Kosovo and Montenegro have signed an agreement for air services, which allows for shorter travel times and aims to lower ticket prices for travelers.

The signing of this agreement took place during the visit to Kosovo of the Prime Minister with technical mandate of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic.

After the meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, Abazovic said in a press conference that this agreement is part of several projects of the two governments, which aim to improve the regional atmosphere of cooperation.

“Our idea was to create an easier access for the citizens of both countries. If we create a mobility, an easier approach and the exchange of goods, people and businesses will be much more intensive and this will create a much better regional atmosphere”, said Abazovic, adding that in the meeting with Kurti they talked also for other infrastructural projects that would improve the connection between the two states.

Planes from Kosovo will fly “soon” through Albania.

Meanwhile, Kurti said that the signed agreement for air services was “an equally important, equally necessary step” for regulating the airspace between the two states.

“The agreement we signed today offers new opportunities for the development of civil aviation, it enables the shortening of air routes and flight time by 15 minutes. An airline that has been flying four times a day can easily add another flight with this deal. Then, it reduces the emission of harmful gases and lowers the cost of flights, which affects the price of tickets for travelers”, said Kurti.

He added that the agreement enables the existing air corridors between Kosovo and Montenegro, which until now have been used for NATO military flights, to be used for civil aviation as well.

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