March 17 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport surged 48.9% on the year to 430,216 in the first two months of this year, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said.
In February alone, Zagreb Airport served 208,469 passengers, up by 40.1% on the year, ADP said in a press release on Wednesday.
Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 13.8% on the year to 6,126 in the January-February period. In February the figure reached 2,907, up 10.2% on the year.
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%.