Bosnian Wand Airlines

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Bosnian Wand Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
H3HRMHERMES
Founded2014
Commenced operationsJanuary 2015
Ceased operationsFebruary 2015
Hubs Sarajevo International Airport
Destinations12
Parent company Wand Group
Headquarters Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website www.bwairlines.com

Bosnian Wand Airlines was an airline based at Sarajevo International Airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that offered scheduled flights to European and Middle Eastern destinations. It was forced to suspend operations after only three weeks of service. [1]

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History

Bosnian Wand Airlines was founded on 24 June 2014 in Gornje Dubrave – Živinice with the plan 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 the headquarter had been located to Sarajevo. [2]

Bosnian Wand Airlines planned to obtain its own air operator's certificate, until then 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 already suspend operations again as Bosnian Wand Airlines did not hold the necessary air operator's certificate and failed to explain their affiliation with Hermes Airlines. [1] As of 25 April 2015, the airline did not resume operations.

Destinations

Bosnian Wand Airlines routes as of January 2015 BWAdest.GIF
Bosnian Wand Airlines routes as of January 2015

From January to February 2015, Bosnian Wand Airlines offered flights to the following destinations: [4]

CityCountryIATAICAOAirport
Al Najaf IraqNJFORNI Al Najaf International Airport
Amsterdam NetherlandsAMSEHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Athens GreeceATHLGAV Athens International Airport
Baghdad IraqBGWORBI Baghdad International Airport
Beirut LebanonBEYOLBA Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Erbil IraqEBLORER Erbil International Airport
Frankfurt GermanyFRAEDDF Frankfurt Airport
Göteborg SwedenGOTESGG Göteborg Landvetter Airport
Malmö SwedenMMXESMS Malmö Airport
Sarajevo Bosnia and HerzegovinaSJJLQSA Sarajevo International Airport
Stockholm SwedenARNESSA Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Sulaimaniyah IraqISUORSU Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Historic fleet

Bosnian Wand Airlines Airbus A321-200 Bwasjj.JPG
Bosnian Wand Airlines Airbus A321-200

As Bosnian Wand Airlines did not own an operations certificate, all flights were operated by Hermes Airlines using their aircraft.

The Bosnian Wand Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [5]

Bosnian Wand Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A321-200 1-220operated by Hermes Airlines
Total1-

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sarajevo grounds Bosnian Wand Airlines - ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Contact us - Bosnian Wand Airlines". bwairlines.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Uspješan prvi let Bosnian Wand Airlinesa iz Sarajeva: Više od 200 putnika u posjeti Atini - Klix.ba". klix.ba. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Flight Schedule - Bosnian Wand Airlines". bwairlines.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  5. ↑ "Bosnian Wand Airlines F-GYAN (Airbus A321 - MSN 535) (Ex HB-IOE ) | Airfleets aviation". airfleets.net. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

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