Panga Luca Airport is in the process of negotiating four new roads for the winter season 2025/26, which begins in late October. At a time when the airport has a strong growth during the first quarter of the year. “We are currently negotiating four new ways for the winter season. At the present time, I cannot reveal the destinations that are discussed, as the agreements have not yet been completed. However, Banja Luka has strong potential to expand their road network by adding destinations that are not only attracted to the diaspora, but they are also important for local residents. It is believed that the four destinations are Istanbul and Copenhagen Malmo and Hamburg.
The airport has seen a strong growth of passengers during the first quarter against the background of increasing frequencies in current services by both Ryanair and Wizz Air. She dealt with 88.653 passengers during the period from January to March, an increase of 47.1 % in the first quarter in 2024. However, this figure still decreased by 5 % in the first quarter of 2023. During the continuous summer season, the seat capacity scheduled at the Banga Luca Airport was set at 18.2 % to 357.060 seats. Ryanair will remain the largest airport airline with 78.1 % of its summer capacity at the airport. In addition, Banja Luka will be proud of regular covenants to Athens, Antalya and Hurhada this summer.
Commenting on the airport targets for this year, Ms. Kecman said: “We expect a crowded summer season with up to ten daily flights, and all current indicators indicate that we are on the right track to exceed the annual record for 2023 of 460,000 passengers.” The airport plans the first major repair for this winter, which will have no effect on traffic. Mrs. Kisman concluded that “emergency reforms are scheduled to start for the month of May, while it is scheduled to start rebuilding the full runway in October. The project is expected to be completed by March next year.”
