Information Flash
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 4 worldwide airports – Sarajevo, Tuzla, Banja Luka and Mostar – have known as for the reintroduction of a moratorium on the passenger charge paid by airways to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA). The proposal, which was mentioned at a latest session of the Council of Ministers, has but to obtain ultimate approval, with no timeline set for a call. Beneath the present system, airways pay a charge of 1.5 euros for each departing passenger on flights from the nation’s industrial airports. The cost serves as a supply of funding for the aviation regulator.
Sarajevo Airport stated the initiative goals to strengthen connectivity, entice new airways and help the event of air transport and tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Airport officers famous {that a} earlier moratorium on the charge generated constructive outcomes, together with greater passenger numbers, community growth and elevated vacationer arrivals. The 4 airports are proposing that the moratorium be reinstated for at least two years, citing rising gas costs, growing working prices, inflationary pressures and ongoing disruptions throughout the worldwide aviation market. On the identical time, the airports pressured the significance of securing different funding sources for the BHDCA to make sure the regulator’s uninterrupted operation ought to the proposal be authorized.
