Operations from Vlora airport are expected to start from March-April 2025. The news was given today during the inspection of this airport by Prime Minister Edi Rama and Deputy Minister Belinda Balluku. According to Minister Balluku, in the first year of operation, there will be more passengers than expected.
"In the first year, 330,000 passengers are expected, but it is certain that in the first year we will have more than 1 million passengers, from March 2025 only at Vlora airport. The forecasts are optimistic" .
Balluku emphasized that this airport, which is already in an advanced stage, will be covered with solar panels to produce energy for the airport's needs.
"The airport will have innovation, it will be covered with solar panels, measures have been taken to prevent problems during landing and takeoff of planes with reflections. 5.2 megawatts of renewable energy will be produced, which will be for the needs of the airport. "
The runway of this airport will be 3.2 km long with a width of 60 meters and a terminal of 20,000 square meters, while they are expected to be completed in the summer of 2024. After that, from January 2024, the certification will start
"We are located on a surface 2 meters below sea level. Through an engineering work, a solution has been given for everything, the runway is 2.6 meters high from the ground level and the airport 4 meters, minus 2 plus 2 we are located. The track still continues with 3.2 km long filling, 60 meters wide, the 6 km perimeter road is ready for asphalting. All of this will be completed during the summer of 2024. And we will start operations in March, April 2025. At the beginning of 2024, the implementation of the water supply network will begin. CAA is following all the steps and from January 2024, in cooperation with the Munich airport, the certification will begin".
Balluku also spoke about the innovations that Vlora airport will have, one of them being the pilots' academy.
"Physically, it ends in the fall of 2024, we will try to close it in December 2024 to give the opportunity for certification. The air traffic controllers' section is closed today. And everyone will be certified by the end of summer 2024. We will have two new sectors, one is aircraft maintenance. We also hope for a pilot academy in the future. there will also be civil aviation innovations in sectors that we have not had until today that will be developed through the academy" (A2 Televizion)
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