Tivat airport reports booming traffic levels
Tivat Airport in Montenegro has reported a significant increase in the number of passengers travelling through the airport, a new report reveals.
According to the Visit-Montenegro.com tourist and travel news website, some 351 airliners landed at Tivat in the first two-and-a-half months of 2007 - an increase of nearly three-quarters over the same period in 2006.
Ranko Boskovic, director of Tivat Airport, told the Vijesti newspaper that the facility has targeted a further 15% of growth this year, bringing the total number of passengers to around 500,000.
However, he noted that this could be turn out to be a modest target, given the strong traffic figures so far seen during 2007.
Part of the reason behind the projected upturn in passenger numbers is the route expansion currently underway at Tivat Airport, which will include more cities from Germany and France, as well as airports in former Soviet countries.
Tivat Airport is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being in the capital Podgorica.