{"id":10689,"date":"2021-04-18T13:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T13:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2021-04-18T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T13:57:33","slug":"the-first-plane-takes-off-for-the-airport-of-kukes-pm-rama-amongst-the-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/the-first-plane-takes-off-for-the-airport-of-kukes-pm-rama-amongst-the-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"The first passenger plane arrives at the airport of Kukes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first passenger plane departed from \u2018Mother Theresa\u2019 airport in Tirana, towards Kukes at around 15:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon and has now arrived at the Kukes \u00e1irport.<\/p>\n<p>Coming from its first destination being London UK, the \u2018Air Albania\u2019 plane landed shortly in Tirana\u2019s Rinas airport and finally took off for Kukes\u2019s Zayed airport, with PM Edi Rama also on board.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the 2200 m runway is finished whereas the parking area is projected to provide space for 3 airplanes simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The international airport of Kukes is the second civil airport in Albania after the one in Rinas.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview for Euronews Albania only a few days ago, the director of the Airport of Kukes, Altin Progonati said that work on this airport is close to an end, as it is expected to be fully functional and open for all international airlines by May 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Progonati emphasized the fact that the Kukes \u2018Zayed\u2019 airport is conceptualized as a \u2018low cost\u2019 airport operating with the lowest and most competitive prices in the entire region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first passenger plane departed from \u2018Mother Theresa\u2019 airport in Tirana, towards Kukes at around 15:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon and has now arrived at the Kukes \u00e1irport. 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