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TIRANA, July 12 – Albania is preparing to launch two new airports that would break the current de facto monopoly that the Tirana International Airport has on international flights in an operation that is expected to increase market competition and lead to lower ticket prices and also serve the country’s emerging tourism industry through faster access to southern and northern destinations. While negotiations with a Turkish consortium to build a new airport in southern Albania are in their final stage, the government is also planning to reactivate Kukes airport, a north-eastern Albania airport that has been abandoned for about a…
