Kosova Airlines

KOSOVA GETS ITS ‘OWN’ AIRLINE

Kosova’s Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Zef Morina signed an agreement in Prishtina on 16 September with Hamburg International to make that small private German airline Kosova’s “designated carrier,” dpa reported. Morina hailed the move, saying “this is a big day for Kosova. The designated air carrier will bring important revenues to the Kosova budget.” Hamburg International won over rival bids from Slovenia’s Adria Airways, Serbia’s JAT, and Kosova Airways, which is a joint project of several Kosovar travel agents. Norbert Grella said on behalf of the German company that it will fly under the name of Kosova Airlines with one aircraft to Munich and other destinations in Germany, and with a second plane to Switzerland, Scandinavia, Italy, and France. The UN civilian administration in Kosova (UNMIK) reported that 1 million people traveled in and out of Prishtina airport in 2002, making it the region’s second-busiest airport after Sofia, Bulgaria. PM!!

Yesterday, the first flight was made. This is the aircraft. The ‘shape’ on the tail of the plane is the shape of the province of Kosovo.