BiH to tighten drone regulations

SARAJEVO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will tighten drone regulations through amendments to the BiH Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA) Law, aiming to boost airspace safety and modernize air traffic control, BHANSA announced Thursday.

The agency's Air Traffic Management Department recorded 2,957 drone flights within 10 km of Sarajevo International Airport between December 2024 and July 2025, an average of 13 per day. In June alone, there were more than 540 flights, including 368 near encounters with piloted aircraft, the closest just 215 meters away.