TAV touts construction progress at Macedonia airports

At SKP, TAV is extending the runway by 500 m., expanding the apron, building a new 40,000-sq.-m. passenger terminal, a 5,000-sq.-m. administration building and new parking facilities. All told, the expansion will increase the capacity of the airport to 3 million passengers per year. It also is making improvements to the cargo infrastructure with the aim of elevating Skopje into a transit and cargo hub for southeast Europe.

At OHD, TAV completed renovation of the apron and cargo facilities and built a new aircraft hangar and a 290-sq.-m. VIP terminal. It rebuilt the administration building and procured necessary equipment and hardware systems. Construction and renovation work lasted about a year.

TAV took over full operation of both airports on March 1, 2010. "We believe in the future of Macedonia. Ohrid, which used to be one of the most important tourism centers in the Balkans, will regain the position it deserves with its renovated airport," TAV Airports President and CEO Sani Senersaid at the opening ceremony of OHD's revamped premises last month. "We are very glad to be in Macedonia … We fully believe in the future of the country and of the sector. We are combining the global experience we transfer to the country with local values and aim to provide the best service."