Sarajevo Airport will benefit from five new flight routes next year, introduced under a subsidized flight service agreement with the local tourism authority. Swiss International Air Lines and Eurowings will expand their route network from the Bosnian-Herzegovinian capital. This will strengthen the region's international connections and support local tourism.
Swiss International Air Lines plans to start flights between Genf and Sarajevo. This new connection complements the existing service from Zurich and is scheduled to operate twice weekly from the beginning of 2026. Exact frequencies and flight schedules will be confirmed at a later date. Swiss previously served the Geneva-Sarajevo route, from April 2015 to April 2016, with an Avro RJ100 aircraft. The resumption of this service underscores the relevance of Sarajevo as a travel destination for the Swiss market.
The low-cost airline Eurowings plans to significantly expand its services in Sarajevo. In addition to the existing connections from Cologne and Stuttgart, the airline will launch new routes from Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Hanover The service to Berlin, originally scheduled for this year, has been postponed to 2026 for operational reasons. Eurowings had already offered flights between Berlin and Sarajevo from June 2019 to January 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic prevented the resumption in March 2020. The Hamburg-Sarajevo route was last served by Wizz Air until 2022, while Düsseldorf was last served in 2010 by the former airline B&H Airlines.
With the launch of all planned Eurowings routes, Sarajevo will be directly connected to a total of ten German cities. In addition to the destinations served by Eurowings, these include Baden-Baden, Memmingen, and Weeze, served by Ryanair, as well as Frankfurt, served by Lufthansa. This comprehensive connection to the German market, one of the most important source markets for tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, promises to further stimulate travel and economic development in the region.