Kukës International Airport will be the second civil airport in Albania, while on April 18 the first passenger plane is expected to land there from London.
The establishment is located about 3.5 km from the city of Kukes and is expected to be operational within this week. The General Director of Kukës Airport, Altin Progonati, spoke with Top Channel about the investments that have been made in this airport and its infrastructure.
“This is an investment of two Albanian companies, an investment that in total reaches the figure of over 22 million euros. The structure is almost complete. We are here in the check-in area, it is expected to be ready very soon.”
“This airport belongs to Albania, but in the first place to the city of Kukes and the staff is employed from Kukes, with the exception of some specific positions which are aviation specialists. The staff will be about 110 people, it will be men and women from Kukes that will work at this airport. We have had many requests”, says Progonati, among other things.
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