June 17 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport surged 325.7% on the year to 1.006 million in the first five months of this year, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said.
In May alone, Zagreb Airport served 265,317 passengers, up by 196,298 passengers compared with May 2021, ADP said in a statement late on Thursday.
Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 92.2% on the year to 15,823 in the first five months of 2022. In May the figure reached 3,722, up by 1,630 from May 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%.