July 18 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport surged 285% on the year to 1.299 million in the first half of this year, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said on Monday.
In June alone, Zagreb Airport served 292,761 passengers, up by 191,828 passengers compared with June 2021, ADP said in a statement.
Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 83.8% on the year to 19,586 in the first six months of 2022. In June the figure reached 3,763, up by 1,337 from June 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%.