In September 2009 it was announced that tenders were being accepted and funding had been secured from the EU for an opening in 2011, in time for the Euro 2012 Football Tournament.
No mes de setembro de 2009 anunciouse que se estaban recibindo ofertas e que se asegurara financiamente por parte da Unión Europea para inaugurar o aeroporto en 2011, a tempo para a Eurocopa de Fútbol do 2012.