TIRANA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of air passenger arrivals in Albania exceeded 750,000 in the first half (H1) of 2021, up 36.4 percent compared to the same period of 2020, when international flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) reported on Monday.
According to INSTAT, a total of 756,637 passengers arrived in Albania by air in H1 2021.
In June alone, Albania registered 260,991 air passengers, a 9.2-fold increase year-on-year.
Also in H1 2021, Albania registered 196,023 ship passengers at sea, up 28.7 percent year-on-year.
In June alone, the number of passengers traveling by sea in Albania was 40,902, 2.3 times more than in June 2020.
According to INSTAT, a total of 1,687,919 foreign citizens visited Albania in H1 2021, 2.2 times more than in the same period of 2020. Enditem
