Montenegro airports boom

Big passenger increase for Podgorica and Tivat

Podgorica Airport has reported a significant increase in the number of passengers served so far this year. The airport recorded an impressive 47% passenger increase, while its rival Tivat posted a 2% increase. During the first 10 months of 2010, the two Montenegrin airports handled a combined total of 1.075.673 passengers, an increase of 20%. With November and December to go, the two airports are on track to beat the record set in 2008 when they handled 1.109.113 passengers.

The notable increase in passenger numbers is due in part to a significant increase in the amount of flights operated this year to Tivat and Podgorica. By the end of October, the two airports handled 9.573 flights while last year’s total for all 12 months stood at 9.681.

Montenegro could expect even more traffic next year as the low cost Air Berlin will launch flights to Tivat and Montenegro Airlines plans to introduce new flights to Milan and Brussels.