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Oct 10, 2016 (newstodate): Albania's Tirana International Airport has found a new owner - the Chinese China Everbright Limited, an international investment and asset management company based in Hong Kong.
The Chinese company has acquired 100 percent of the shares in TIA from the current owners since 23 April 2005, AviAlliance, DEG and the AAEF comprising HOCHTIEF AirPort, DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft and the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund.
When TIA took over Rinas Airport it handled about 600,000 passengers. Twelve years later, the Airport provides services to more than 1.9 million passengers annually.
On 1 April 2016, the Government of Albania and TIA signed an amendment to the Concession Agreement of TIA and took a major step towards the development of air transport and the liberalization of international flights in Albania.
The Concession Period of TIA was immediately extended by two years, i.e. until April 2027, in exchange for the opening of Kukes Airport to international flights.
The Chinese company has acquired 100 percent of the shares in TIA from the current owners since 23 April 2005, AviAlliance, DEG and the AAEF comprising HOCHTIEF AirPort, DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft and the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund.
When TIA took over Rinas Airport it handled about 600,000 passengers. Twelve years later, the Airport provides services to more than 1.9 million passengers annually.
On 1 April 2016, the Government of Albania and TIA signed an amendment to the Concession Agreement of TIA and took a major step towards the development of air transport and the liberalization of international flights in Albania.
The Concession Period of TIA was immediately extended by two years, i.e. until April 2027, in exchange for the opening of Kukes Airport to international flights.