April 16 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport slumped 76.6% on the year to 113,328 in the first three months of 2021, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said.
In March alone, Zagreb Airport served 43,731 passengers, down 54.9% year-on-year, while in the last twelve months through March, the number of passengers fell by 83.3% to 553,817, ADP said in a statement on Thursday.
Aircraft movements at the airport decreased by 49% on the year to 4,300 in January-March, while in March alone the figure fell by an annual 28.7% to 1,648.
In the last twelve months through March, aircraft movement dropped 60.8% to 17,373.
In 2020, air transport in Croatia was suspended from late March until late May, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
ADP and Turkey's TAV Airports, 46%-owned by ADP Group, hold stakes of 21% and 15%, respectively, in airport operator Zagreb Airport International Company (ZAIC).
In 2012, the Croatian government and ZAIC signed a 30-year concession contract for the management of the airport and the construction of a new terminal.
The remaining shareholders in ZAIC are France's Bouygues Batiment International with 20.8%, EU-backed Marguerite Fund with 20.8%, IFC with 17.6%, and Croatia's Viadukt with 5.1%.