Serbia's Morava Airport to open on June 28
The Serbian government has announced the opening of Kraljevo's Morava Airport on June 28, making it the country's third commercial airport after Belgrade and Niš. The state has committed 8.5 million euros to overhaul the runway, equip the terminal building, as well as hire and train fifty employees, all of which will be completed within the following three and a half months. During that time, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will carry out the airport's certification process in order to enable it to handle international flights. Earlier this week, the state-owned Airports of Serbia company became Morava Airport's operator, taking over from the Serbian military which had solely run the airport over the years.
The Serbian Minister for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Zorana Mihajlović, said, "Everything should be ready by June 28 so the airport will be capable of handling ATR and Boeing 737 aircraft. From its opening in late June, until the end of this year, we expect several carriers to introduce flights. We will also work on developing cargo traffic at Morava Airport". Located in central Serbia, it is projected that Morava Airport would significantly boost the local economy since it lies between several industrial cities and is in close proximity to the Italian-run Fiat-Zastava car manufacturer. Furthermore, the airport is expected to stimulate the local tourism industry and benefit health tourism in particular which is already developed in the area.
Wizz Air had previously expressed interest in serving Morava Airport and said it was "monitoring developments". Furthermore, the Serbian government previously announced it was willing to enter into a public-private partnership agreement with a German company which would operate services from Kraljevo to both Frankfurt and Istanbul. The name of the company was not specified. The state had missed numerous deadlines for the airport's opening, primarily over issues concerning its joint use for military and commercial purposes, however, these have now been resolved. Morava Airport boasts a passenger terminal and control tower built in 2012 and valued at 22 million euros, as well as a 2.200 metre-long and thirty metre-wide runway, which will now be expanded to 2.500 metres long and forty metres wide.
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