps, Eurowings, and now AJet… Mostar is getting some serious airline interest. Good for them
ReplyDeleteHope this continues
DeleteThe Balkans are becoming a key market for Turkish carriers. Great to see more connectivity between the region and Istanbul.
ReplyDeleteMost countries do not require visas for Turkish citizens
Delete^ So? How is that relevant?
Delete@12.16 what are you talking about. Turkish citizens need a visa for almost everywhere in Europe except a few Balkan countries including Bosnia.
DeleteIstanbul–Mostar is a route that should have existed years ago. Glad it’s finally happening.
ReplyDeleteTrue
DeleteI think we might see them soon in INI too.
ReplyDeleteAJet aims to become the world’s largest low-cost carrier? Good luck with that.
ReplyDeleteDoes not hurt to be ambitious.
DeleteThey should be realistic.
DeleteWhy not?
DeleteLook what they are doing with Turkish Airlines so they can do also with AJet
Somehow I don't see Ajet becoming bigger than Ryanair,
DeleteFinally all airport in B&H are proactive with decent traffic volumes.
ReplyDeleteTuzla needs W6 base back.
DeleteI like how BiH is actively trying to generate revenue and movements to its regional airports.
DeleteAfter years of stagnation at almost all airports, it is a nice change.
DeleteOne weekly flight is nice, but it won’t really help with connectivity. Hopefully, they increase frequencies soon.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good start. I think these flights will be successful.
DeleteYes indeed, many B&H citizens will take summer vacation in Turkey for less money and better quality than in Croatia. 7 day vacation in Turkey travelling from Mostar will be excellent opportunity for many from Hercegovina and Dalmatia as well. This could be a great opportunity for many!
DeleteNice news but I was first expecting they would establish more flights to western Europe.
ReplyDeleteThey are getting more flights from western Europe. Have you read the article? Seven new routes to Western Europe by Sky Alps and Eurowings.
DeleteMost people seem to read just first few sentences and then comment unfortunately.
DeleteIstanbul is a major hub, so this route will give people in Mostar better connections to the world. Smart move.
ReplyDeleteSAW not so much as IST.
DeleteIt is Istanbul.
Delete10.25 There are still many good connections via SAW, especially with AJet operating the flights.
DeleteSAW is in top10 European airports in 2024
DeleteWhat are the fares like?
ReplyDeleteYou can check on their site.
DeleteThat's too hard for some
DeleteDoes AJet sell connecting flights?
ReplyDeleteYes, including onto TK, even though TK is at IST.
DeleteCompetition for OU and JU on this route now.
DeleteIt is hardly convenient to have to change airports in Istanbul which are so far away from each other along with the notorious Istanbul traffic.
DeleteSAW offers good onward connections to many destinations.
DeleteWell done Mostar.
ReplyDeleteMaybe other smaller regional airports like SPU and Rijeka can get better connectivity to Istanbul soon like Mostar has achieved.
DeleteSPU has almost 4.000.000 passengers a year and is on fourth place in ex-YU. Small airport?
DeleteRijeka as well is far away from small airport in comparison to some other airports in the region.
DeleteSorry 12.08, but the guy before you is right, you are not. SPU is significant airport in ex-yu terms, with high volumes of traffic. RJK at the other hand is total disaster. Are you aware that during the winter they have 6 turboprop flights per WEEK, 4 PSO and 2 MUC which I am not sure even operates entire winter. 2 or 3 days in the week in winter they have ZERO flights
DeleteAnd in summer they have average of 3-4 flights per day. If that is not small, I don't know what is small. And things to be worse, they are losing airlines and destinations every year for several years now. 2019 they had DOUBLE traffic compared to today
I forget do SPU or Rijeka have any flights to Istanbul? I know DBV has excellent connections, not quite SJJ or SKP level but getting there.
DeleteCroatia Airlines started flights from SPU to IST last summer 3p/w and this year it's gonna be 5p/w because LF was great and people are searching for this route
DeleteI've been 5 times to Istanbul and hopefully I'll go this summer again
AJet expanding into Mostar is a smart move. There’s definitely demand for this route, especially with the large Bosnian diaspora in Turkey and Turkish tourists in BiH.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost exclusively going to be used by Turkish tourists.
DeleteNot necessarily.
DeleteBravo!
ReplyDeleteIt's impressive that a small airport like Mostar will have 5 different airlines serving it.
ReplyDeleteI hope there will be more
Delete+1
ReplyDeleteI will not recommend any one to use Turkish airline. They are the most cheater air line l seen.
ReplyDelete🤣
DeleteWhy exactly?
DeleteGood luck. Hope it's successful.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of, does anyone know what are the loads on the Tuzla-Istanbul flights?
DeleteIts okay, avarage 85% on Pegasus flights, Ajet have little more idk why, even they fly 1pw
DeleteGlad to see Mostar finally getting serious traffic. Hopefully, the airport infrastructure can handle it.
ReplyDeleteGood job. Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteDaily LJU-SAW additional to regular turkish airlines connection and in summer LJU-AYT
ReplyDelete