As of April 21, all routes have returned to normal operations, but many passengers remain affected.
Tirana Times
Tirana, April 21- Although not directly affected by the volcanic ash that covered much of northern and central Europe, Tirana International Airport suffered as a result of flight cancellations with affected airports from London to Vienna.
Most of the losses came from cancelled passenger traffic rather than cargo, airport officials told the Albanian media.
In a statement, the airport said as of the evening April 21, all routes have returned to normal operations. The last route to re-enter service is the one between Tirana and London.
Nevertheless, passengers are advised to contact their airline or travel agent for further information concerning their trip.
The closure of airspace over Britain, Northern Europe and Scandinavia is having economic repercussions around the world. It has halted the transport of goods, stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers and dealt a severe economic blow to the airline industry.
Nearly 100,000 flights were canceled or delayed as volcanic ash forced the closure of European airspace. The International Air Transport Association says the crisis has cost airlines more than $1.7 billion and is devastating an already beleaguered industry.
TIA flights partially canceled, back in operation
TIRANA, April 22 -Tirana International Airport was affected by the Iceland volcano ash due to which almost all flights to western and northern Europe were canceled. Only Athens, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey were the two destinations that continued to have the direct flights from the airport during the thick of the crisis. Flights have now resumed back to normal, the airport said in a statement
The cloud of volcanic ash brought air travel to a virtual standstill in Europe.
The cloud of dust did not reach Albania but the civil aviation authority was on standby in case they needed to ground planes over Albania as well. For a few hours Sunday that caused confusion among businesses at the airport and the passengers.
Albanians turned to ports and cars instead.
The same happened with Prime Minister Sali Berisha returning from Brussels where he handed over the questionnaire on the candidate status request. It took three days and some 2,300 kilometers of driving to come back to Tirana.
