Montenegro’s Ministry of Transport and Airports of Montenegro (ACG) agreed on 6 November 2026 to carry out market research and prepare for selecting a credible consultant for an airport master plan through 2047, the ministry said. The plan will cover Podgorica and Tivat airports and set out long-term development of air transport in Montenegro.
At a working meeting between the ministry delegation and ACG management, the airport company’s specialist departments presented a draft project brief for the plan. The Ministry of Transport described it as a quality, professionally grounded starting point, but said further work was needed before the final brief is adopted.
Before the final text is adopted and the procedure to select the plan’s author begins, the ministry asked that the work be entrusted only to a consultant with proven international references. The consultant should have experience with master plans for airports of comparable scale and seasonal traffic patterns, as well as documents acceptable to European funds and international financial institutions.
Consultant selection and coordination
The ministry requested that one representative from each organisation be appointed to coordinate and finalise the brief, conduct market research and align the next steps in preparing the project. It said it would send consolidated expert comments on the draft in the coming days.
Selection conditions and criteria will be set objectively and transparently under Montenegro’s Public Procurement Law. ACG management agreed to the ministry’s proposals and to conducting the process professionally, transparently and in line with international standards.
Transport Minister Radoš Zečević said the process required “market research, independent international expert opinion and a consultant with proven references”. He called the master plan a “document of national importance” and said there was “no room for improvisation”. Zečević said Montenegro needed a document to put airport development on a long-term and sustainable footing.
Capacity work for 2027
ACG Executive Director Roko Tolić thanked the minister for institutional support and said he would submit the agreed proposals to ACG’s Coordination Body for the Development and Improvement of Airport Capacities. Tolić said the company expected the body to continue coordinating and supporting preparations to bring the airports to the highest possible level for the next summer season.
Work to improve airport capacity for the 2027 tourist season will proceed in parallel with, and independently of, the master plan, so it is not slowed. The Ministry of Transport said it would keep the public informed in a timely manner about the next steps.
