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Tirana International Airport (TIA) is the main gateway to Albania and the country’s most important international airport. Located just 15 km from the capital Tirana, TIA plays a vital role in linking Albania with Europe and beyond, serving millions of passengers every year, including the Albanian and Balkan diaspora. The airport has experienced consistent and remarkable growth. From handling about 600,000 passengers in 2005, TIA achieved a record 10.7 million passengers in 2024, making it the fastest-growing airport in Europe with a passenger growth rate of 224% compared to 2019. According to ACI, passenger growth in 2025 is projected at 56%, further confirming TIA’s position as the gateway to Albanian tourism and a leading international airport in the Western Balkans, bridging communities worldwide and supporting Albania’s role as a premier destination for tourism, commerce, and investment. Since December 2020, TIA has been managed by Kastrati Group. As part of this long-term partnership, over €100 million have already been invested in infrastructure and operations, including €5 million dedicated to sustainability projects. The concession runs until 2040, during which TIA will continue to expand its infrastructure, enhance service quality, and implement advanced technology for efficiency and safety. With modern check-in facilities, e-gates, state-of-the-art security systems, and an ongoing focus on innovation and passenger experience, TIA is committed to providing world-class services while supporting Albania’s economic growth. Guided by its mission and vision, TIA strives to promote global connectivity, expand route development, and foster sustainable growth, positioning itself as the leading airport in the Western Balkans.

About Telekom Albania Telekom Albania launched operations in 1996, under the commercial name of Albanian Mobile Communications. In 2008, it joined Deutsche Telekom Group and in 2015 it embraces the Telekom brand identity. With contemporary products, relentless innovation in accordance with the most recent technology developments and most competitive prices, Telekom Albania has become an important generator of qualitative communication and innovation in Albania. About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 151 million mobile customers, 30 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2014). The Group provides fixed network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries and has approximately 228,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.7 billion in the 2014 financial year - more than 60 percent of it outside Germany.

Electronic and Postal Communications Authority is the regulatory body in the field of electronic communications and postal service, which supervises the regulatory framework defined by the law on electronic communications, by the Law on postal service and the development policies, defined by the Council of Ministers. Mission: AKEP is a forward-looking independent regulator for the telecommunications and postal markets seeking to achieve a regulatory framework, which promotes an investor-friendly environment that provides better choice, price and quality for all telecommunications and postal users in Albania. AKEP’s core values are: * integrity; * impartiality; * transparency, * professionalism and * effectiveness