Thursday, August 22, 2024 Zagreb Airport has experienced a significant surge in passenger traffic, marking a 16.5% increase year-on-year, bringing the total number of passengers to 2.4 million in the first seven months of this year, according to Aeroports de Paris (ADP).
ADP is a key stakeholder in the company that operates Croatia’s largest international airport. In July alone, Zagreb Airport catered to 432,608 passengers, reflecting a 17.1% rise compared to the same month last year, as noted in an ADP press release issued on Tuesday.
Aircraft movements at the airport also saw an upward trend, with a 10.5% increase year-on-year, reaching 28,493 movements between January and July. Specifically, in July, the number of aircraft movements rose by 11.
9% to a total of 4,636. Zagreb Airport International Company (ZAIC), which manages the airport, includes several key shareholders: ADP holds a 21% stake, and Turkey’s TAV Airports, which is 46% owned by the ADP Group, owns 15%. Other significant shareholders include France’s Bouygues Batiment International with 20.
8%, the EU-backed Marguerite Fund with 20.8%, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with 17.6%, and Croatia’s Viadukt with 5.
1%. The management and development of Zagreb Airport are governed by a 30-year concession contract signed in 2012 between the Croatian government and ZAIC, which also covers the construction of a new terminal..