The low cost airline will commence operations from both Geneva and Basel to Sarajevo during the 2027 summer season, marking its debut in the country. Neither route is currently served from the Bosnian capital. Services will commence in April and May respectively.
The airline will also significantly expand its operations to Tivat next summer by introducing flights from Amsterdam, Basel, Birmingham and Edinburgh. The four new routes will complement easyJet’s existing seasonal services to the Montenegrin coastal city from Berlin, Bristol, Geneva, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester, bringing its Tivat network to nine destinations. The expansion will further strengthen the carrier’s presence on Montenegro’s coast and broaden access from several important Western European markets. Tickets for the new Tivat operations are now available to book through the airline's website.
| Route | Launch date |
| Edinburgh - Tivat | 29.03.2027 |
| Geneva - Sarajevo | 22.04.2027 |
| Birmingham - Tivat | 03.05.2027 |
| Basel - Sarajevo | 10.05.2027 |
| Amsterdam - Tivat | 29.06.2027 |
| Basel - Tivat | 30.06.2027 |
Commenting on its Tivat expansion, the CEO of operator Airports of Montenegro, Roko Tolić, said, “The new route to Scotland, which follows two years of negotiations, is particularly important to us. easyJet will operate between Edinburgh and Tivat twice per week from late March until the end of October, covering the entire shoulder season as well as the peak summer period". He added, "In addition, the airline will introduce services to Tivat from Amsterdam, Birmingham and Basel. These are not new routes for us, but they are new to easyJet and will be integrated into the carrier’s existing network. Across these ten routes, the number of available seats will increase from 236.000 this year to more than 350.000, representing growth of almost 50%. This positions easyJet as one of Airports of Montenegro’s strategic partners".
A bit unexpected but good for them. Congratulations
ReplyDeleteeasyJet entering Bosnia and Herzegovina is bigger news than any individual route. If the launch succeeds many more destinations could follow.
DeleteFinally easyJet comes to Sarajevo
ReplyDeleteHopefully these routes are successful and lead to a larger presence at SJJ.
DeleteSafe diaspora routes
DeleteAll routes from SJJ are either diaspora, Turkey or Gulf.
DeleteNonsense anonymous 12:34. Sarajevo is an up and coming very fashionable tourist destination and is growing in popularity year on year.
DeleteIt's not nonsense at all. Look at the list of destinations served.
DeleteIt's very much nonsense, there are many leisure routes to Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Girona, Rome, Paris and many more
DeleteThere are a few charters to abovementioned. Rome and Paris are leisure routes? Since when?
Deletefashionable 😶
DeleteGreat news for Sarajevo. Basel should perform very well considering the large Bosnian diaspora across Switzerland, France and southern Germany.
ReplyDeleteTransfers will be doing magic too. easyJet offers connections (self-transfer but still available to buy through flight connections by easyJet) which will surely be used.
DeleteConnections by easyJet is not a self transfer
Deletehttps://www.easyjet.com/en/help/extra-services/connections-by-easyjet
DeleteIt says that the journeys are self-connected.
easyjet only offers self connections.
DeleteAmsterdam–Tivat should be a winner. Montenegro is becoming increasingly popular among Dutch tourists.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are delighted to wait few hours in front of the terminal at 38 Celsius. They better build new infrastructure before expanding passenger numbers
DeleteGreat expansion but Tivat desperately needs a proper year-round strategy. Nearly everything still disappears once October arrives.
DeleteWhat can one do in Tivat in November and December?
DeleteWell it's not about Tivat. It's about Montenegro as a whole country. Even in summer I doubt many holiday in Tivat itself.
Deletewell it is about the coast, get real
DeleteGood news but it would be even better if some of these Tivat routes operated beyond July and August.
ReplyDeleteEdinburgh is entire summer season.
DeleteSarajevo has been attracting one new airline after another. The airport’s growth over the past few years has been remarkable.
ReplyDeleteHas it attracted many new airlines?
DeleteSarajevo Airport is doing an excellent job attracting major low cost airlines. The transformation of its network is impressive.
DeleteThankfully for JU they are not expanding in BEG.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think they should. So many options now. Return to markets they served before and expand something new.
DeleteThey could have very nice network from Belgrade: Berlin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Rome, Milan + something in France
Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham would fit perfectly
DeleteAnd Skopje keeps sleeping...
ReplyDeleteLjubljana missing out with those, seems like every time they get one route, an aiport in the region gets 2-3
ReplyDeleteAny of the new routes that were put on sale would work from Ljubljana, but let's just be happy for 2 new destinations with them for next year. Maybe someday, more is to come
Deletecurrently ljubljana has new Berlin, Dusseldorf and New York plus more frequency on old ones ... so far just Orly was dropped and Munich in Winter but lets see. definitely looking good so far.
DeleteIzgleda da necemo vidjeti ekspanziju Ryanaira u Sarajevu.
ReplyDeleteSto? Ryanair svakako ne moze da uspostavi letove izmedju BH i CH.
DeleteZašto ne bismo, Ryanair napada Krakow, Maltu, Madrid između ostalog u proširenju.
Deletesays they guy who was telling us they will open a base
DeleteSarajevo’s summer network is becoming much more diverse. The next challenge is securing more routes that operate throughout the winter.
ReplyDeleteI read on here years ago that Manchester was one of Belgrade's biggest underserved (not served) routes, it would be a perfect route for easyJet.
ReplyDeleteIf only they would’ve guts for that
DeleteIts not guts. Its viability.
DeleteCompetely crazy decision by Airports of Montenegro. Airport is falling apart. This summer was a mess with even flights being cancelled and they keep adding more as if they just opened a new apron amd terminal.
ReplyDeleteHow did Wizzair not try Basel
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering too. Basel is practically three markets in one: Switzerland, France and Germany. This route has excellent potential.
DeleteeasyJet entering Bosnia is a major vote of confidence in Sarajevo’s tourism potential.
ReplyDeleteLMAO. Basel is the most hardcore gastarbeiter destination from ExYU.
Deletewhat should Kosovo say then where EasyJet is one of the main airlines. A touristic heavyweight?
this guy with the hvaljospev of Sarajevo*s apparent tourism potentia is geting bit tiring now. 95% Its either diaspora routes to the west or incoming routes from Turkey and Middle East
DeleteThe only incoming tourist route from the west TUI from London didnt work out.
Basel–Sarajevo is an obvious diaspora route and should perform very well throughout the summer.
DeleteEdinburgh is a pleasant surprise.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense.. For tourists.
DeleteWhat will be the frequencies of the Sarajevo routes?
ReplyDelete2 weekly
DeleteWill they be seasonal on year round?
DeleteIt will likely depend on the performance next summer.
DeleteHopefully year round
DeleteCongratulations to both Sarajevo and Tivat!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news for us, the Bosnian diaspora living near Geneva.
ReplyDeleteTwo new Sarajevo routes and three for Tivat is a very strong announcement for the region. Hopefully more will follow.
ReplyDeleteAnd there was BER-LJU last week
DeleteThis is a major win for Sarajevo. Getting easyJet into the market could be more important than the two initial routes themselves.
ReplyDeleteConsidering they are only expanding from Switzerland shows that SJJ did not encourage them to open elsewhere and challenge Ryanair. Ryanair is still the more important partner.
DeleteSarajevo now becomes the only ex-YU airport served by Europe's three largest LCCs right?
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteThat level of LCC competition would have seemed impossible only a few years ago.
DeleteTrue
DeleteWhat competition? no route is flown by two airlines
DeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteBerlin would also make sense from Sarajevo, especially considering easyJet’s presence there.
ReplyDeleteEurowings already flies Berlin seasonally, so easyjet from there is not going to happen.
DeleteSo that means Swiss is definitely not going to launch Geneva-SJJ. I remember they won subsidies for it 2 years ago.
ReplyDeleteWell they have delayed it for many years. Obviously they gave up.
DeleteSurprising there were no Basel-Sarajevo flights up until now.
ReplyDeleteYes, I would have expected there was enough diaspora traffic for someone to start it.
DeleteIs it just me or is it currently only possible to buy tickets from Switzerland to Sarajevo but not the other way around?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's the same for me. Seems like they have not opened sales from SJJ yet.
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