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New Vlora International Airport: positive effects on the economy

Vlora International Airport will be completed in December 2024 and is expected to start operations in March or April 2025, after obtaining the European certification. The infrastructure will be developed on an area of 309 hectares, with a main runway 3.2 km long and 60 metres wide and another parallel runway, used for air traffic […]

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Tirana International Airport is now the main hub of the Western Balkans

Tirana International Airport (TIA) is rapidly increasing the number of flights and redefining the standards of excellence in the aviation sector. The continuous investments of the Kastrati Group, responsible for managing the airport, have transformed TIA into the main hub of the Western Balkans region, with a fundamental role in regional connectivity and economic development.

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Some large infrastructure projects will be completed in 2024

“2024 will mark some important moments for road infrastructure,” said Belinda Balluku, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, who presented the infrastructure works that will be inaugurated this year at a press conference. In fact, three major projects aimed at improving traffic for residents and tourists will be completed. After last year’s boom, over 13 million

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Tirana Airport: the first direct flights to New York in 2025

The runway expansion work at Tirana-Rinas airport will begin this month. The first transoceanic flights to New York are expected within the first three months of 2025, according to the director of civil aviation, Maksim Ethemaj. In March some American aviation technicians will come to Albania to verify the full compliance of the infrastructure, organization

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Vlora Airport: first international flights in March 2025

Work continues on the construction of the new Vlora international airport, located in a coastal area 10 km north of the city. The control tower, the fire brigade building, the runway and the 20,000 m2 terminal and the connecting road infrastructure are being built at the same time. The airport will be one of the

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The new Vlora International Airport will be managed by Munich Airport

Vlora International Airport will be officially managed by Munich Airport, as Infrastructure and Energy Minister Belinda Balluku announced after meeting with Lorenzo Di Loreto, representative of the German airport. The international tender was won by a consortium that includes Mabco Constructions, a  company owned by the entrepreneur and politician Behgjet Pacolli, the Turkish group YDA

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