Bosnian Wand Airlines was an airline based at Sarajevo International Airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that operated scheduled flights to European and Middle Eastern destinations. It was forced to suspend operations after only a few weeks of operations.[1]
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | January 2015 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | February 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Sarajevo International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Wand Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editBosnian Wand Airlines was founded on 24 June 2014 in Gornje Dubrave-Živinice with the aim to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with important destinations in the world and to establish a functional air network in competition with B&H Airlines. In the meantime, preregistration of the company had been done and the headquarters had been located in Sarajevo.[2]
Bosnian Wand Airlines planned to obtain its own air operator's certificate while all flights were to be operated by Hermes Airlines. The first flight was conducted on 25 January 2015 from Sarajevo to Athens.[3]
On 10 February 2015, the airline was ordered by the Bosnian authorities to suspend operations as it did not hold the necessary certificate and had failed to explain the affiliation with Hermes Airlines.[1] As of 25 April 2015, the airline had not resumed operations.
Destinations
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From January to February 2015, Bosnian Wand Airlines offered flights to the following destinations:[4]
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najaf | Iraq | NJF | ORNI | Al Najaf International Airport |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| Athens | Greece | ATH | LGAV | Athens International Airport |
| Baghdad | Iraq | BGW | ORBI | Baghdad International Airport |
| Beirut | Lebanon | BEY | OLBA | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport |
| Erbil | Iraq | EBL | ORER | Erbil International Airport |
| Frankfurt | Germany | FRA | EDDF | Frankfurt Airport |
| Gothenburg | Sweden | GOT | ESGG | Göteborg Landvetter Airport |
| Malmö | Sweden | MMX | ESMS | Malmö Airport |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | SJJ | LQSA | Sarajevo International Airport |
| Stockholm | Sweden | ARN | ESSA | Stockholm Arlanda Airport |
| Sulaimaniyah | Iraq | ISU | ORSU | Sulaimaniyah International Airport |
Fleet
editAs Bosnian Wand Airlines did not own an operations certificate, all flights were operated by Hermes Airlines using their aircraft. The fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | - | 220 | operated by Hermes Airlines |
| Total | 1 | - |
References
edit- 1 2 "Sarajevo grounds Bosnian Wand Airlines - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ↑ "Contact us - Bosnian Wand Airlines". bwairlines.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ↑ "Uspješan prvi let Bosnian Wand Airlinesa iz Sarajeva: Više od 200 putnika u posjeti Atini - Klix.ba". klix.ba. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ↑ "Flight Schedule - Bosnian Wand Airlines". bwairlines.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
External links
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