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Valorisation of Air Transport Infrastructure in South East Europe

The European Union and the countries of South East European region signed an ECAA agreement to provide a framework for the development of air services between European Union and South East Europe. Development of air transport infrastructure of South East Europe is prominent segment of connecting countries within the region and integration of the region itself in becoming one of the economic centres of Europe. Memorandum of Understanding, signed in year 2004 among regional participants from South East Europe, defines the basis for development of Core Network of South East Europe as a part of which eleven Core Network airports were defined. After additional analysis of other six South East European international airports, which weren‟t originally part of Core Network, on the basis of their traffic volumes and regional importance, in year 2009 they became a part of Core Network. The geographical location of South East European airports, positioned close to national borders, and considerably small size of national markets implicates importance of airport integration in transport multimodal network. This paper considers the levels of achievements in traffic results of airports of the South East Europe including organisational and infrastructure analysis of seventeen Core Network airports. The paper also reviews the status of air transport sector in South East Europe in the context of intraregional air transport integration as well as integration in European air transport network.

Airport; Air Transport Infrastructure; Core Network; South East Europe

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