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Feb 16, 2010 (newstodate): Tuzla International Airport, in Bosnia Herzegovina, is fighting hard to survive.
The airport has been forced to close down operations during this winter as revenues have not been sufficient to sustain the operational and maintenance costs.
No traffic will therefore be handled before the coming of the summer season, forcing carriers like Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines to suspend flights on their routes to Frankfurt and Istanbul, respectively.
Formerly the largest military air base in Yugoslavia with a 2,485 m runway, the airport was turned into a civilian airport in 1998, also serving as the main base for the UN Stabilization Forces in the region.
The first scheduled passenger services were opened in 2009, but the airport did not manage to attract much traffic.
Plans are to focus on the role as a dedicated cargo airport in the future.
The airport has been forced to close down operations during this winter as revenues have not been sufficient to sustain the operational and maintenance costs.
No traffic will therefore be handled before the coming of the summer season, forcing carriers like Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines to suspend flights on their routes to Frankfurt and Istanbul, respectively.
Formerly the largest military air base in Yugoslavia with a 2,485 m runway, the airport was turned into a civilian airport in 1998, also serving as the main base for the UN Stabilization Forces in the region.
The first scheduled passenger services were opened in 2009, but the airport did not manage to attract much traffic.
Plans are to focus on the role as a dedicated cargo airport in the future.