TAV BROUGHT POLISH JOURNALISTS TO PROMOTE MACEDONIA AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION

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, supporting the current route Katowice-Ohrid and creating a higher demand for flights from Poland to Macedonia

As a follow up to the recent opening of the seasonal charter-flights from Katowice to Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport, TAV Macedoniabrought 5 Polish journalists in the country to experience its beauties and promote it as a touristic destination among Polish tourists.

-As you already know on 22nd of June at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport started to operate the seasonal charter flights from Katowice. Once weekly one of the biggest Polish tour operators Rego Bis, brings, on each flight, 220 Polish tourists at Ohrid Lake till end of September. Following the recent successful activity we have done with Turkish bloggers who promoted Macedonia among Turkish citizens, we took very similar marketing initiative, in order to promote Macedonia as an interesting travel destination among Polish holidaymakers and Polish travelers. From 17th until 22nd of July five Polish journalists representing respectable print and online media in Poland, visited Skopje region (Matka canon, wineries), Ohrid Lake region and Bitola region, experiencing the unique natural beauties of the country and its cultural-historical heritage. We expect this activity to contribute for higher demand for flights from Poland to Ohrid, in order the tour-operator Rego bis can easily execute the additional announced destination Warsaw, as well as contributing for opening of additional charter-flights from Poland to Macedonia operated by another Polish tour-operator, for which we are in negotiations for a long time, stated Alper Ersoy, TAV Macedonia General Manager.

As explained by Ersoy, TAV Macedonia is constantly doing similar marketing activities not only to attract airlines and tour-operators to start flying to both Macedonian airports – Skopje Alexander the Great and Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle, but to support newly opened destinations and create bigger demand from the source markets.

Ohrid Airport is booming in the past year, after the number of seasonal flights has been significantly increased, bringing tourists at Ohrid Lake from 4 new source markets – Poland, Belgium, Israel, Serbia. Besides the traditional seasonal flights from Amsterdam operated by Corendon and TUIFly each year to Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport, in 2016 charter-flights from Brussels operated by Thomas Cook were opened; charter-flights from Tel Aviv operated by Israeli Arkia were also opened; the seasonal flights on the route Belgrade-Ohrid, by Air Serbia, were re-opened, while the regular year round routes to London, Basel and Zurich, continue to operate by Wizz Air and Germania Flug.

In the first six months of 2017, TAV Macedonia reported 6% increase in passenger traffic, compared to the same period in 2016, or at both Macedonian airports from January until June passed a total of 860.130 passengers.

With the recent newly opened routes from Skopje International Airport in July, to Malta, Rome, Vaxjo and Doha, as well as the extended frequencies on the existing routes, TAV Macedonia officials expect higher increase rate of traffic during the second half of this year.

TAV Macedonia would like to express its gratitude to Fibula Air Travel Agency for their support on the realization of the visit of Polish media representatives between 17th and 22nd of July.

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There is regular shuttle bus to/from Skopje International Airport for passengers that drives and stops at key bus stops throughout the City of Skopje and arrives at the airport. V2V Transporter manages and operates the shuttle buses for passengers. The shuttle bus timetable is prepared according to the arrivals/departures of flights at Skopje International Airport. One way ticket for the shuttle bus costs MKD 199. You can find more information in Passenger guide section on our the webpage, or click Bus.

Skopje International Airport operates 24/7. Restaurants and cafes such as Cakes & Bakes, Café In, Burger King and NeedStop are available for the passengers at any time; business lounge (PrimeClass CIP Service) offers you comfort 24/7, while ATU Duty Free is opened as per the flights timetable and offers wide range of products.  

Check-in at the passenger and baggage check-in counters starts 180 minutes (3 hours) before the scheduled time of departure (STD) specified on your flight ticket. The closing time of the airport check-in counter is no later than 60 minutes before STD stated on your flight ticket.
Since the beginning of COVID–19 pandemic, due to the requirements for different travel documents imposed by different countries, TAV Macedonia appeals to passengers to arrive at the airport 3 hours before take-off.

For information about your flight, please follow Skopje International Airport website, in the Arrivals and Departures section, where all changes to the flights schedule are updated in real time, i.e., as we receive information by airlines.

If you need urgent additional information about your flight, you can call Skopje International Airport Information Desk on the phone number: +38923148333, it is open 24/7.

Passengers are allowed to carry on board free of charge items such as coat, 1 umbrella or walking stick, 1 ladies handbag, 1 camera or binoculars, 1 baby transporter, 1 pair of crutches or similar prosthetic aids, medical equipment on which the passenger is fully dependent, a reasonable quantity of baby food.

Regarding the baggage fees amount, please contact your airline, because each airline has its own baggage policy and applicable rules.

If you have any specific question about what you can or cannot carry, i.e. allowed/prohibited items, in your baggage, please send your question to our Customer Relations Department at customer.mk@tav.aero.

In case of lost or damaged baggage, please immediately go to the Lost & Found Department, which is located near the baggage claim area, i.e. in the Arrivals Area after Passport Control and before Customs Control.
Our employees from L&F will prepare a lost/damaged baggage report for you, that you’ll later on send it to your airline. If you need to contact the Lost&Found department, please write us on: lostbaggage@tav.aero 
For lost or found items on the plane, please contact us at the same email: lostbaggage@tav.aero 
If you lose or find a personal item in the airport building, please report it immediately either to the Information Desk or to the Security staff, while if you have already left the airport, please write to us at lost.property@tav.aero
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Yes. Since 2015 TAV Macedonia has introduced free Wi-Fi internet at Skopje International Airport, which was upgraded in 2019. Passengers can access free internet through their mobile devices by simply connecting to a wireless network called TAV Airports, password is not required.

You can park your vehicle in our parking lot without prior reservation. This service is available 24/7 at Skopje International Airport. 
Car Park Pricelist:
1h – MKD 100
2h – MKD 150 
3h – MKD 200 
3h-4h – MKD 300 
4h-6h – MKD 400
6h-8h – MKD 500
24h – MKD 1,000
3-5 days – MKD 3,500
5-7 days – MKD 4,500
Each additional day – MKD 400 
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Yes. At Skopje International Airport there are specially designated, marked parking lots for persons with disabilities and the car park services are free of charge within 24 hours. By enclosing the traffic license and the disability identification card at the Car Park Payment Counter, located inside the terminal building, our employees will cancel the car park ticket and the person with disability will be automatically exempt from paying for the car park service. If all designated parking lots for persons with disabilities are occupied, park your car on a regular parking lot, and following the above stated procedure you will be exempted from paying for the car park services.
For more information on parking services, please click on Parking or visit Passengers with disabilities.

Yes. At Skopje International Airport there is a Special Assistance Service for passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs). The counter where you can ask for this free of charge service is located inside the Terminal building, next to the Information Desk. Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM) means any person whose mobility is reduced due to physical incapacity (sensor or locomotor), intellectual deficiency, age, illness, or other cause of disability.

Yes. There is a smoking room at Skopje International Airport, which is located in the security-restricted area, airside. The smoking room is located next to Gate number 201, i.e., on the left side after you pass passport control and security screening.
In addition to the smoking room, passengers can use the open terraces of the cafeterias located at the entrance to the terminal building of the airport.
Smoking is prohibited in all other areas of the terminal building. 

For general question or inquiry that does not require immediate response, or if you have any other complaint or compliment, please send an e-mail to customer.mk@tav.aero. This is our Customer Relations Department, which will respond to your inquiry accordingly as soon as possible..  

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