Zdravo, dear reader,
the city of Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina has long been on my wish list.
No daily flights to and from Stuttgart available at acceptable prices, but there are also Frankfurt!.
three flights a day and enough time for the city, this is the plan for today.
Here is the current route map:
reporter's trip flights on a larger map
Saturday, 05/29/2010
FRA (Frankfurt-International-Airport)
ZAG (Zagreb-Pleso Airport)
Service conducted planned 417 of OU Croatia Airlines
: 10.05 / / 11:25
Is it really true what I hear during a wet and cold night?.
Yes, it was to sleep only five hours after my return from France and with even less time, it's my phone that wakes me up.
No excuses here, the ICE from Stuttgart's Central Station will depart at 07.27 clock and it is a very good price, can not be changed for 14.25 Euro's.
On the way to the airport to clock 05.45, parked to match the flight back to Stuttgart in the late evening.
With the light rail to the central station to wait a few minutes on the wrong track,
thanks to the German course, the usual, it seems, reversible leaves, but the train on time then Stuttgart.
important for me, with little time in Frankfurt until my first flight.
have posted something about the history behind it, I via Airways,
a voucher brings the price to an acceptable level.
Frankfurt-Ljubljana-Sarajevo, the first time with the Slovenian Adria Airways. The first track on the regional jet 900, the second in the regional jet 200, around 70th - Euro's per flight.
start in Frankfurt at 10.15 clock and arriving in Sarajevo at 15.55 clock. examine
The flight plans is a duty for me, six weeks before departure, there is no flight on Saturday from Ljubljana to Sarajevo anymore.
No news of the agency re-checked, but the flight is definitely gone.
And even better, check-my-trip shows me that I must now fly Frankfurt-Ljubljana Ljubljana-Sarajevo on Saturday and Sunday.
One night in Ljubljana without news!.
This will be a big surprise for the non-frequent flyer check-in be.
In such cases, I turn more directly to the airline, not to go through the agency.
This is also not possible because there is only a French address and no phone number on the website.
And as always in such cases, I test the alternatives before the call.
The best single flight, if we are close to 300, - Euro's want to call favorable to the Malev Boeing 737-600 and the Dash 8-400 Frankfurt-Budapest-Sarajevo with similar times. Croatia
costs more than 400 - €'s easy.
The friendly staff at Adria's Frankfurt office is not thrilled when they hear my story.
I show her the possibilities a surprise, "Are they in the travel industry?" If your question is, "No, I fly from time to time." Is Croatia
ok for them, we only book on Star Alliance airlines, or to what about Lufthansa?.
No, please do not Lufthansa, I accept like Croatia, but only today!.
A mail in the evening makes my new ticket and more than three weeks later, I still get a mail from Airways, that have changed in my posting something, whether it is ok for me.
The train is not booked up early this Saturday and it is a trip to Frankfurt comfortable.
a timely arrival, 08.38 clock, 50 minutes now until boarding at gate C04.
How I like this display board!
to go a good plug, ten minutes at the security checkpoint and then in the gate area. I already have
Checked online the night before use to Croatia's Web site, fast and good, the seating is possible.
And as always, if possible, windows last row for me.
A look at Frankfurt's internal display today
It is a finger-gate with an extra security check, U.S. airlines and Air India at the gates next to it,
the high security area here.
American
Air India to start on the road
The machine is at the gate before my arrival, it is 9A-CTG, given an Airbus A319 as on my confirmation.
A well-used machine in use in Croatia since 21/01/1998.
The first flight to Croatia for me, a new registration and route No. 52 on the A319 about everything.
The company currently operates four units of this type and this is the oldest, with the name "Zadar".
chaos when entering a very slow security check at the gate, many passengers. families with small children without fixed seats on connecting flights from the U.S.. Discussions with the staff at the gate for places next to each other and these things.
I am one of the last passengers to board, the pilot is at the door, I tell him about the chaos at the gate and he says, as always in Frankfurt!.
He's nice, middle-aged.
four ladies in the cabin as far as friendly, especially the young flight attendant in the rear cabin.
23A, my seat is taken, a family of three in my series.
I tell the flight attendant that I wait, if another acceptable place free for me, or I would also go forward in the business!.
you actually go forward, but is soon back again, business is full and all seats are occupied in Eco.
No window seat, not with me, at 23F is a young man, probably not his reserved space, it shows me this place and the other changes to its passenger middle seat further forward.
window last row, all seats occupied.
The cabin equipped with dark blue cloth seats, very little leg room, but clean so far.
This is the security card
No confusion here at the magazine title
then start clock at 10.10, nearly on time of the 4000 meter track 18, it is cloudy at only 12 degrees.
A girl on the phone with 22F her cell phone while driving to the station and also as other passengers to call on the end it does not stop. I press the call button for the flight attendants that works.
Croatian pilot responds with all the flight data that are of interest to me in a friendly kind
The altitude is 35000 feet, the route takes us to Munich and Salzburg directly to Zagreb.
Duration 1 hour 5 minutes
Free Service, a croissant, water, coffee and biscuits later, very well here in Croatia.
then landing on the 3252 meters of track 05, it is 11.30 clock, again almost on time and the weather is much better here, light clouds and 22 degrees, which feels really like the south of the Alps.
My seat while disembarking from the aircraft
at its home base
ground service
more than two hours now in Zagreb, time enough to go outside to look and enjoy the warm weather.
Zagreb Airport is not bad but not really on top level in comparing two larger airports
Saturday, 05/29/2010
ZAG (Zagreb-Pleso Airport)
SJJ (Sarajevo-International- Airport-Budmir)
Service OU conducted planned 344 of Croatia Airlines
: 14.55 / / 15:45
Do we take a look at the screen.
Lufthansa to Munich late, my flight to Sarajevo looks on time. Checked
I am also back to Croatia's web site already online.
to use quick and good as the first flight.
Square 16F, not the last series, but a window and happiness,
two seats for me on a workload of about 90%.
are at the gate later, other passengers from Frankfurt.
Time passes quickly and I see it as no one at the security checkpoint, an hour before my flight, this is my chance to come in the gate area without a waiting period. Interesting
machines here, Croatia Airbus A319, and a Dash 8-400 Fokker 100 of SunAdria.
My machine on arrival?
storm clouds in the background, but no problem for CSA with the ATR from Prague
Lufthansa with the delay on the Avro from Munich
Another Dash 8 of Croatia in the approach
The gate region with an old-fashioned door to the apron,
good view of everything
by bus to the aircraft after a heavy rain shower of gate 12
What a new looking machine
A view of the propeller
There is a Dash 8-400, as in the flight plan. Let's remember
still smells like a new plane?.
Used by Croatia since only six weeks, delivery date 30.03.2010. A new registration for me, flight number 10 on this type.
9A-CQF is called "Primorje" and is one of six of these aircraft in the fleet Croatia
The car looks great, a woman, a man in the service, both ok.
Dark blue leather seats, not the back rest are adjustable, clean, much better leg room than on the A319.
It is 14.55 clock, perfectly on time, blue sky and the temperature is 24 degrees, start from rail 05 as landing. Shortly after the start
The pilots are from Croatia, a short, hard-to-understand information from the co-pilot in flight, altitude 26 000 feet.
A sandwich, pastries and drinks in the service.
The security card, Croatia is proud of its Star Alliance membership
We fly over the border between Croatia and Bosnia
Approaching Sarajevo
mountains and valleys, green overall
In the final approach, a Valley down
just landed on the 2,600-meter track 12, it is 15.45 clock, again perfectly on time.
Cloudy but dry, the temperature is 22 degrees.
Good conditions for a glimpse of the city
No problems with the landing gear today
My seat
Modern and comfortable
Also interesting BH Airlines ATR
A final view when exiting
a taxi is the only way akzeptale in the city.
A very interesting way, I'm going to Bosna TV and the Holiday Inn-over, two pictures in my memory to Sarajevo.
years back, during the Balkan war, I see the journalists in the hotel, the TV station sends images to the world and sit on both sides of the city on the mountains of the warring parties and send down their unwelcome greetings in the encircled city.
bullet holes in this house
Cute and friendly people here, even the taxi driver does his job for the price I know of.
transportation in Sarajevo
The Eternal Fire monument
With the fire
A beautiful, restored building
The Cathedral
A high minaret
stone paved paths in the old town
This is the Madrasah
Looking at the Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque
From inside
chimneys on the roof
The garden of the mosque
around the mosque
In the garden
The clock tower
One more minarets
And again the mosque garden
The prayer zone
A view of the mountains from the city center
A narrow path in the old town
the mosque from behind
And the mountains on the other side
Do we Souvenirs
The dovecote
again old-fashioned Transport
mountains on the other side
shops in Old
Special
A nice business
The smoking Bazar
Kitchen Appliances
On the way back
The Clock Tower from the other side
Another view in the city
not very inviting several taxis pass.
I go to the nearest hotel and ask the employees for a taxi.
Fortunately for me, the hotel operates its own shuttle service for exactly the same price as the taxi.
The friendly driver told me on the way to the airport even more stories from Sarajevo.
Saturday, 29/05/2010
SJJ (Sarajevo-International-Airport-Budmir)
STR (Stuttgart-International)
service done 4U 2497 Designed by German Wings
: 20.25 / / 22:10
Only two "Odlasci ' s "this afternoon, sorry for the poor image quality.
No online check-in for German Wings of Sarajevo. No staff at the counter when I arrived.
I'm busy for about 70, - Euro's via Expedia, ok with very little competition in Sarajevo and for an evening flight during the school holidays.
The airport is small but modern
A look at the small parking lot next to the terminal, houses are right next to
The apron with high mountains on the other side of the valley
more passengers and provide Before the switch, with no apparent order.
Two of the employees go to the switches and happiness for me, one of them takes the switch in front of me.
The usual question 24A produces place for me, unusual for German Wings, 25 lines is standard.
"No luggage to give up, they are safe?" I'm probably not the usual travelers here.
up the stairs, where the Security is not yet occupied, more waiting time.
then quit the police their coffee break and I'm through in a minute.
finger bridges here
The other side of the apron
The weather forecast shows thunderstorms in the Nachmittg and it looked when landing my machine also
A curve to the apron
Do we need here really a follow-me car?
It is D-AKNQ, another Airbus A319, in service with U.S. and German Wings from 18.02.2000 since 14.07.2005.
My second flight on this machine, route No. 53 on the A319 through everything.
German Wings currently operates 30 aircraft of this type.
A beautiful white nose here
at the gate
move in. More and more dark clouds, we should probably start soon before the storm begins.
When boarding begins at Gate 3 and I, with the seat question the background, waiting until the end.
I am then the last passenger is signing up free and see 24A, 24B and C is occupied by a couple.
But this machine really has 25 lines and 25 D / E / F is free,
at a workload of 90% a number for me.
dark gray leather seats in the cabin, clean and better leg room than in Croatia.
It is cloudy, 22 degrees and 20.40 clock run fast as we train for, 30 now,
delayed 15 minutes. An interesting
Abflugweg, sharp right just after the start and then left to fly around the large clouds.
The German pilot logs with complete information, will remain on the seatbelt sign and the service will not start until we left the storm area.
The flight time is 1 hour 30 minutes on foot over 38 000 Zagreb, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Munich.
The security card
One woman, two men in action, much better motivated than on my last flight with German Wings, the purser, the crew before their names.
No free service here.
The flight is not then troubled than many others and we begin the approach to runway 25 Stuttgart's not much later. The
Landund then at 22.10 clock, we are back in a few clouds and 15 degrees.
by bus to the terminal, officials at the immigration control asks me for my background for a day in Bosnia.
The electronic passport system shows him my stay, so it seems.
No excuses here, it's just for fun, my first visit to Bosnia.
That's enough for him, from the Gatebreich and on the way home.
Croatia is ok, better on the Dash on the Airbus and Bosnia with Sarajevo very positive surprise, I was to visit again.
Do you remember the short nights?.
Another is at now.
Back to clock 23.00, the next flight on Sunday morning starts at 07.00 clock, a little time to prepare and then only a very short night for me.
This is the first of four stories is now canceled flights, an airline that ceases operation before my flight and streikendem staff.
British Airways strike and my first visit to Gatwick "
is the next story.
soon, the trip
Reporter
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