BELGRADE (Serbia), November 7 (SeeNews) – Serbia's Nis airport said it serviced 338,527 passengers in the first ten months of 2019, up 14% year-on-year.
The number of takeoffs and landings at Nis airport rose to 3,030 in the first ten months of 2019 from 2,408 in the prior-year period, whereas cargo volume grew to 961.6 tonnes from 555.8 tonnes, figures posted on the website of the Konstantin Veliki Airportin Nis show.
In October alone, the airport handled 42,949 passengers, up 44%, while the number of takeoffs and landings totalled 442, up from 226 in October 2018. No cargo was processed at the airport in October 2019, versus 46.1 tonnes in October 2018.
Nis airport handled 351,581 passengers in 2018, down 6%, while the number of aircraft movements fell 4% to 1,417.
In May, flag carrier Air Serbia started the sale of tickets for subsidised services on 12 international destinations from the Konstantin Veliki Airport. The first subsidised flights took off from July 15.