TURKEY. The Fraport Group and TAV Airports joint venture has extended its contract to manage Antalya International Airport by two years to 2026, through agreement with the Turkish government. Payment of the company’s annual concession fee has been deferred from 2022 to 2024.
Fraport said: “This agreement will help the Fraport-TAV Antalya joint venture to relaunch Antalya Airport on a steady course, maintaining continuity during such a critical time in aviation.
“For more than two decades, Fraport AG has been a dedicated and reliable partner in managing and developing Antalya Airport. Over the years, Fraport TAV Antalya has attracted more airlines and routes, and enhanced the passenger experience. Antalya has become the international gateway to Turkey’s largest and most important tourism region – and one of the leading destinations in the Mediterranean. Fraport also looks forward to the opportunity of continuing its Antalya partnership in the decades ahead.”
Antalya Airport served nearly 35.5 million passengers in 2019, a record. In 2020, traffic dropped by nearly -73% year-on-year to about 9.7 million, amid the impact of the global pandemic.
In 2018, TAV Airports began joint operation of the airport after it purchased a 49% stake in management company ICF Antalya. Dufry is the main travel retailer at the location.
