PRISTINA (Kosovo), March 8 (SeeNews) – Hungarian air navigation services provider HungaroControl said it will continue to manage high airspace over Kosovo to an indefinite period after April, when its current five-year agreement with NATO will expire.
“In recognition of the outstanding performance of the last five years, the NATO decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council, has decided to extend the Kosovo airspace management agreement for an indefinite period, so that HungaroControl can continue to provide this service in the region,” the Hungarian company said in a statement on Thursday.
“During the NATO mandate, the Hungarian air traffic controllers have been responsible for the safety of 394,000 aircraft so far in the Kosovo airspace,” Kornel Szepessy, CEO of HungaroControl, said.
He added that the company expects a massive increase in traffic in Kosovo's airspace this year.
"Almost 116,000 aircraft were controlled in 2018, which is the 30% of the total aircraft movement in the last 5 years,” Kornel Szepessy said.