- 06.12.2020, The 1st flight from Kyiv touches down at Skopje Airport - Ukrainian Windrose opens a new regular route Kyiv-Skopje Since the start of Covid-19 pandemic, which highly affected Macedonian air traffic, the opening of the new destination Kyiv and the entrance of the new Ukrainian airline Windrose, are the first positive steps towards recovery, emphasized TAV Macedonia officials More
- 05.10.2020, ACI accredits Skopje International Airport with ACI’s Airport Health Certificate Skopje International Airport is accredited by Airports Council International (ACI) in ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation Program, which is a new international health benchmark for airports around the world, designed to help reassure the travelling public that airport facilities remain safe and that precautions are being taken to reduce any risk to their health... More
- 02.10.2020, TAV Macedonia appoints Metin Batak as General Manager TAV Macedonia, a subsidiary of TAV Airports, appoints Metin Batak as its new General Manager, effective as of 1st October 2020. Alper Ersoy will be leaving his post as GM to be appointed as the General Manager of TAV Georgia, which operates Tbilisi and Batumi Airports. More
- 24.06.2020, TAV MACEDONIA: WE ARE REOPENING SKOPJE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OHRID ST.PAUL THE APOSTLE AIRPORT ON 1st JULY WITH NEW TRAVEL RULES Passengers will need to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before their flight, wear a protective mask at all times, maintain a physical distance and have a high degree of personal hygiene.... More
- 09.03.2020, FOR THE FIFHT TIME: SKOPJE AIRPORT WINS ASQ AWARD FOR THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE IN 2019 This is the 5th time Skopje Airport is awarded with the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award by Airports Council International. The previous 4 awards were in the category of airports under 2 million passengers annually, while this ASQ award is in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers, in which Skopje Airport belongs according to its size as of 2019 More
- 17.12.2019, OHRID AIRPORT REACHED 300.000 PASSENGERS: In 10 years TAV increased the passenger’ traffic for 8 times TAV Macedonia announces extension of Ohrid Airport in 2020 that will result with doubling the capacity of the terminal building. It will be able to serve up to 600.000 passengers annually More
- 28.11.2019, TAV Macedonia received plaque for best corporate social practices for 2018 TAV Macedonia is awarded with a plaque by the Ministry of Economy of Republic of Macedonia and the Coordinative body for corporate social responsibility of enterprises, for successfully conducted corporate social responsible practices in 2018, in the category - “relations with the market“, for the project „Incentives for airlines and tour-operators“, realized in the time period June 2017 – June 2018. TAV Macedonia is the only big enterprise awarded for best corporate social responsible practices in 2018 in the category “relations with the market“. More
- 15.10.2019, TAV: THE MACEDONIAN AIRPORTS AMONG THE FASTEST GROWING WORLDWIDE The passenger traffic in August 2019 grew by 17,8%, which sets Skopje and Ohrid airports among the fastest growing airports worldwide, as well as in the group of the leading non-EU countries with highest achieved growth by ACI Europe More
- 09.07.2019, 1,2 MILLION PASSENGERS AT SKOPJE AND OHRID AIRPORTS IN THE 1ST HALF OF 2019 Through Skopje International Airport and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport in the first 6 months of 2019 traveled 1,2 million (1.163.667) passengers, which is an increase of 12% compared to the same period of 2018, reports TAV Macedonia, the airport operator. More
- 29.05.2019, TAV PROMOTES OHRID AIRPORT IN ALBANIA: DISCUSSIONS FOR INTRODUCTION OF A SHUTTLE BUS FOR PASSENGERS BETWEEN ELBASAN AND OHRID AIRPORT TAV Macedonia, today in Elbasan, Albania, presented the opportunities for affordable travels from Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport and Skopje International Airport for the citizens of Albania, on a meeting with the local touristic agencies in this central Albanian city. More
- 14.05.2019, ACI NAMES OHRID AIRPORT AMONG THE TOP 3 WITH THE HIGHEST GROWTH IN EUROPE Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport, that is operated by TAV Macedonia, has been named among the top 3 airports in Europe that achieved highest growth in the first quarter of 2019, in ACI’s group of airports under 5 million passengers per year. More
- 01.11.2018, TAV MACEDONIA WELCOMED THE FIRST ATHENS – SKOPJE FLIGHT BY AEGEAN AIRLINES The first direct flight, from Athens arrived at Skopje International Airport this evening. More
- 09.10.2018, 1.8 MILLION PASSENGERS AT SKOPJE AND OHRID AIRPORTS IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2018 1,8 million passengers traveled through Skopje International Airport and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport in the first 9 months of 2018 More
- 10.07.2018, OVER 1 MILLION PASSENGERS AT SKOPJE AND OHRID AIRPORTS IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2018 One million, 41 thousand and 583 passengers (1.041.583) travelled through Skopje International Airport and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport More
- 04.06.2018, TAV WELCOMED THE 1ST FLIGHT FROM WARSAW AT OHRID AIRPORT With a traditional welcoming ceremony including water canon salute and colorful cupcakes for passengers, TAV Macedonia welcomed the first flight from Warsaw that arrived this afternoon at 16:20h at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport, organized by the Polish tour-operator Rainbow, operated by the airline Enter Air. More
- 02.06.2018, AT OHRID AIRPORT: TAV WELCOMED THE 1ST NORDICA FLIGHT FROM TALLINN Forty five minutes after midnight, water canon saluted the first arriving flight from Tallinn at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport. More
- 01.06.2018, AT SKOPJE AIRPORT: TAV WELCOMED THE 1ST LOT POLISH AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM WARSAW With a festive welcoming of the passengers who arrived from Warsaw, TAV Macedonia this afternoon marked the arrival of the first direct flight More
- 15.04.2018, AT OHRID AIRPORT: TAV WELCOMED THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM ISTANBUL BY ONUR AIR AND TATILBUDUR.COM With a water canon salute, Turkish delight and colorful cupcakes, TAV Macedonia warmly welcomed the first group of 180 passengers More
- 09.02.2018, TAV AND LOT POLISH AIRLINES ANNOUNCE: NEW ROUTE WARSAW – SKOPJE AS OF JUNE 2018 Starting from 1 June, LOT Polish Airlines is going to launch the first direct connection from Warsaw to Skopje, announces TAV Macedonia together with LOT Polish Airlines. More
- 26.01.2018, PROHIBITED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WHEN ENTERING THE STATE OF QATAR Please be informed that the below listed tobacco products and stimulators are prohibited to be carried when entering the State of Qatar More
- 11.01.2018, WIZZ AIR TRANSPORTED 1,2 MILLION PASSENGERS IN MACEDONIA IN 2017 In 2017 Wizz Air, Macedonia’s leading airline, carried over a record number of 1.2 million passengers on its low-fare Macedonian routes More
- 10.01.2018, TAV AND WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCE: NEW ROUTE LOW-FARE ROUTE Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines, and TAV Macedonia More
- 26.12.2017, TAV: TUI WILL START WITH FLIGHTS EINDHOVEN-OHRID IN 2018 The Dutch tour operator TUI Netherlands, will launch new seasonal flights from Eindhoven to Ohrid in 2018 summer season, announces TAV Macedonia. More
- 09.10.2017, TAV: 1,6 MILLION PASSENGERS TRAVELED THROUGH MACEDONIAN AIRPORTS IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS A total of 1,6 million passengers (1.546.193) traveled through both Macedonian Airports - Skopje International Airport and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport More
- 26.09.2017, TAV: ESTONIAN NORDICA STARTS WITH FLIGHTS OHRID-TALIN IN 2018 The Estonian airline, Nordica, will start to perform flights on the route Tallin-Ohrid-Tallin, as of 2018 summer season, TAV Macedonia announces. More
- 17.08.2017, TAV: FROM OCTOBER EUROWINGS WILL FLY ON THE ROUTE SKOPJE-MUNICH Starting from 31st of October, the low cost airline Eurowings, member of Lufthansa group, will open the new route Skopje – Munich, connecting Skopje International Airport with Munich International Airport. More
- 31.07.2017, TAV BROUGHT POLISH JOURNALISTS TO PROMOTE MACEDONIA AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION Invited by TAV Macedonia, five Polish journalist visited Macedonia during July to experience the beauties of the country and promote it as a touristic destination among Polish tourists More
- 24.07.2017, FIRST QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO SKOPJE WELCOMED BY TAV AND MACEDONIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SKOPJE, Macedonia – The first Qatar Airways non-stop, direct flight from Doha to Skopje touched down today at Skopje International Airport. More
- 17.07.2017, TAV AND WIZZ AIR CELEBRATE 3 NEW ROUTES AND BASING OF AIRLINE’S 4TH AIRCRAFT IN SKOPJE TAV Macedonia, the company operating Skopje International Airport and Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Macedonia’s leading airline, celebrated More
- 30.06.2017, ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PASSENGERS Dear passengers, as of 03th of July 2017, a new traffic regime in front of the terminal building will be applied which allows drivers to pick up or drop of their passengers within maximum 10 min. free of charge. More
- 30.06.2017, PRESS RELEASE Skopje Airport instates new traffic rules in front of the terminal building More
- 30.05.2017, TAV BROUGHT 5 BLOGGERS TO PROMOTE MACEDONIA AMONG TURKISH TOURISTS TAV with local support hosted the touristic visit of Macedonia by 5 influential Turkish bloggers, who have reach of more than 1 million users on social media. More
- 21.04.2017, ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PASSENGERS Skopje Airport introduced baggage drop-point counters for passengers who use web check-in More
- 05.04.2017, AT SKOPJE AIRPORT: TAV WELCOMED THE NEW FLIGHT FROM BUDAPEST BY WIZZ AIR The airline will operate on the route Budapest-Skopje-Budapest twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays More
- 20.03.2017, SKOPJE AIRPORT LISTED AMONG TOP 10 BEST AIRPORTS IN EASTERN EUROPE This is the third consecutive year Skopje Alexander the Great receives this prestigious recognition by Skytrax World Airport Awards More
- 17.03.2017, TAV ANNOUNCES: EUROWINGS WILL START TO FLY FROM SKOPJE TO MUNICH AS OF OCTOBER 2017 The ticket sales has already started and it is available online, at Eurowings’ web page More
- 28.02.2017, WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCES MASSIVE EXPANSION AT SKOPJE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4TH AIRCRAFT, 3 NEW EXCITING ROUTES AND 3 MILLION PASSENGER MILESTONE IN MACEDONIA More
- 06.02.2017, TAV NEGOTIATES WITH EUROWINGS FOR FLIGHTS TO MUNICH AND DUSSELDORF TAV Macedonia is negotiating with the German low cost airline Eurowings, part of the Lufthansa group, in order to introduce routes Skopje-Munich and Skopje-Dusseldorf, informs the airport operator. More
- 11.01.2017, 1,8 MILLION PASSENGERS TRAVELLED THROUGH MACEDONIAN AIRPORTS IN 2016 More
- 04.01.2017, TAV ASSIGNS KRSTEVSKI AS A BOARD MEMBER, ERSOY AS A GENERAL MANAGER TAV Airports, as of 1st of January 2017, has assigned Zoran Krstevski as a Board member of TAV Macedonia, while Alp Er Tunga Ersoy has been assigned as the new General Manager of the company More
- 02.12.2016, TAV PROMOTES A NEW FLIGHT FROM OHRID TO ZURICH WITH GERMANIA FLUG AG TAV Airports, through its Marketing Department from Istanbul, completed the negotiations with the Swiss based airline Germania Flug AG, for introducing regular flights from Ohrid to Zurich. More
- 28.10.2016, TAV & WIZZ AIR ANNOUNCE: THE NEW ROUTE SKOPJE-HANNOVER STARTS AS OF 31ST OF OCTOBER The airline will fly on the route twice a week during 2016/2017 winter season. On Mondays and Fridays aircrafts will depart from Skopje, while on Tuesdays and Saturdays it will arrive from Hannover More
- 07.10.2016, TAV MACEDONIA: A RISE OF 17% IN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AT BOTH AIRPORTS IN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS Additionally, TAV informs that during this month, the company is hosting two big Polish tour-operators on their visit of Macedonia, in order to convince them to start with flights from Ohrid Airport More
- 30.06.2016, WE ARE IN DEEP SORROW On June 28th, 2016, a heinous terrorist attack was carried out towards not only Istanbul Atatürk Airport, but also entire Turkey as well as humanity. More
- 26.05.2016, „AUSTRIAN AIRLINES“ MARKS 20 YEARS OF THE FIRST VIENNA-SKOPJE FLIGHT With a ceremonial water bridge for the aircraft and chocolate Mozartkugeln for the passengers, Austrian and TAV celebrated the two decades from March 31st 1996, when the carrier completed the first flight between Austria’s and Macedonia’s capitals More
- 20.05.2016, CZECH AIRLINES LAUNCHES REGULAR OPERATIONS ON THE NEW ROUTE SKOPJE – PRAGUE With a traditional water cannon salute last night five minutes after 1h a.m. TAV Macedonia welcomed the first inaugural flight from Prague at Skopje International Airport, re-establishing this route together with Czech Airlines after 4 years pause. More
- 18.05.2016, WIZZ AIR AND TAV CELEBRATED 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIRLINE With a promotional flight in a brand new Airbus A321, Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today at Skopje Airport together with TAV Macedonia simbolocally celebrated the 12th anniversary of its first flight. More
- 06.04.2016, SKOPJE AIRPORT LISTED AMONG TOP 10 IN EAST EUROPE Second year in a row TAV Macedonia receives the prestigious recognition by SkyTrax World Airport Award, listing Skopje Airport among TOP 10 airports in Eastern Europe More
- 29.03.2016, TAV AND WIZZ AIR MARKED THE LAUNCH OF 3 NEW ROUTES FROM SKOPJE AIRPORT As of now, Wizz Air will fly from Alexander the Great two times per week to each of the new destinations: Berlin, Copenhagen and Bratislava More
- 01.03.2016, SKOPJE AIRPORT WON ASQ BEST EUROPE AIRPORT АWARD FOR 2015 Airports Council International (ACI) awarded Skopje ”Alexander the Great’’ as Best Europe Airport in service quality, in the category – Best Airport by region under 2 million passengers per year, which is the third time Skopje Airport receives this award by the prestigious aviation organization More
- 27.01.2016, TAV AND WIZZ AIR CELEBRATE 2 MILLION PASSENGERS AT MACEDONIAN AIRPORTS TAV Macedonia, the company that operates the two airports – Skopje Alexander the Great and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle and WizzAir, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today celebrate a major milestone with two million passengers carried on this airline’s low fare routes in Macedonia. More
- 21.01.2016, CZECH AIRLINES AND TAV MACEDONIA ANNOUNCE: REGULAR ROUTE SKOPJE-PRAGUE AS OF MAY 2016 As of 20th May 2016, Czech Airlines will renew its regular Skopje – Prague connection, offering up to three frequencies a week on the route. More
- 10.12.2015, CZECH AIRLINES AND TAV MACEDONIA ANNOUNCE: REGULAR ROUTE SKOPJE-PRAGUE AS OF MAY 2016 As of 20th May 2016, Czech Airlines will renew its regular Skopje – Prague connection, offering up to three frequencies a week on the route. More
- 15.10.2015, TAV MACEDONIA AND MAKEDONSKI TELEKOM INTRODUCED FREE INTERNET ON SKOPJE AIRPORT Starting from 15th of October, the passengers at Skopje International Airport are able to use free Wi-Fi Internet, as a mutual project between the company - airport operator and Makedonski Telekom More
- 09.10.2015, TAV MACEDONIA: BOTH AIRPORTS WITH 20% GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS WITHIN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS Skopje International Airport lately is becoming more interesting for Kosovo, Albania and Southern Serbia travellers, who choose the Macedonian capital as starting point for their trips to Europe and the world, the airport operator officials say More
- 29.06.2015, AT SKOPJE AIRPORT: "TAV MACEDONIA" OPENS THE FIVE NEW ROUTES WITH "WIZZAIR" With today’s launch of the new flights to Oslo and Friedrichshafen, the company that operates the Macedonian airports celebrated the opening of the five new routes from ,,Alexander the Great’’: Oslo, Friedrichshafen, Barcelona, Nuremberg and Hamburg More
- 10.06.2015, NEW ROUTE FROM OHRID AIRPORT: TAV MACEDONIA WELCOMES THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM LONDON New flights between Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport and London Luton Airport will be launched this evening. Wizzair will perform Ohrid-London flights two times a week during summer season More
- 15.05.2015, TAV MACEDONIA INTRODUCES AUTOMATED PARKING PAYMENT AT SKOPJE AIRPORT Three parking-machines are installed, two at the parking space and one inside the terminal building. Prices of the parking-services remain the same More
- 05.05.2015, AT THE OHRID AIRPORT: “TAV MACEDONIA” WELCOMED THE FIRST DUTCH TOURISTS The first charter flight with Dutch tourists, from Amsterdam has arrived in Ohrid this morning. Until October, through 130 organized charter flights, Ohrid is expected to be visited by 20.000 Dutch tourists More
- 20.04.2015, DHL AND UNDP HELP TO REFINE DISASTER READINESS AT MACEDONIAN AIRPORTS “Get Airports Ready for Disaster” workshops will take place at Skopje and Ohrid airports More
- 03.04.2015, TAV MACEDONIA AND SWISS PROMOTE THE DIRECT FLIGHT FROM SKOPJE TO GENEVA New flights to Geneva, twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday, will be launched starting April 4th, from Skopje International Airport operated by TAV Macedonia More
- 24.03.2015, NEW AWARD FOR TAV MACEDONIA: SKOPJE AIRPORT AMONG THE TOP 10 IN EASTERN EUROPE Operated by TAV Macedonia, Skopje International Airport has been named among the top 10 airports in Eastern Europe at the 2015 SkyTrax World Airport Awards recently awarded in Paris. More
- 05.03.2015, TAV PROMOTES OHRID AIRPORT IN ITB BERLIN As one of the popular spots for tourism, TAV is promoting Ohrid and its airport ‘St. Paul the Apostle’ at the world's largest tourism trade show - ITB Berlin-International Tourism Exchange Fair. More
- 26.02.2015, FIVE YEARS OF TAV IN MACEDONIA: 17 NEW DESTINATIONS AND 75% GROWTH OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AT AIRPORTS More
- 22.01.2015, WIZZ AIR AND TAV MACEDONIA ANNOUNCE NEW DESTINATIONS WITH A SPECIAL FLIGHT FOR FOSTER CHILDREN 3RD AIRCRAFT IN SKOPJE, 1 NEW AIRPORT AND 6 NEW ROUTES More
- 24.12.2014, TAV MACEDONIA SKOPJE AIRPORT TO INTRODUCE A DIRECT FLIGHT TO GENEVA AS OF APRIL 2015 Skopje International Airport, operated by TAV Macedonia, as of April next year will add the Swiss city Geneva to its flight schedule More
- 29.10.2014, TAV MACEDONIA WELCOMES ONE MILLIONTH PASSENGER AT SKOPJE AIRPORT Skopje International Airport, operated by TAV Macedonia, has celebrated its success of reaching to the “one million passengers” this year. More
- 06.05.2014, TAV MACEDONIA AND ALITALIA CONNECTED SKOPJE WITH THE ETERNAL CITY OF ROME Alitalia started operating a new international service between Skopje International Airport and Rome Fiumicino as of May 2, 2014. A press conference was held at Skopje Airport terminal in order to inaugurate the new route with the attendance of representatives of the Macedonian business and diplomatic community. More
- 05.04.2014, TAV MACEDONIA AND WIZZ AIR LAUNCH THE MAIDEN FLIGHT FROM SKOPJE TO PARIS IN FRENCH STYLE Since the announcement of the route, 4.000 passengers have already booked their flights to Paris; there will be two flights per week, Mondays and Fridays afternoons, onboard one of the new Airbus A320 aircraft purchased by the carrier. More
- 04.04.2014, DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM SKOPJE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO KÖLN BONN AIRPORT As of April 4, 2014 direct flights commenced between Skopje and Cologne. More
- 02.04.2014, SKOPJE-BRUSSELS CRL DIRECT FLIGHT PROMOTED As of April 2nd direct flights will be available from Skopje International Airport to Brussels Charleroi Airport. More
- 01.04.2014, SKOPJE-FRANKFURT DIRECT FLIGHT PROMOTED HHN - Frankfurt Hahn is the latest addition to the list of direct destinations from Skopje International Airport. More
- 24.03.2014, TAV PLACED THE HIGHEST BID WITH 717 MILLION EURO + VAT TAV Airports has submitted the highest bid of 717 million Euro+VAT during the tender held regarding the operating rights of the Milas-Bodrum Airport, one of the most significant tourism destinations of Turkey, for 20 years. More
- 19.02.2014, SKOPJE AIRPORT SELECTED AS EUROPE'S TOP QUALITY AIRPORT Skopje Airport selected as Europe's top quality airport in its category once more More
- 16.09.2013, TAV MACEDONIA REPORTS INCREASE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS AT SKOPJE AIRPORT According to the statistical data by the operator of the Macedonian Airports, TAV Macedonia, the number of transported passengers via both Macedonian airports in August increased by 20.5% compared to the same month last year. More
- 07.08.2013, NEW WIZZ AIR ROUTES FROM SKOPJE AIRPORT “As of April 2014, two aircraft will support the operations of the Wizz Air base at Skopje Airport operated by TAV Macedonia. More
- 16.04.2013, TAV MACEDONIA SECURITY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED RECOGNITION BY THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF MACEDONIA More
- 13.03.2013, AWARD - SKOPJE AIRPORT, BEST AIRPORT IN EUROPE FOR 2012 More
- 06.03.2013, NEW DESTINATION FROM SKOPJE: WIZZAIR WILL FLY TO STOCKHOLM AS OF MAY More
- 30.10.2012, FLYDUBAI LAUNCHES SKOPJE SERVICES More
- 30.10.2012, WIZZ AIR CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF THEIR BASE AT SKOPJE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT More
- 13.06.2011, EUROPEAN PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP 27.1% DURING APRIL 2011 Brussels, 9 June 2011: The latest traffic data for European airport traffic during April 2011 is distorted by its comparison to April 2010, during which the volcanic ash plumes from Eyjafjallajokull shut down a significant portion of Europe’s airspace for several days. More
- 31.05.2011, WIZZ AIR OPENS NEW ROUTE FROM SKOPJE TO VENICE TREVISO Wizz Air, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe has announced that it is launching a new route from Skopje to Venice Treviso. The first flight will take off on the 20th of September 2011 and will, initially, operate twice a week. More
- 29.03.2011, EUROPEAN PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP 7.5% IN JANUARY Brussels, 11 March 2011: The overall passenger traffic at European airports increased by +7.5% in January 2011 compared with January 2010. More
- 21.03.2011, TAV MACEDONIA TAV Macedonia is deemed worthy to receive ‘Public Project of the Year Award’ in the event Real EX Skopje 2011 the Premiere Exhibition for Real Estates and Investments held in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia by Leoron Group headquartered in Dubai, a leading company specialized in designing, marketing and executing unique business events. More
- 03.02.2011, EUROPEAN PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP 4.2% DURING 2010 Brussels, 3 February 2011: European airports saw passenger traffic increase by +4.2% in 2010 compared to 2009. Over the same period, freight traffic increased by +18.7% while movements dropped by -0.2%. More
Covid19: Travel Safe
- We followed the experiences of other airports around the world and the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), all in order to take appropriate measures in a timely manner.
- The only open entrance for passengers in the terminal building will be the entrance "C", where each passenger will have to go through a shoe disinfection path and then to disinfect his/her hands through contactless hand sanitizer dispensers, placed at the very entrance of the building.
- Next, all passengers at the entrance of the terminal building will be tested for body temperature, through thermal camera. After the thermal scan, if the passenger does not have higher body temperature, he/she will be able to proceed to the check-in counters or self-check-in kiosk.
- Only those who travel (have flight ticket) can enter the terminal building, but not their families and friends who are greeting or meeting them.
- Passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs), elderly passengers or unaccompanied minors (UMs) will be allowed to be accompanied by only one person.
- In order to remind passengers to keep a physical distance, to maintain a high degree of personal hygiene and to avoid touching surfaces, information signs such as banners, stickers and billboards are placed everywhere at the airport.
- Seating areas within the Arrivals, Departures and Gates hall areas are arranged in a way to enable physical distance, and for that purpose the seats are specially marked.
- For passengers’ safety, the cleaning and disinfection of all areas of the airport are intensified, while the ventilation and air conditioning in the terminal building has also been increased and improved, with the air conditioning system using F9 nano-chemical film-coated filters.
- Hand sanitizer dispensers are available throughout the entire terminal building for the convenience of the passengers.
- The plastic baskets at the security check point in which passengers place their hand luggage and personal belongings will be disinfected after each use, or after every single passenger.
- Passengers must put on a protective mask before entering the terminal building of the airport and keep it until their journey ends at the exit of terminal at the final destination. Passengers not wearing a protective mask will not be allowed to enter the terminal building.
- The only open entrance for passengers in the terminal building will be the entrance Departures "C".
- Prior entering in the terminal building, passengers must show their flight ticket (printed or on their mobile phone) to the security staff at the entrance.
- Each passenger shall walk through a shoe disinfection path and then he/she will disinfect his/her hands through contactless hand sanitizer dispensers, placed at the very entrance of the building.
- After the described disinfection, at the entrance of the airport building, passengers will be tested for body temperature, through a thermal camera that TAV Macedonia provided, in order to prevent entrance of the virus in the airport building. Passengers who don’t have higher body temperature, will be able to proceed to check-in. Our staff will control the thermal camera’ check. If needed, check with a contactless thermometer will be applied as well.
- In order to avoid unnecessary crowds at the check-in counters, TAV Macedonia encourages travelers to use the on line check-in option, open at least 24 hours before departure time. It is available through our website, on the following link: http://skp.airports.com.mk/en-EN/flights/page/web-check-in where through separate icons each passenger can access the online registration section of the airlines' websites.
- If you need to check-in at our counters, our friendly staff will kindly demonstrate you how to present them your flight ticket and how to individually swipe your passport on the registration reader, fixed at the front of check-in counter, in order to avoid physical contact, as much as possible. The same procedure, for a self-registration of the flight ticket and the passport, through our registration readers, will be applied for the boarding process on the Gates.
- Passengers will need to follow the instructions of security agents in a disciplined manner, and there, as in all procedures where queues are expected, it will be necessary to keep a physical distance of at least 1.5 meter.
- Only those who travel can enter the airport building, by showing their flight ticket (printed or on their phones) to our security staff at the entrance “C”.
- The families and friends of the travelers, who are greeting or meeting them, will not be able to enter the airport building.
- Passengers who need a companion (elder people, people with reduced mobility, unaccompanied minors), shall be allowed to be accompanied by only 1 person until the check-in counters. The same rules as for passengers, regarding the personal disinfection, wearing a protective mask and measuring the body temperature, will be applied, for their companion as well.
- We highly recommend to our passengers to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before their flight.
- Due to new measures for protection from COVID-19, some of the airport procedures may take longer time.
- All business and VIP lounge areas are cleaned and disinfected as prescribed by public health authorities with increased frequency based on the air traffic.
- Аdequate protection for staff members which includes personal protective equipment, such as gloves, medical masks, goggles or face shields.
- Information signage and floor markings to encourage physical distancing as well as multiple self-hand sanitizers, alcohol-based with adequate signage for passengers.
- All served products in the lounges will be displayed prepacked in foil therefore all guests will be able to get products as individual packs.
- Self-service options where passengers have limited contact with staff.
- Frequent disinfection of frequently contacted surfaces.
- Separate waste bins are placed for disposal of mask and gloves.
- Tables and chairs are disinfected after being used by our guests.
- All the employees in the outlets shall wear protective equipment. Plexiglas separator has been fixed in order to avoid the contact between cashier and guests.
- At the entrance of the outlets and in the common areas, hand sanitizer units are placed.
- Through guiding signs, guests will be reminded of the physical distancing rules and rules to follow, especially for the lines at order and payment points.
- In all restaurants, the capacity has been reduced and the distance between tables has been increased. Two chairs will be put across to all tables.
- Тrays and plates will be removed from common areas, they’ll be given to guests by the service staff.
- Disposable packed products (salt, sugar, napkins, straws, stirrers) will be handed to our guests by the service staff, while the same products in disposable packages are removed from the common areas.
- For the lines at order and payment points, stickers have been posted on the floor at a distance (1.5m) suitable for social distance.
- Employees shall work using protective equipment.
- All the used equipment in the duty free that comes in contact with the customers, shall be disinfected frequently.
- Guiding signs for the prescribed physical distancing (1.5m) in the shop area for all present persons are placed.
- We encourage customers to use only contactless credit or debit card.
- Strict entrance points in shops will be placed, with an alcohol-based disinfectant liquid machine to be used prior entering the shop.
- Passengers who are not wearing a mask will not be admitted into the store.
- Not more than 10 customers will be allowed at the same time in the shops.
- Passengers need to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before their flight, because at least 1 hour before the departure time they should already be in the boarding zone, i.e. at the Gates.
- During boarding process passengers will be required to show their passport, i.e. travel document and their boarding pass to the boarding agent and to scan their boarding pass by themselves on the boarding passes reader.
- Passengers must wear a protective mask, maintain the prescribed physical distance for indoor areas and keep a high level of personal hygiene.
- Passengers will be divided during disembarkation, by a parallel use of stairs on the back door and passenger-bridge on the front door of the aircraft, in order to reduce congestion.
- After disembarkation, a preventive aircraft disinfection will be made.
- Screening with a thermal camera at the entrance of R.N. Macedonia will be performed by the Ministry of Health before and after Passport Control.
- Hand sanitizer dispensers are available in the Arrivals section (upon entry into the country, near the Passport Control and when exiting from Customs Control).
- The baggage claim waiting area is marked with signage, in order the prescribed physical distance between passengers to be maintained.