commercial flights – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Eurostat: Albania leads region with 22% rise in commercial flights in August https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/18/eurostat-albania-leads-region-with-22-rise-in-commercial-flights-in-august/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/09/18/eurostat-albania-leads-region-with-22-rise-in-commercial-flights-in-august/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:47:26 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=306629 TIRANA, Sept. 18 /ATA/ – Commercial flights in Albania rose 22% year-on-year in August 2026, one of the strongest increases in Europe, according to Eurostat data.

The increase was well above the European Union average of 2.3%.

Albania recorded the fastest growth in the region, followed by Montenegro at 16.1% and North Macedonia at 15.8%. Serbia posted a 3.1% increase, while Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a 0.2% decline.

Across Europe, Slovakia recorded the strongest growth at 37%, followed by Estonia at 8.3%, Poland at 7.8%, Slovenia at 7.4%, Lithuania at 6.8% and Italy at 5.7%.

Flight activity declined in several markets, led by Iceland with a 5.9% drop, followed by Austria at 4.7%, Cyprus at 3%, Germany at 2.4% and the Netherlands at 2%.

The increase in Albania came during the peak summer tourism season, when air travel typically rises with higher tourist and passenger flows.

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