BELGRADE (Serbia), August 13 (SeeNews) – Serbia's Nis airport said it serviced 201,304 passengers in the first seven months of 2019, down 2% year-on-year.
The number of takeoffs and landings at Nis airport fell to 1,656 in the first seven months of 2019 from 1,662 in the prior-year period, whereas cargo volume grew to 766.5 tonnes from 410.2 tonnes, figures posted on the website of the Konstantin Veliki Airport in Nis show.
In July alone, the airport handled 35,646 passengers, up 12%, while the number of takeoffs and landings totalled 304, up from 296 in July 2018. A total of 126.7 tonnes of cargo were processed at the airport in July 2019, versus 59.7 tonnes in July 2018.
Nis airport handled 351,581 passengers in 2018, down 6%, while the number of aircraft movements fell 4% to 1,417.
In May, flag carrier Air Serbia started the sale of tickets for subsidised services on 12 international destinations from the Konstantin VelikiAirport. The first subsidised flights took off from July 15.