cONnecting CLOse and Unexplored Destinations with New INter-Adriatic transport sErvices+

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Italy Albania Montenegro (South Adriatic)

Date of latest update: 2025-11-19

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Description (EN):

In the last decade, the entire Program area has experienced significant growth in passenger air traffic and the opening of new air routes in Europe and beyond. This positive dynamics can be associated to the contemporary development of the tourism sector. In addition, investments are planned in infrastructure at existing airports and in the construction of new ones (especially in Albania and Montenegro). However, cross-border connections remain scarce, considering that the only air connections available are Bari-Tirana and Brindisi- Tirana. The connectivity of the program territories across the maritime border is a challenge and a major obstacle, as an efficient transport network is a prerequisite for any economic and social interaction. In the cross-border area of the southern Adriatic sea and air connections are delayed or only seasonal. Many areas are poorly accessible, especially some inland areas isolated or some coastal communities, as well as cities, which are connected in a way inefficient at major transport hubs. Even air, road and maritime networks with TEN-T nodes, as well as access to inland areas at the TEN-T nodes, they are late. The overall objective of the project is to promote connectivity through the development strategies for sustainable of air transport to overcome these important obstacles and improve greener and more sustainable transport. The main output developed by the project will be a model for a more sustainable and inclusive air connectivity. This output will improve the work of transport operators providing them with a set of innovative solutions in the field of sustainable air mobility. The ON CLOUD NINE+ project will follow an innovative approach, through the involvement of the relevant stakeholders such as transport and touristic and ICT operators and policy-makers, to identify best practices among the three countries and elaborate cross border joint solution.

Expected Achievements (EN): Create a framework of joint actions for a greener and more sustainable connectivity, by including air transport, tourist and IT economic operators and policy-makers in the identification of best solutions to address sustainable cross-border transit.

Project outputs: Model for a more sustainable and inclusive air connectivity(EN)

Thematic information

Transport and mobility

Priority: (VI-A_SA(I-A-M)_PA 3) A more connected South Adriatic programme area by enhancing mobility and regional connectivity

Priority specific objective: RSO3.2. Developing and enhancing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO3 A more connected Europe by enhancing mobility

Type of intervention: 108 Multimodal transport (TEN-T)

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: AEROPORTI DI PUGLIA S.P.A.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03094610726 | ufficioprotocollo@pec.aeroportidipuglia.it (EN)

Address: Viale Enzo Ferrari, 70128 Bari, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/

Total budget: EUR 82 692.42

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 66 153.93

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 16 538.49

“Aerodromi Crne Gore” AD

Name: “Aerodromi Crne Gore” AD

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 20/31-00135-0 | aerodromicg@apm.co.me (EN)

Address: PODGORICA AIRPORT, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: http://www.montenegroairports.com/

Total budget: EUR 48 808.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 41 486.80

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 7 321.20

Autoriteti i Aviacionit Civil Shqiptar

Name: Autoriteti i Aviacionit Civil Shqiptar

Partner’s ID if not PIC: L01927451M | info@acaa.gov.al (EN)

Address: Str “Sulejman Delvina”, 1019 Tirana, Albania

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: https://www.aac.gov.al/

Total budget: EUR 53 437.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 45 421.45

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 8 015.55

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Airports of Montenegro JSC

cONnecting CLOse and Unexplored Destinations with New INter-Adriatic transport sErvices+

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Albanian Civil Aviation Authority

cONnecting CLOse and Unexplored Destinations with New INter-Adriatic transport sErvices+

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AEROPORTI DI PUGLIA S.P.A.

cONnecting CLOse and Unexplored Destinations with New INter-Adriatic transport sErvices+

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Summary

Project name (EN): cONnecting CLOse and Unexplored Destinations with New INter-Adriatic transport sErvices+

Project acronym: ON CLOUD NINE+

Project ID: SA-0100205

Project start date: 2024-02-01

Project end date: 2025-07-31

Project status: closed

Relevant linked projects:

INTERREG IPA IT-ALB-MNE 2014-2020
ON CLOUD NINE (EN) | ON CLOUD NINE is a successfully financed project (Interreg IPA ITA-ALB-MNE 2014-2020), which ended in 2020 that allowed the establishment of direct air connections in the Programme area. Adp was the lead partner of ON CLOUD NINE and ACAA and JSC were partners as well. On the one hand, the project has contributed generate new opportunities for socio-economic development in a short time. On the other hand, it helped to pull down barriers to the circulation of people, to strengthen economic growth and encourage cooperation in the Adriatic basin. Project’s overall objective focuses on the development of sustainable cross-border connectivity by an integrated transport model, able to increase multimodality and accessibility to airports.
This capitalization action intends to follow the steps of ON CLOUD NINE to further develop sustainability in transport cross-border. The activities follow the objective fixed by the initial project to keep promoting these green alternatives to create a more sustainable project area. Adp will lead this capitalization action and together with ACAA and JSC (partners in the original project too) will take the knowledge from the initial project to achieve sustainable and inclusive air connectivity consisting of a set of actions for achieving the strategic goals of harmonizing framework procedures in three countries of South Adriatic Area in the field of sustainable air connection. In this sense, ON CLOUD NINE constitutes the funding stone of ON CLOUD NINE+ and will be always the guide to be followed by the three airport partners. (EN), INTERREG IPA IT-ALB-MNE 2014-2020
SOLAR (EN) | The overall objective of the SOLAR Project (Interreg IT-ALB-MNE 2014-2020) is to develop tools for measuring the carbon footprint of the airports in Puglia, Albania and Montenegro and activate policies for carbon emission reduction in the programme area. To achieve this goal the project facilitated knowledge pooling and sharing of best practices among partners, building a joint model to reduce carbon footprint in the air transport sector at the cross-border level. The three ON CLOUD NINE+ partners have been part of the SOLAR project.
The project partners presenting the ON CLOUD NINE+ proposal have been part of this project together with Regione Puglia and other partners from the programme area. The ON CLOUD NINE+ project will create synergies with SOLAR as both projects have a strong focus on the sustainability of transport, thanks to the partners that have already been part of the SOLAR project. Some of the workshops and conferences that will take place during the ON CLOUD NICE+ Project will approach the concepts of the carbon footprint from diverse points of view, taking into account the lessons learnt through the SOLAR project. (EN), INTERREG IPA IT-ALB-MNE 2014-2020
SAGOV (EN) | SAGOV is a project financed by the Interreg IPA IT 2014-2020 Programme, formed by a partnership of different local authorities from Adriatic territories, in the area of mobility and connectivity. In the scope of the project, specific activities for the exchange of best practices were carried out, identifying respective challenges and identifying concrete examples of integrated governance on the policy-making of strategic connectivity projects in the Adriatic region. The final aim is to provide innovative tools and procedures that may be used by all stakeholders to improve the planning, implementation and monitoring of CBC connectivity projects.
The problem of the lack of connectivity through the project areas explored in the ON CLOUD NINE+ project will be brought furtherly, into the scope of the SAGOV project. The local authorities of the project area, and project partners of the SAGOV project, will be invited to the activities of the ON CLOUD NINE+ project. This will help to disseminate and spread the problematic of connectivity in the South Adriatic areas to reach a higher impact, having also an effect on policymaking. (EN), INTERREG IPA ADRIATIC 2007-2013
AIR.NET (EN) | The project will use all the results and outputs already reached from the previous cooperation experiences, project and actions financed in the framework of other European Territorial Cooperation Programmes, in which PPs have participated. In fact, LP and PP3 have already worked together in AIR.NET project funded by IPA Adriatic CBC Programme 2007-2013 for the improvement of connectivity and mobility in the Adriatic area.
Connectivity is one of the core topics of the ON CLOUD NINE+ Project, together with sustainability in transports in the areas of the programme. To achieve better connections between the areas included in the programme is the key of the project. AIR.NET will serve as inspiration for partners in the management of ON CLOUD NINE+. (EN), INTERREG IPA ADRION 2014-2020
INTERPASS (EN) | The INTERPASS project (Intermodal Passengers Connectivity between Ports and Airports -Intermodal connectivity of passengers between ports and airports) is a project financed in the ambit of the first call of the INTERREG V-B Adriatic-Ionian program (ADRION) 2014-2020. The project has as a general objective the improvement of the intermodal connections between the ports and airports of the Adriatic-Ionian Region, in order to improve the management of the flow of passengers, especially cruise passengers and travellers, who reach tourist destinations located on the Adriatic and Ionian coasts during the high season.
ON CLOUD NINE+ will scale up a strategy towards a more resilient and sustainable air transport service. The project will aim at spreading a new sustainable approach to air connectivity linking a wide range of solutions and stakeholders committed to reaching sustainable goals for air transport. INTERPASS project will be taken as an example of good practices and results developed for the management of ports and airport transports for the ON CLOUD NINE+ proposal. (EN), INTERRREG IV-A ITALY-CROATIA 2014-2020
ADRIGREEN (EN) | The ADRIGREEN project “Green and Intermodal solutions for Adriatic airports and ports”- is funded by the INTERREG V-A Italy-Croatia Program 2014/2020.
The main objective of ADRIGREEN is to favour the integration of Croatian and Italian ports and airports with other modes of transport, in order to improve travel times for passengers during the summer seasons and, at the same time, improve the environmental performance of the Adriatic maritime and air systems, whose standards result still below the European average.
One of the main contributions to the ON CLOUD NINE+ projects will be the solutions proposed by the ADRIGREEN Project after the identification of possible solutions to reduce the environmental impact of ports and airports e to improve intermodal connections with other modes of transport that may be easily adaptable to the local contexts of the entire Adriatic area. ON CLOUD NINE+ will take the solutions proposed under the ADRIGREEN project to further develop sustainability in connectivity for the South Adriatic area. (EN), INTERRREG IV-A ITALY-CROATIA 2014-2020
MIMOSA (EN) | The MIMOSA project (Interreg V-A IT-HR) is focused on changing a low level of cross-border connectivity by developing visible outputs, ranging from multimodal solutions to innovative and smart tools and technologies. It tackles the common challenge of increasing multimodality and reducing the impact of transport on the environment.
ON CLOUD NINE+ will work on the harmonisation of EU rules and good practices in all territories regarding connectivity in remote areas as well as sustainability in transport. The materials developed under the MIMOSA project will help to translate the methods used in the project. Then, the ON CLOUD NINE+ project will invite the institutional project partners of MIMOSA, widening the networking in the transport and connectivity sectors. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 184 937.42

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 153 062.18

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.76%

Co-financing sources:

IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 153 062.18. Co-financing rate, 82.76%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Workshop kit
Workshop Kit
Workshop kit
Action Plan for sustainable air transport in Italy
Action Plan for sustainable air transport in Albania
Action Plan for sustainable air transport in Montenegro
Action Plan for sustainable air transport in South Adriatic area
B2B Kit
Report of the Testing Activity
B2B Kit
B2B Kit
Conference kit
Conference kit
Conference kit
Application Form complete and signed declarations.
2% Flat Rate REPORT FOR LP

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion The project is in full compliance with the Pillar 2 “Connecting the Region”, Action - Development of air transport, since the project ON CLOUD NINE+ is establishing a dialogue amongst stakeholders on regional flight connections aiming to develop better links within the South Adriatic Region and to optimise year-round regional flights connections with outside destinations. The project aims to develop feasibility studies on new air routes and air transport strategies to overcome the existing cross-border connectivity challenges in the southern Adriatic Sea. By doing so, the project will contribute to improving the transport connectivity of the region, which aligns with the EUSAIR Action Plan's priority area of developing a multi-modal transport system to improve connectivity within the region. Additionally, though the workshops, the project aims to start discussion on improvement of accessibility to poorly connected areas, such as some inland areas and cities. By doing so, the project will help address the connectivity challenges faced by these areas, which is a priority area identified in the EUSAIR Topic 2 - Intermodal connections to the hinterland. Finally, the project will also establish a platform for discussion on development of greener and more sustainable transport strategies to improve the transport infrastructure framework in the region. By doing so, the project will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality, which aligns with the EUSAIR strategy's objective of promoting environmental sustainability in the region.
Other The European Commission adopted a set of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The project's focus on promoting sustainable transport solutions aligns with the European Green Deal's objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. By promoting greener and more sustainable transport, the project will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality, which are key objectives of the European Green Deal.
Other AAM National Strategic Plan (2021-2030) for the development of Advanced Air Mobility in Italy: The AAM aim to define a National AAM Roadmap aimed at bridging the regulatory, technological and infrastructural gaps identified with respect to the creation of the ecosystem; drafting of this Strategic Plan, as a tool for guiding and implementing public and private initiatives for the creation of the national ecosystem for AAM. Part of project’s workshops aim to highlight these gaps and remedy them through sustainable and digitally advanced solutions.
Other The National Air Transport Plan (PNTA), or PIANO NAZIONALE TRASPORTI AEREI (PNTA) in Italian, covers the period 2019-2024. This plan outlines Italy's objectives and strategies for improving the competitiveness and sustainability of its air transport system. The project could align with the PNTA's objective of improving air transport connectivity and sustainability, particularly in the southern regions of Italy. By promoting the development of feasibility studies of new air routes and air transport strategies to improve connectivity with Albania and other destinations, the project could support the PNTA's objective of enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of Italy's air transport system. The project's focus on studying new air routes to overcome existing cross-border connectivity challenges in the southern Adriatic Sea could contribute to achieving this objective.
Other The Airports of Puglia Development Plan, or Piano Strategico di Aeroporti di Puglia: It is a strategic document that outlines the development objectives and priorities for the airports in the Puglia region of Italy and is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness and attractiveness of the airports in the region, as well as improving the overall air connectivity of the region. The plan includes several key objectives, such as expanding airport capacity and infrastructure, improving the quality of airport services, and increasing the number of airlines and destinations served by the airports. The plan also aims to promote sustainable growth and development of the airport sector, while ensuring the protection of the environment and natural resources. In terms of the ON CLOUD NINE+ project, the Airports of Puglia Development Plan is relevant policy document to consider, particularly in terms of enhancing the connectivity of Puglia with Albania and Montenegro by valorizing Foggia airport. The project could align with the objectives of the development plan by promoting the development of air transport strategies to improve connectivity with Albania and Montenegro, and by supporting the sustainable growth and development of the airport sector in the Puglia region.

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR

EUSAIR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Italy Albania Montenegro (South Adriatic)

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2025-11-19

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230 / 230 (100%)

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