November 18 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport surged 147.3% on the year to 2.6 million in the first 10 months of this year, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said.
In October alone, Zagreb Airport served 321,046 passengers, up by 138,208 passengers compared with October 2021, ADP said in a statement late on Thursday.
Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 51.3% on the year to 35,521 in the first 10 months of 2022.
In October the figure reached 4,038, up by 644 from October 2021.
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%.