TIRANA, Jan 29 /ATA/ – The number of passengers flying to and from Albania rose 48.3 % year-on-year to 1.890.085 people in fourth quarter of 2023, data from the National Institute of Statistics, INSTAT, showed on Monday.
According to INSTAT’s report on transport in the last quarter of last year, the number of flights was 66 262, of which 79.1% were overpasses. The number of overpasses in Albanian airspace was increased by 13.7 % compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
“In the fourth quarter of 2023, 1,890,085 passengers traveled by airline. Compared to the same period of 2022, this indicator increased by 48.3 %,” INSTAT said.
According to INSTAT, air freight volumes carried out by airlines totaled 515.4 tons, with 76% of them imported and 24% of them exported goods, down by 12% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Goods transported by mail account for 13.2% of the total volume of goods transported by air. The volume of mail decreased by 23.2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
As many as 20 airlines operate in Albania’s air transport, of which 18 are foreign companies and 2 are Albanian companies.
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