BELGRADE (Serbia), December 13 (SeeNews) – Serbia's main airport, in Belgrade, serviced record-high 5.268 million passengers in the first eleven months of 2018, up 6% year-on-year, according to data of airport operator Aerodrom Nikola Tesla [BEL:AERO].
The number of takeoffs and landings at Belgrade airport went up 3% to 56,178 in January-November from 54,556 in the prior-year period, whereas cargo volume increased 16% to 20,065 tonnes, figures posted on the website of the airport operator show.
In November alone, Belgrade airport handled 370,456 passengers, up 6% on the year, while the number of takeoffs and landings rose 5% to 4,338 from 4,113. Cargo traffic increased by 25% year-on-year to 2,140 tonnes last month.
Belgrade airport serviced record-high 5.343 million passengers in 2017, up 9% on 2016, as cargo throughput increased 42% to 19,758 tonnes.
Serbia's government said in March it signed a 25-year concession agreement for the operation of Belgrade Nikola Tesla France's Vinci Airports.
Under the terms of the concession agreement, Vinci Airports will pay 417 million euro ($474.5 million) to the Serbian government and 84 million euro to the retail shareholders of Aerodrom Nikola Tesla for the concession plus an annual concession fee of between 4.4 million euro and 15.1 million euro.
The Serbian government owns 83.1% of Aerodrom Nikola Tesla.
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