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Macedonia Promotes Enlargement to Skopje and Ohrid with Airline Subsidies
Friday, September 13, 2024
Macedonia, together with a number of different airports within the former Yugoslavia, is ready to learn from subsidies supplied by state or native authorities aimed toward attractive airways to begin operations. Present subsidy initiatives are being supplied in Macedonia, Slovenia, Sarajevo, and Tuzla.
The Macedonian authorities has initiated a public name for airways occupied with launching new routes to Skopje and Ohrid airports, providing monetary incentives in return. Regardless of earlier statements by the Macedonian Minister for Transport suggesting extra versatile tender situations, the eligibility standards have remained largely unchanged. Airways should have served a minimum of 5 million passengers and achieved a revenue of a minimum of ten million euros up to now yr to qualify. The help supplied will differ based mostly on operational period, weekly flight frequency, vacation spot airport attractiveness, and the variety of seats bought. The tender is open to all airways, not restricted to only European carriers, with chosen airways receiving 9 euros per arriving passenger in Skopje and twelve euros in Ohrid over a three-year interval. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 7 at 10:00.
In Slovenia, the Ministry for Infrastructure has introduced its fifth name for airways to introduce new routes, with 16.8 million euros allotted from 2023 to 2026 for this function. Thus far, just one.1 million euros have been utilized. The subsidies cowl 50% of a provider’s charges on the brand new routes and are solely accessible to airways registered inside the European Frequent Aviation Space (ECAA). The Slovenian authorities is especially occupied with establishing flights from cities similar to Vienna, Copenhagen, Madrid, and others, with functions due by simply earlier than midnight on September 16.
In the meantime, the Tourism Affiliation of the Canton of Sarajevo has issued a public name for airways to provoke new routes to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital in trade for subsidies. This initiative targets airways which are prepared to determine a base within the metropolis, launch flights to unserved locations, or begin operations on routes deemed strategically vital, together with long-haul flights exceeding six hours. Airways should function the brand new routes a minimum of twice per week and use plane that may accommodate over fifty passengers. carriers have till October 1 to use, though the precise subsidy quantities haven’t been disclosed.
Lastly, tender procedures are open for airways occupied with establishing a base at Mostar Airport in 2025 in return for subsidies. carriers have till September 17 at 16:00 to submit their bids. Particular tender situations can be found upon direct contact with Mostar Airport.
