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Press release - 5 February 2021 10:00

Wizz Air investing further at Göteborg Landvetter with new direct route to Sarajevo ahead of the summer season

The Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air develops new opportunities in the Swedish market by expanding its range of destinations from Göteborg Landvetter Airport with a new non-stop service to the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

At the end of May, it will for the first time be possible to fly directly between Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city, and Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Wizz Air is to establish a new base at Sarajevo International Airport, enabling the launch of the new point-to-point traffic. As the sole carrier the airline will operate the Göteborg Landvetter (GOT) – Sarajevo International (SJJ) route twice weekly with an A320 model aircraft, starting on 23 May.

Western Sweden has a large share of residents with roots in the Balkan region and Bosnia in particular. When the world reopens, people will long to meet family and friends.

For more information about Wizz Air and the new service: https://www.wizzair.com

Swedavia has taken a number of measures to limit and prevent the spread of Covid-19 at its airports. Along with the Public Health Agency of Sweden’s recommendations Swedavia comply with international regulations for the aviation industry. For current air traffic from Swedavia’s Göteborg Landvetter Airport and more information about the safety measures being taken, visit www.swedavia.com/landvetter/before-your-journey

Swedavia has been conducting ambitious sustainability work for many years, with the goal that all of the ten airports have zero fossil carbon dioxide emissions from their own operations by the end of 2020. Swedavia also works actively to promote the industry’s transition to biofuel and has the goal that five per cent of all fuel used to refuel aircraft at Swedish airports shall be fossil-free by 2025.

For further information, please contact Swedavia’s press office at +46 (0)10-109 01 00 or press@swedavia.se.

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