Skopje, 24 January 2024 (MIA) – The Skopje International Airport saw close to 2.9 million passengers in 2023, which makes it the fifth busiest airport in the region. Of all the commercial aiports in former Yugoslavia, Belgrade Airport served a record number of 7.95 million passengers, Zagreb ranks second with 3.72 million passengers, followed by Pristina Airport with 3.42 million passengers, while Split ranks fourth with 3.59 million passengers, according to the Ex-Yu Aviation News.
Commercial airports in the former Yugoslavia handled over 32.5 million passengers in 2023, adding some five million additional travellers on the year before. Just over half of all airports managed to register their busiest year on record, while a number of them are still lagging behind their pre-Covid passenger levels.
