Belgrade airport also plans to build a third passenger terminal and another runway; however this may not be feasible in the immediate future.

The Belgrade airport is without passengers but fully staffed after the severing of international air links.

He is an air-traffic controller, and Belgrade airport is virtually closed as a result of the sanctions.

Belgrade airport, cavernous and empty a year ago, is thronged with a large numbers of foreigners coming in, and Serbs traveling abroad.

Mr. Kozyrev, at the very least, wants an opening of Belgrade airport.

It is situated in the former field of Dojno polje, at the location of the old Belgrade airport (thus the name) of Bežanija.

Instead some minor concessions were made, including an opening of the Belgrade airport.

Serbian officials tried to block the operation and demanded that the American planes fly first to a Belgrade airport to pass customs, American officials said.

But an international freezing of Serbia's assets, the country's isolation from the world banking organizations and the closing of the Belgrade airport have hurt the Serbian economy.

He said Belgrade airport was available without charge for relief aid flights.