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Evolution through years:
Everything started in 1965, this was the year when the Airport of Prishtina started to function but only for local(domestic) flights. Throughout the centuries, the airport had changed totally. In 1999, the airport of Prishtina became an international airport and started to function offering flies in different places of Europe. In 2000, this airport was functional just for flies that has to do with humanity. By this time, the KFOR Russian forces and NATO were taking care for the airport. Firstly, when the Prishtina's airport started to function it had only 45 workers.In 2002, the airport started to make some renovations, in order to be more organized and completed the next coming months. Also the use of electricity started to increase.

Through 2002-2005, the airport found that the number of people who used the airport as a transport tool started to increase. It was 800.000 to 100.000 travelers per year. Also the airport started to renovate the buildings, and develop new techniques in order to offer qualitative services for the costumers. After the war ended, the airport was more concentrated in renovations. The Airport had worked pretty much by rebuilding or renovating the airport in general, especially these last three years. The year 2006, was an important year for the Prishtina's airport because it won the price as the best airport in the category of less than 1 million travelers. Later in 2007, the airport had an increase number of travelers for 11%. In 2008, the Prishtina's airport "Adem Jashari" was certified by "Icelandic Civil Aviation Authority" as an Airport that fills the standard of safety or security. That came as a result of the investments, e.g. lighting the runway, renovating the road of the runway, some buildings at the  airport and other investments that were made during this period of time.

In 2009 the airport started to function 24 hours. Then,the year 2010, is considered as one of the most important years in the history of the Prishtina's airport. In August of this year, The Government of Kosovo made an agreement with Turkish- French Consortium "Limak & Airports de Lyon". The Government of Kosovo signed a contract with "Limak & Airports De Lyon”, which proved that this company will manage the airport for the next twenty years.  In 2011 The company  "Limak & Airports de Lyon” officially took the full control of the airport. The company provides that the airport is going to expand the space of the airport to 25.000 m2 from the investments of 100 million euros that the company will make.

Advertisement:
The Airport is a very big space, therefore there are many spaces people can make for advertisement.

Shops:
You can find lots of shops in the Airport, where you can by snacks, drinks and so forth.

Cargo Information:
"Prishtina International Airport offers different Cargo services in a fast, effective and professional way". Security is the priority of the airport, therefore the airport possesses very advanced technology and security system.

Duty Free:
Those people who use the airport of Prishtina as a transportation, are available in all offered services of the airport "including duty". Restaurants: The airport contains a big restaurant, and some other small coffee shops where people can have lunch, coffee, snacks and so forth.

History and background
The very first Railway in Kosovo was build in 1874. This railway included the relation between Hani i Elezit, Fushë Kosova, and Mitrovica. Later on, started the construction of the railways in the whole county. The railways of Kosovo are spread all over the country with a length of 333.451km, but this does not include the industrial railways with a length of 103.4km. The railway lines, serve as a connection for all the centers of Kosovo except Gjakova and Gjilan. Also the railways of Kosovo help the country connect with other places like: Macedonia and Serbia. And then through these two countries to connect with other places. The railways of Kosovo are actually in a bad situation. In general, the infrastructure of the railways (rails, station buildings, locomotives, the people's wagons and goods wagons) and many other things which need big engagement and big investments in order to offer good services for the costumers.

Passenger transport:
Railways of Kosovo offer local and international transport for the passengers. Also for official occasions, they offer private train transport. From the 2nd October 2007 the railways of Kosovo started with the new line of passenger transportation in the relation Prishtinë-Pejë-Prishtinë. For local transportation the railways have regular daily trains. Every day a train is active in the relation Prishtinë-Pejë-Prishtinë. Another train that is active every day is in the relation Hani i Elezit-Fushë Kosovë. For international transport, there is a train called the "Fast Train" which circulates one time a day in relation Prishtinë-Skopje-Prishtinë.

Freight Transport:
The railways of Kosovo offer the possibility to fill the needs of the passengers for transportation. The main bearer of all the transportation activities of the Kosovo railways is Commercial Division.

Convectional Transportation
The Conventional transportation includes the local and international boxcar transportation. This king of transportation is dedicated to the market with big amounts of freight, such as: chemicals, palatalized goods and so forth. In order to make these kind of transportation the Kosovo railways offers different vans, tankers and so forth.

Combined Transportation:
This kind of transportation is like an union for rail transport and road transport. The main purpose of this transportation is the orientation of the road transport to the rail transport in order to reduce the big traffic, to reduce the number of accidents, save the fuel, reduce the air pollution and so forth. The transport of the goods from one van to another is made by modern equipment. For example, the transportation of a truck is made by low vans. Based on its possibilities the combined transportation tries to offer secure transport, reduction of the air pollution, reduction of the noise, save of energy and many other things.

Container Terminal
The railway terminal in Miradi(not far from Fushë Kosovë), excepts the goods and then deliver it to the proper destination. This terminal is considered as a connection of the railway transport with road transport because it delivers the goods through the road transport to a particular destination or address. The mission of the railways in Kosovo is to grow and maintain the railway lines. To make the railways the most modern and preferred transport in Kosovo by offering services like: Kargo services(goods transportation) in the region and international. Public services for passengers in local and regional traffic. The key to success for these railways is to be have a full commitment in offering good services for the people of Kosovo.

Construction of the first international motorway in Kosovo
Since the youngest state in the world, Kosovo has not develop a good infrastructure yet, especially compared with other states. But day bay day Kosovo is working in that direction. The historic date that made a big change in many spheres in Kosovo is the 12th of April 2010, when the government of Kosovo singed a contract with Mike Admas,the owner of one the most known construction and engineering company in the world "Bechtel-Enka". The purpose of the contract was to construct a motorway that will connect Kosovo with the neighbor state, Albania. . This project was a very big and important project for the economy and transport in Kosovo. The length of the motorway constructed in Kosovo will be 77.4 kilometers and will firstly  start in Morine; Albania and will end in Prishtina;Kosovo. The motorway was thought to be finished within 5 years but the Turkish-American consortium "Bechtel-Enka" did a great job. Thus, the motorway was finished 1 year ahead. Officially, the motorway of Kosovo was finished in November 2013. The opening ceremony was attended by many Kosovo leaders including the president of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga, the prime minister Hashim Thaqi, and many parliament members and thousands of kosovars which joined the ceremony.

Importance and impact
This motorway plays a very important role for Kosovo transportation, development of the economy, increase the opportunities for local economy, increase the opportunities for international market and many other benefits. Moreover, the travel from Prishtina to Tirana is now reduced in 3 hours (normal drive). Every summer this motorway is full of Kosovar's cars traveling to spend their vacations in the beaches of Albania. They use the "Dr Ibrahim Rugova" motorway because is much more shorter way to get to their destination, more enjoyable, and it saves the fuel. This motorway also means much for tourism is Kosovo, since its 3 hours far from Albania, Albanian tourists can come visit Kosovo whenever they want and it will take only 3 hours. In Albania they call the motorway "The Nation Road" whereas in Kosovo we call it "Dr. Ibrahim Rugova road" in memorial of the legendary president of Kosovo.

Local Motorways
As for local motorways, Kosovo is developing more and more. The biggest local motorway is from Peja to Prishtina, even thought still haven't arrive to Peja. Before the construction of this motorway the heavy traffic especially with trucks could get people late. Now the travel from Peja to Prishtina is reduced to 45-60- minutes(normal drive).