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B&H Airlines
File:BH Airlines.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
JA BON AIR BOSNA
Founded1994 (as Air Bosna)
HubsSarajevo International Airport
Focus citiesMostar International Airport
Frequent-flyer programMiles&Smiles
Fleet size5 (+ 2 orders)
Destinations9
Parent companyGovernment of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.93%, Turkish Airlines 49% and Energoinvest 0.07%
HeadquartersSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key peopleNudžeim Rečica (Director), Slavica Kasumagić (Sales)
Websitebhairlines.ba/english/

B&H Airlines is an airline with its head office in the Energoinvest Building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,[1] operating scheduled services, charter passenger services and small cargo services. With its home base at the Sarajevo International Airport, the airline is the flag carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

The airline is jointly owned by the government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (50.93%), Turkish Airlines (49%) and Energoinvest 0.07%.[2]

History

The airline was founded on 12 August 1994 as Air Bosna.[3] In the autumn of 2003, the airline ceased operations due to an increased debt that it could no longer repay. It remained defunct until May 2004, when the Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina promised to revive it. In June 2005 restarted operations as B&H Airlines, operating a pair of ATR-72 aircraft.

The logo of Air Bosna, B&H Airlines' predecessor

In late 2007, the Bosnian government announced it was to sell shares in B&H Airlines.[3] On 23 February 2008 it was reported that Turkish Airlines were in negotiations to buy the airline [4], and on 30 March 2008 that Croatia Airlines was also interested in a stake.[5] The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina also invited Comintel and MyAir (in addition to Turkish Airlines and Croatia Airlines) to recapitalise the airline.[6]

Bids were received from Turkish Airlines, Malaysia's Comintel Corporation and a Jordanian consortium, which included Royal Jordanian Airlines.[7] On 29 October 2008, the Bosnian government announced that Turkish Airlines had been picked as the best bidder in an auction for B&H Airlines shares.[8] Turkish Airlines has proposed covering the cost of leasing two Boeing aircraft and taking over a government loan as conditions of obtaining an increased stake in the company.[8]

Destinations

B&H Airlines B737-400 at Sarajevo Airport
File:Bh Airlines b734 at copenhagen airport.jpg
B&H Airlines B737-400 at Copenhagen Airport
B&H Airlines ATR-72-212
B&H Airlines ATR-72-212

Charters 2010

Codeshares

B&H have codeshare agreements with Jat Airways and Turkish Airlines.

Future destinations

  • With the arrival of the first Airbus A319-132 the number of flights will be slightly increased. No new destinations have been announced yet, although it seems just a matter of time until flights to Amsterdam will be launched. From this new destination passengers flying to and from Bosnia and Herzegovina can connect for flights to countries like USA, Canada, Australia, etc.
  • B&H Airlines is looking to set up a similar agreement with airlines flying from Zürich to the USA
  • Furthermore B&H Airlines sees it as a priority to expand the number of flights to their current destinations.

Previous destinations

  • Amsterdam
  • Banja Luka
  • Berlin
  • Budapest
  • Cologne/Bonn
  • Düsseldorf
  • Izmir
  • Ljubljana
  • London
  • Madrid
  • Munich
  • Oslo
  • Podgorica
  • Prague
  • Pristina
  • Rome
  • Skopje
  • Stuttgart

Fleet

B&H Airlines Boeing 737–400
B&H Airlines ATR-72


File:BH Airlines fleet.jpg
B&H Airlines fleet at Sarajevo Airport

As of June 2010 the B&H Airlines fleet includes [2] :

B&H Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(Business/Economy) 		Registration Notes
ATR 72-212 2 66 (10/56) E7-AAD
E7-AAE
Boeing 737-400 1 146 (8/138) TC-JDH Wet-leased from Turkish Airlines,
to be returned late 2010
Airbus A319-132 11 2 144 TC-JLR
E7-...
E7-... 		Replacing Boeing 737-400
One to be wet leased from Turkish Airlines
Two ordered by Bosnian Government[9]
Piper PA-34 Seneca 1 4 T9-BSA Charter
Total: 5 2

1 The first Airbus A319 has been delievered to B&H Airlines on August 8th , the flight JA101 made a early flight to Sarajevo and started service to Zurich! [10]

  • As of June 2010, the average age of the B&H Airlines fleet is 15.8 years.[11]

Passenger statistics and income

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
24,906 59,792 68,222 61,9041 87,1582 54,191 Q2
  • Income
2005 2006 2007 2008
11,743,457 KM 19,623,342 KM 24,183,951 KM 38,987,126 KM

1Only passengers from Sarajevo Airport, (passengers from Mostar, Tuzla and Banja Luka are not included.)

2Only passengers from Sarajevo Airport and Tuzla Airport, (passengers from Banja Luka are not lncluded.)

References

  1. ^ "Headquarters." B&H Airlines. Retrieved on 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. ^ a b "Public invitation for expressions of interest in recapitalization of the Public Company „B&H Airlines" d.o.o. Sarajevo" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  4. ^ "THY is in discussions with Air Bosna for possible acquisition". Hürriyet. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ CH-Aviation – Airline News, Fleet Lists & More
  6. ^ "Partnerstvo Croatia i BH Airlinesa?". Vjesnik. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ a b "Turkish Airlines picked bidder for Bosnia carrier- gov't". Hurriyet Daily News. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  9. ^ http://exyuaviation.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-delays-for-b.html
  10. ^ http://www.airporthaber.com/thy-den-bosna-ya-bir-ucak-daha-25807h.html
  11. ^ http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/BH%20Airlines.htm
  12. ^ http://www.fortunecity.com/oasis/tropicana/533/BH-AIRLINES-STATISTICS.htm
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