27 firms interested in Belgrade Airport concession deal

27 companies are interested in a concession deal for Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday.

At the ceremonial opening of Etihad Airways' unified service center, Vucic said the companies included five firms from China, as well as others from France, Germany and other countries, Tanjug reported.

According to Vucic - who opened the center at the Airport City business park together with Etihad CEO James Hogan - "everyone sees Belgrade as an important city, the hub of all roads, not just in South East Europe, but also in Europe, so the fight for the concession will be tough."

As for the center, he said it would employ 700 workers, and noted he was "happy because Etihad, in competition with Polish, Bulgarian and other countries chose the Serbian capital."
The center will operate for Etihad Airways, Air Serbia, Air...