TIRANA, July 12/ATA/-The construction works have already begun for construction of Kukës airport, a strategic project because of its location between Tirana and Pristina and of extraordinary potential for all the national economy, the Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Friday in the social media.
Prime Minister Edi Rama said that,”after the project is completed there will get established and certified the specialized operator of the airport, by support of the European partners while the staff of the airport will get trained for its management. This airport will enable low cost flights and expected to be completed within this year.”
Airport is a source of revenues generation.Kukës airport will not only serve Albania but all Albanian territories. Flying from here will be Albanians from Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia as well as the tourists who will be heading for mountainous areas. It will operate low cost and international flights.
Kukës Airport extends over an area of 512 thousand square meters with a runway of 1900 meters long and 45 meters wide. It’s a 3 category airport and has a capacity of about 1 million passengers a year.
The airport in Kukes will become operational by the autumn of 2019, Prime Minister Edi Rama said in November.
The project for the reconstruction of airport envisages the extension of the runway and an upgrade of the terminal building, Rama said, adding that the airport will mainly service flights of low-cost carriers.
One of the qualifying criteria of this procedure was the participation of an experienced company/expert in the field of airport operation and management, equipped with relevant licenses issued by international aviation authorities, through an agreement with the economic operator.//a.i/
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