Wizz Air is entering the Berlin – Sarajevo route and will compete with Eurowings from December
Wizz Air is introducing direct flights between from 3 December 2026 Berlin to Sarajevo. The route will have two weekly frequencies during the winter, and three in the 2027 summer timetable. This gives Sarajevo a second carrier on the connection with the German capital.
Two transport companies on the Berlin – Sarajevo route
Flights Wizz Air between Berlin Brandenburg (BER) and Sarajevo (SJJ) airports will operate on Thursdays and Sundays. From the summer 2027 timetable, the company plans to add a Saturday frequency, and tickets are already on sale.
Of particular interest to travellers is that Wizz Air is not entering an empty market. Eurowings launched the route between Berlin and Sarajevo in May 2026, initially once a week, with an additional frequency during the summer months. The airline has since confirmed the continuation of the route through the winter as well, with two flights a week from 20 December.
This means that during part of the winter flight schedule, two carriers are set to compete directly on this route. For a market that relies heavily on VFR traffic, meaning diaspora travel, as well as the growing city-break segment, the additional capacity could lower prices and expand demand beyond traditional peak periods.
Wizz Air is expanding its network from Sarajevo
Berlin is part of Wizz Air's wider expansion in Sarajevo. On the same day, 3 December, the carrier is also launching Bratislava, while flights to Prague begin on 18 December. Along with existing connections to Rome and London, the company will thus offer at least five European destinations from Sarajevo.
The expansion comes at a time of strong growth for Sarajevo Airport. In 2025, 2.23 million passengers passed through it, 22.2 percent more than the previous year. In recent years, Sarajevo Canton has used subsidies and airport incentives in parallel to attract new routes, and three million convertible marks have been planned for subsidising new air routes for 2026.
Therefore, for Sarajevo, more important than the launch of the new route itself is whether the two carriers will manage to sustain year-round demand. If they succeed, Berlin could become one of the examples of how the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is gradually shifting from a heavily seasonal to a more stable European air connectivity.
