passengers-Rinas-record – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:13:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Highest number of passengers on record at Rinas airport, over 885 thousand in August alone https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/09/12/highest-number-of-passengers-on-record-at-rinas-airport-over-885-thousand-in-august-alone/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/09/12/highest-number-of-passengers-on-record-at-rinas-airport-over-885-thousand-in-august-alone/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:11:56 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=214806 TIRANA, Sept 12 /ATA/ The unstoppable growth of tourists who are choosing Albania as a holiday destination is already confirmed by the data of Rinas International Airport.

The number of passengers traveling through this airport reached 885,359 in August, the highest number of passengers on record through TIA in a single month.

Comparing it with the month of August 2022, the number of passengers increased by 33%.

Albania was visited in the month of August alone by more than 2 million foreigners. In August 2022, our country was visited by 1,710,041 foreigners.

Of the 5,667,121 foreigners who visited the country during the 8 month period of 2022, during the January-August period of this year, the country was visited by 7,190,410 foreign visitors, marking an increase of 27%.

Due to the long stretch of Albanian coastline, Albania boasts several beaches, from north to south, such as in Velipojë in Shkodra, Shengjin, Durrës, Vlora, Himarë and Sarandë, which are frequented from May to October.
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