Tirana Worldwide Airport documents 23 for each cent growth for first six months of 2011
• Airport now serving far more passengers than ever before
• Cargo figures increase by 17 per cent and ATMs by eleven for each cent
Tirana International Airport (TIA) had an excellent performance for the initial 6 months of 2011. Passenger numbers increased by 23 for each cent, air visitors movements (ATMs) by ten.6 for each cent, and cargo by 17.7 per cent, in comparison with the identical period of time final yr. Among January as well as the end of June, TIA served 793,984 passengers, an outstanding figure that highlights the higher standards of assistance provided by the Airport. TIA also recorded ten,352 ATMs and handled 1,084 a lot of cargo.
“This year has come with really critical developments for the Airport, that is probably the most important gates to Tirana and for your nation as a entire. Visa liberalization has brought obvious adjust to our business: there is certainly significant growth in domestic need, which has brought with it better and extended services provided from the airways,” said Mr Rolf Castro-Vasquez, Chief Operation Officer of TIA.
The airlines carrying most passengers to and from Tirana are Belleair (46.2%), Alitalia (nine.6%), Albanian Airlines (nine.1%), Austrian Airways (six.1%) and Turkish Airlines (4.2%). At present, fourteen airways fly in to and from TIA, connecting directly the Albanian capital city with 35 destinations, including Brussels, Barcelona and Paris, inaugurated this calendar year for the summer time.
The Airport has become more and more attractive to airlines whose decision to approach TIA is according to its remarkable passenger development recorded more than the last couple of years. In June, TIA welcomed Jetair, a well known low-cost airline, which operates between TIA and Brussels having a two times weekly service.
We are conscious from the challenging scenario with our passengers that have booked their flights with us and have dependable us.
All passengers will probably be paid out back but we have thousands of passengers to refund and it will take time because of the actual circumstance of Albanian Airlines primarily soon after the revocation of its AOC (Air Operation Certificate).
For that second a group of persons in Albanian Airways is operating quite hard to finish the method and spend back again all passengers who bought tickets but did not fly with us.
We provide to you personally a phone quantity and deal with for your passengers to get in touch with and follow the refund process application as beneath:
ALL ALBANIAN Airlines FLIGHTS ARE CANCELLED Until Further COMMUNICATIONS.
