Tirana airport passenger numbers up 74% y/y in May

In terms of destinations, London leads with 77,020 passengers, closely followed by Bergamo, Rome, and Pisa, TIA said in a monthly report last week.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air serviced the largest share of passengers in May, 53.73%, followed by Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, with 25.47%.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Albania in May surged 38% year-on-year, to 974,000, the tourism ministry said earlier this month.

In 2023, the airport of Tirana welcomed 7.26 million passengers, 40% more than a year earlier.