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Wizz Air unveils Tuzla base with nine new routes

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Wizz Air will base two aircraft in Tuzla and introduce flights to nine new destinations including Hamburg, Beauvais, Cologne, Malmo, Gothenburg, Berlin, Larnaca, Maastricht and Hahn. The new additions will expand Wizz Air’s existing network from Tuzla, which currently includes Basel, Memmingen, Vienna and Dortmund. Four of the new routes will launch in December, when the first 239-seat Airbusn A321neo will be stationed at Tuzla Airport, with another five destinations to be added to the network from late March 2026 when a second A321neo will arrive.

DestinationLaunch date
MaastrichtDEC 12
CologneDEC 12
Malmo
DEC 13
HamburgDEC 14
GothenburgMAR 29
BerlinMAR 30
LarnacaMAR 31
BeauvaisMAR 31
HahnMAR 31
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This expansion follows a public call for airline subsidies, for which Wizz Air was the sole applicant. The Tuzla Canton government has allocated 615.000 euros in subsidies for the first year of operations (2025), with annual funding increasing to one million euros between 2026 and 2028. Under the agreement, Wizz Air will receive six euros per arriving passenger on the newly launched routes. Wizz Air closed its base in Tuzla in September 2023, citing supply chain issues and persistent winter fog, which led to "compromises in planned aircraft utilisation and an above-average number of diversions". At the time, the airline discontinued twelve routes. Of the nine routes five were previously operated in 2023. These include Berlin, Cologne, Gothenburg, Hahn and Malmo.


Commenting on the planned reopening of Wizz Air’s base, Tuzla Canton’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Transport, Almir Žilić, recently said, "This confirms that our support model is working and that the return of Wizz Air, along with the launch of new routes, will help us achieve our strategic goals". Wizz Air Hungary's Managing Director, Roland Tischner, added, "I am pleased that after two years we are returning to Tuzla. In cooperation with the Tuzla Canton Government and the airport’s management, we will be reopening the base this December. We will station two aircraft, with the first becoming operational on December 13, and the second in March 2026. As part of the base, we will also have a team and crew permanently based at the airport".

Wizz Air commenced operations from Tuzla in 2013 and opened a base in the city in 2015, becoming the first and only low cost carrier to do so in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition to Wizz Air, Tuzla is also served by Pegasus Airlines and AJet, both operating flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Tuzla Airport handled 174.861 passengers during the January - July period, an increase of 75.3% on the same period last year, but down 59.6% on 2023 when the Wizz base was still operational.



August 19, 2025
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Anonymous said…
The Tuzla Canton government has allocated 615.000 euros in subsidies for the first year of operations (2025), with annual funding increasing to one million euros between 2026 and 2028


3 million € for 2 aircraft base. Meanwhile Slovenia is paying 16mio for nothing
09:01
Anonymous said…
Well played Wizz. They weren't paid two years ago and now they are back and being paid.
09:06
Anonymous said…
What's the point of all this fanfare? They are making it sound as if they will announce JFK and PVG and not a whole bunch of gasto routes.
09:07
Anonymous said…
Well the airport depends on this traffic. For a small regional airport it is like introducing JFK.
09:08
Anonymous said…
Finally!
09:08
Anonymous said…
Yes by an airline that blew them off recently and caused them almost to go bankrupt. It's like a woman going back to an abusive husband.

There is no point in all this free PR for Wizz Air since they are getting paid to fly from TZL.
09:10
Anonymous said…
Great news for Tuzla.
09:12
Anonymous said…
Anyone else find it ironic they are opening a base in the middle of winter while using the excuse of winter fog as the reason they withdrew last time?
09:13
Anonymous said…
Plus the fog has cleared over Tuzla :D
09:14
Anonymous said…
There is no such metaphor in business. Tuzla needs passengers. Wizz Air wants money. Tuzla provides the money, Tuzla gets the passengers.
09:14
Anonymous said…
The fog is now cleared permanently!!
09:14
Anonymous said…
Wondering if this will be A320s or A321s based in TZL.
09:15
Anonymous said…
Well we all knew it was a lie.

But jokes aside, if they are getting hundreds of thousands of euros then this will cover some of the costs associated with re-routing to Belgrade.
09:15
Anonymous said…
This will allow Wizz to compete against Ryanair in Sarajevo.
09:16
Anonymous said…
The rebrith of TZL :)
09:19
Anonymous said…
My guess is A320.
09:20
Anonymous said…
Let's hope they don't pack up and leave again in a few years.
09:23
Anonymous said…
Two years after closure and they’re back again. Wizz Air really knows how to play the market. First they leave citing “fog” and “supply issues" and now they’re suddenly interested again when subsidies appear.
09:34
Anonymous said…
Regardless of the politics and subsidies, this is great for passengers. Tuzla is back on the map and with more choice than in recent years.
09:34
Anonymous said…
Good move. Six euros per passenger is a small price to pay if it boosts connectivity, tourism and business in the region.
09:35
Anonymous said…
+1
09:36
Anonymous said…
Is there a recent new route from BiH which is not subsidised?
09:37
Anonymous said…
Great news for Tuzla and the whole region! More routes mean more travel options and better connectivity for the diaspora.
09:37
Anonymous said…
This is exactly what Tuzla needed.
09:45
Anonymous said…
A321 would be too big.
09:45
Anonymous said…
Interesting that the departure tax Bosnia introduced isn't having too much of an impact on airlines.
09:45
Anonymous said…
Wizz Air in Bosnia is so unreliable. They have closed two bases so far in Bosnia.
09:46
Anonymous said…
this wouldn’t have happened without subsidies
09:46
Anonymous said…
Either you really know nothing about Slovenian subsidies, or you are deliberately manipulating the facts. All the data are publicly available. For all the years combined, €16.8 million was available, but as of March 21, 2025, only half a million euros had been paid out. As we know, these subsidies are paid retroactively, based on passenger numbers.
09:59
Anonymous said…
Yes, yes, clearing the fog must be the key for their return :)
10:01
Anonymous said…
Did Tuzla Airport finally install the approach lights?
10:02
Anonymous said…
Great for diaspora
10:07
Anonymous said…
Well last time they operated for 10 years so I think they are relatively reliable.
10:08
Anonymous said…
Have been waiting for this! Was loosing hope it would happen.
10:10
Anonymous said…
No. Planned since 10 years ago.
10:11
Anonymous said…
I hope for some surprise in terms of routes.
10:12
Anonymous said…
There won't be any surprises. The routes were predetermined.
10:15
Anonymous said…
Wizz Air is smart to re-enter Tuzla before Ryanair establishes dominance in Bosnia
10:22
Anonymous said…
Long overdue
10:23
Anonymous said…
Fantastic news
10:23
Anonymous said…
Stationing 2 aircrafts in Tuzla? For what? They will have to make 2 or 3 rotations each every day? I am no expert, but highly doubt this will work.
10:32
Anonymous said…
The 9:01 guy only reads the titles of the articles and then mindlessly keeps repeating the same (wrong) mantra.
10:34
Anonymous said…
TZL had two years to find another airline who could bring the same number of passengers as W6 without subsidies. It couldn't do it, they only got just some flights to Turkey.
So they just opened their check book for Wizz again in order to get connections to Europe.
10:49
Anonymous said…
Which means you need to reed of that lazy government.
10:56
Anonymous said…
Hope they put tickets on sale today
11:04
Anonymous said…
They will
11:09
Anonymous said…
Approach lights extension to 900m have been installed (used to be 720m) last year.

Runway Centerline lights are supposed to be installed this year - the contract has been signed two weeks ago.
11:20
Anonymous said…
Nole for President!
11:57
Anonymous said…
Stop worrying about us! No need :)
12:14
Anonymous said…
Maastricht - Aachen aswell.
12:17
Anonymous said…
Theyre even adding larnaca as a new route!
12:49
Anonymous said…
Larnaca is a nice surprise
12:49
Anonymous said…
Tuzla needs Vienna flights by OS and Frankfurt flights by any LH Group airline, not just Wizz Air, Wizz Air, Wizz Air...
12:53
Anonymous said…
Larnaca is a big suprise, and based aircraft A321Neo
13:11
Anonymous said…
Straight from AUH
13:22
Anonymous said…
Fantastic news from Tuzla
13:31
Anonymous said…
Well it seems the surprise was Larnaca :)
13:35
Anonymous said…
Interesting they substitued Charleroi for Maastricht.
13:37
Anonymous said…
LCA is a great addition and will attract passengers from Sarajevo too.
13:38
Anonymous said…
If someone told me a year ago there would be Laranca-Tuzla flights I would think they are crazy :D Happy for Tuzla though.
13:44
Anonymous said…
They seem to be starting a lot of flights there. Probably got a good deal with the airport after Ryanair withdrew all their flights there.
13:47
Anonymous said…
And it is two A321neos :)
13:49
Anonymous said…
Tuzla is cooking
13:58
Anonymous said…
That is, state money will go to Wizz to fly someone to Cyprus for sea holiday. The whole logic of our corrupt state.
14:00
Anonymous said…
If it buys them a few additional votes.
14:09
Anonymous said…
Larnaca is quite odd, it would make a lot of sense to introduce it from Sarajevo that already has a tourist base to Cyprus, now people from Sarajevo will have to go to TZL :D
14:18
Anonymous said…
Larnaca is quite odd, it would make a lot of sense to introduce it from Sarajevo that already has a tourist base to Cyprus, now people from Sarajevo will have to go to TZL :D
14:18
Anonymous said…
Finally some good news for Tuzla! With so many new destinations this airport is really coming back to life.
14:53
Anonymous said…
Nine new routes, two based aircraft and A321neos. This is the biggest expansion Tuzla has ever seen
14:54
Anonymous said…
239 seats is a lot to fill year-round.
14:57
Anonymous said…
+1
14:59
Anonymous said…
Bravo Bosnia! And Larnaca is a positive surprise!
15:04
Anonymous said…
Larnaca and Maastricht are very interesting additions. Nice to see more variety, not just Germany and Scandinavia.
15:21
Anonymous said…
Berlin and Hamburg will definitely be popular
15:22
Anonymous said…
Exactly.
15:37
Anonymous said…
Especially for an airline, which doesn't carry transfer passengers.
15:42
Anonymous said…
Why not Charleroi?
15:52
Anonymous said…
Ryanair should add Copenhagen - Sarajevo to compete!
16:03
Anonymous said…
Because Maastricht
16:23
Anonymous said…
Dont yu see the danger of Tuzla and Sarajevo cannibalizing each other?
17:28
Anonymous said…
They always did for the cheap flights! I am happy for TZL!
18:23
Anonymous said…
Huh?
19:53
Anonymous said…
I wonder if they will be paying that departure tax from Tuzla?
19:53
Anonymous said…
I'm surprised with the double A321s.
19:55
Anonymous said…
Nah
20:43
Anonymous said…
Lazy government? You think the fact that not all funds have been used means the government is lazy? There should be a basic political knowledge test for people to write comments here.
22:07
Anonymous said…
Establish dominance?? It's one of the poorest countries in Europe with no loyalty to airlines and hypersensitivity to price.
22:08
Anonymous said…
6 euros per passenger is absolutely not a small amount. If the A321neo is full for the whole rotation then that's almost 3 thousand euros. And that's just for that one rotation. There will be 6 rotations per day!!
22:10
Anonymous said…
They have loads from Abu Dhabi now.
22:13
Anonymous said…
Wizz Air established dominance in poorer markets such as N. Macedonia and Albania so spare us. You're on a portal named EXYU Aviation
22:20
Anonymous said…
What's corrupt about giving young people what they want and can afford? It isn't 2005 anymore to just cater to diaspora, 1 route aimed at locals won't hurt anyone.
22:21
Anonymous said…
+1 last anon
22:43
Anonymous said…
What are the chances of a full W6 A321neo with 244 passengers out of TZL on any of these destinations? Not very high hence the subsidies.
23:25
Anonymous said…
I would have thought ATH would be a higher priority, no?
23:28
Anonymous said…
That's 6 departures a day. Which for the 9 destinations averages 3x weekly. Seems normal frequency to me.
23:30
Anonymous said…
No way!
23:32
Anonymous said…
AUH base had 12 aircraft in total. Half of them NEOs.
23:33
Anonymous said…
Bravo Tuzla and Wizz
02:01
Anonymous said…
So is SJJ the only one paying this tax again?
02:01
Anonymous said…
+1
02:02
Anonymous said…
What about the Ryanair flights from Banja Luka, isn’t that the real competition here or even Osijek?
02:23
Anonymous said…
SJJ already has ATH charters and SKG by RYR, Larnaca is untapped potential for now
07:45
Anonymous said…
Yeah, Banja Luka leadership sucks. I doubt anything new will happen there.

Osijek and the surroundings seem to have not enough people? Osijek only flies to Dalmatia and to the UK. I would've been nice if Osijek had more flights.
16:51
Anonymous said…
I think they should use Eindhoven or Charleroi because Maastricht is not far away from Cologne but good they decide that maybe will come later these Destination
23:35
Anonymous said…
Great job Tuzla!
09:50
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