May 6 (SeeNews) - Passenger numbers at Bosnia's Sarajevo International Airport surged to 271,978 in the first four months of 2022, compared with 59,296 passengers served in the like period a year earlier, data by the airport operator showed.
In April alone, the airport in the Bosnian capital served 94,690 passengers, compared with 17,106 in the same month of 2021, according to figures posted on the website of Sarajevo Airport.
Aircraft take-offs and landings at Sarajevo airport totalled 1,165 in April, up from 614 in same month of 2021. In the first four months of 2022, airport operations surged to 3,737 from 2,027 in the January-April period of 2021.
Sarajevo international airport served 767,134 passengers in 2021, up 207% year-on-year, as total operations rose to 11,467 from 5,896 in 2020.
In 2020, border crossing at Bosnia's airports was halted from April 1 to May 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has three other international airports, located in Banja Luka, Tuzla and Mostar.