November 10 (SeeNews) - Serbia's main airport, in Belgrade, has serviced record-high 4.631 million passengers in the first 10 months of 2017, up 9% year-on-year, according to data of airport operator Aerodrom Nikola Tesla [BEL:AERO].
The number of takeoffs and landings at Belgrade airport edged up to 50,443 in January-October from 50,317 in the prior-year period, whereas cargo volume increased 35% to 15,637 tonnes, figures posted on the website of the airport operator show.
In October alone, Belgrade airport handled 480,551 passengers, up 9% on the year, while the number of takeoffs and landings rose to 5,174 from 5,088. Cargo traffic increased by 54% year-on-year to 1,710 tonnes in last month.
Belgrade airport serviced record-high 2.312 million passengers in the first half of 2017, up 9% year-on-year, as cargo throughput increased 20%.
Last month, Serbia's government extended to November 23 the deadline for submitting binding offers in a tender for awarding a 25-year concession contract for operating Belgrade Nikola Tesla international airport.
The Serbian government owns 83.1% of Aerodrom Nikola Tesla. The company's net profit dropped to 3.2 billion dinars ($31.4 milion/ 27 million euro) in 2016 from 3.3 billion dinars in the previous year.
(1 euro=118.515 dinars)