Albania opens Kukes International Airport in Kukes 19 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 19th, 2021 12:02)
Albania has opened its second international airport in Kukes with the arrival of the first passenger flight operated by the airline Air Albania.
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Albania has opened its second international airport in Kukes with the arrival of the first passenger flight operated by the airline Air Albania.
Arriving from London, UK, the passenger flight initially landed in Tirana International Airport (TIA) to pick up Prime Minister Edi Rama to inaugurate the new international airport named Kukes International Airport.
The Kukes airport, which involved a total investment of $28.7m (€24m), is constructed on a former refugee campsite that is 90 miles north-east of Albania’s capital.
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2021-04-18 18:05:50 GMT2021-04-19 02:05:50(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TIRANA, April 18 (Xinhua) Albania opened its second international airport on Sunday with the landing of the first passenger plane operated by Air Albania airline in Kukes city in the northeast of the country.
The plane arriving from London, the United Kingdom (UK) first landed shortly in Tirana International Airport to pick up Prime Minister Edi Rama, who flew to Kukes together with the flight passengers, mainly Albanian emigrants living and working in the UK, to inaugurate the newly opened Kukes International Airport.
The airport will open the gates to the economic development of the Kukes district, Rama told the participants at the inauguration ceremony.