Košice airport sees growth in passenger numbers

Košice airport served 92,063 passengers in the first three months of this year, which represents an increase of 20 percent, or 15,230 passengers year-on-year, the airport's marketing manager Juraj Toth told TASR on Tuesday. The number of aircraft arrivals and departures rose by 37 percent year-on-year to 2,295. In March alone, the airport handled 33,065 passengers, which is 17 percent more than in March 2017. "This is the second best beginning of the year in the history of Košice airport. This growth can chiefly be ascribed to our latest network carriers, particularly LOT Polish Airlines and Turkish Airlines," said the airport's CEO and board chairman Michal Tmej when commenting on the 1Q figures. According to Toth, passengers will be able to fly for their summer holidays from Košice to 18 destinations. These are Antalya, Barcelona, Burgas, Ercan, Heraklion, Hurghada, Corfu, Lamezia Terme, Larnaca, Marsa Alam, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Olbia, Patras, Rijeka, Rhodos, Thessaloniki and Tirana.