BH Airlines, the national airline that once operated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, went bankrupt, and Zamaaero announced today the fate of its aircraft.
ATR 72-200 E7-AAD (formerly T9-AAD) joined the fleet in V/2005 and was withdrawn from the fleet in VI/2015 when it was decommissioned and no longer flew.
The ATR 72-200 E7-AAE (formerly T9-AAE) joined the fleet in V/2005 and was removed from the fleet in III/2015 when it was decommissioned and no longer flew.
The Boeing 737-400 TC-JDH, leased by Turkish Airlines, joined the fleet in May 2009 and left the fleet in August 2010 when it was returned to Turkish Airlines. It was then converted into a cargo aircraft and flew for Europe Airpost, TNT, ASL, FedEx and from May 2022 it will fly cargo for New Zealand Airwork.
The Airbus A319 TC-JLR, leased by Turkish Airlines, joined the fleet in August 2010 and left the fleet in February 2012 when it was returned to Turkish. Since September 2018 it has been flying for Air Albania and since February 2024 it will be handed over to Avolon, writes Zamaaero.
The fate of BH Airlines
BH Airlines is the successor to the original BH airline Air Bosna, which was founded in 1994. The company offered scheduled and charter flights to various destinations in Europe. However, poor business performance and high losses slowly led to the collapse of the only state-owned airline.
After tranches to ensure its survival, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided in June 2015 to close BH Airlines, which at that time had debts of US$17 million. The last commercial flight took place on June 11, 2015.
Workers lost their jobs. Bankruptcy proceedings were opened on September 28, 2016. The company had about 100 employees, of whom 26 are now employed at Sarajevo Airport, 41 were awaiting bankruptcy, and the rest went to work outside Bosnia and Herzegovina.
