Slovenia launches new airline subsidy tender

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Slovenia has issued a sixth public call for airlines to introduce new routes to the country in return for subsidies, less than two weeks after the previous tender failed to attract any interest. The terms and conditions have remained unchanged for the sixth time. The state will cover 50% of the carrier’s fees on a new route. Only airlines registered and based in the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) are eligible for the subsidies. The ECAA is made up of states that are part of the European Union, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Kosovo, and Montenegro. The Slovenian government is primarily targeting the introduction of flights from Vienna, Copenhagen, Madrid, Prague, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Oslo, Barcelona, and Lisbon, although all destinations within the ECAA are eligible. Interested carriers have until October 27 to submit their applications. Their opening will not be public and will be carried out by the Aid Granting Commission within fifteen days of the tender deadline, while the results must be made public within thirty days of the deadline.