Aviation History
Bosnia and Herzegovina's aviation history was shaped decisively by the 1992-1996 Siege of Sarajevo, during which Sarajevo International Airport became the site of one of history's longest sustained humanitarian airlifts, delivering over 160,000 tons of aid across roughly 13,000 flights under UN control. The country's post-war flag carrier, Air Bosna (later B&H Airlines), operated from the mid-1990s until its financial collapse in 2015, after which Bosnia has been served primarily by foreign carriers. Sarajevo International Airport has since been rebuilt into the country's main civilian hub, handling over 2 million passengers a year by the mid-2020s.
Aeroput opened a domestic route linking Belgrade to Podgorica via Sarajevo, among the region's earliest scheduled air services.
Following UN control of the airport from June 1992, Sarajevo hosted a massive humanitarian airlift lasting into 1996, with roughly 13,000 flights delivering over 160,000 tons of aid during the Bosnian War.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's post-independence flag carrier was registered in 1994, with flight operations beginning in 1996.
The airport reopened for civilian flights on 16 August 1996 after the war.
Air Bosna was rebranded as B&H Airlines.
The flag carrier operated its final commercial flight on 11 June 2015 and had its Air Operator's Certificate revoked shortly after, leaving the country without a national airline.
Air Bosna / B&H Airlines (defunct, 1994-2015)
Wikipedia, airlinehistory.co.uk, Sarajevo International Airport