Originally Posted by AirportPlanner1
How are the loads on the Sarajevo route? Mostar is where the tourists want to go so could actually work better for them
Unverified reports on the web that load factor has been very disappointing. However the route started on 24-Sep, ie only 3 weeks ago, so need to wait a while before reliable stats are published
A few years ago there were regular scheduled flights to Mostar from Rome and with Mistral Air on a 737 - I think it was 2x weekly in summer. Even with all the Catholic pilgrims, this route didn't get that many pax outside peak pilgrimage periods - I suspect most passengers travelled on air charters or travelled, at least in part, by land - eg from Dubrovnik or Split
Yes, the Catholic population in the UK has increased in the last 20 years, but the numbers are nothing like those in Italy. Tangney Tours are a UK travel agency who are heavily involved in taking Catholics on pilgrimages are focussed primarily on Lourdes. They offer Medjugorje but it's a long way down the list of top destinationd
The Bosnian diaspora in Europe is centred on Germany, Austria and various countries in the western Balkans. The UK is unlikely to see a large amount of VFR traffic to Bosnia (at least at profitable air fares) as Wizz found out in 2017