Sarajevo Airport is working towards the introduction of scheduled flights between Sarajevo and Cairo, with plans to hold talks with Egyptair during the ongoing World Routes conference in Frankfurt. The airport's Acting General Manager, Dino Selimović, recently discussed the potential service with Egypt's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Walid Ahmed Abdelfattah Haggag. “A nonstop Sarajevo - Cairo service would not only connect the two capitals but would also open up opportunities for better connectivity between Bosnia and Herzegovina and numerous destinations across Africa. At the same time, it would improve Sarajevo's accessibility for tourists, business travellers and other passengers from Egypt and the wider African region”, Mr Selimović said.
One of the main obstacles identified by the airport is Bosnia and Herzegovina's visa requirements for Egyptian citizens. Sarajevo Airport has proposed considering a temporary or seasonal visa waiver, or alternatively simplifying application procedures through digitalisation and faster processing. Sarajevo is already linked to Egypt through Air Cairo's seasonal charter flights to Hurghada. Furthermore, Petroleum Air Services operated seasonal charter flights between Cairo and Sarajevo in August 2025.
Sarajevo Airport is currently attending the Routes World 2026 conference in Frankfurt, where it is represented by Airport Services Manager Vedrana Vikić and Aviation Services Senior Associate Sead Čampara.
'Sarajevo Airport has proposed considering a temporary or seasonal visa waiver', Airports proposing issues that should be delt with on a political and institutional basis is fun. I suspect the EU would look very poorly upon such a move and is a non-starter.
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to finally see Egypt Air in ex-Yu.
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