Adria Airways AOC terminated
The Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of Slovenia’s former national carrier Adria Airways has been terminated just under two years since the company declared bankruptcy. The AOC was purchased by Air Adriatic, a Slovenian company founded by businessman Izet Rastoder, in January 2020 for 45.000 euros, with plans to use the operating license to set up Slovenia’s new national carrier. Air Adriatic had until September of last year to resolve any discrepancies with the license in order to begin utilising it but the company requested an extension due to the coronavirus pandemic, which it was granted. However, the Slovenian air regulator refused to issue a second extension request, thus terminating the AOC.
The Slovenian Ministry for of Economic Development and Technology has said it is still seeking a solution which would lead to the establishment of a national airline after the state dropped plans to create a new carrier using European Union funds, following the block’s objections. The Ministry is in talks with private stakeholders which are interested in creating a new commercial airline. The government has also held talks with foreign carriers including LOT Polish Airlines and Air Serbia in order to improve the country’s connectivity. Slovenia has been one of the most affected European aviation markets by the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
Previously, Slovenian cargo carrier Solinair held talks with the Slovenian government over the possibility of launching scheduled flights or establishing a new national carrier. The airline has proposed two strategies for improving the country’s connectivity following the bankruptcy of Adria Airways and has asked for financial support from the government for the project. The company noted it would operate a five-member fleet consisting of either the Mitsubishi CRJ900, Dash 8 Q400 or the ATR72 turboprop, which it said would be ideal for the Slovenian market. The cargo operator said it would seek an agreement with the Lufthansa Group for the new airline to take over their routes to Ljubljana, including Lufthansa’s flights from Frankfurt and Munich, Swiss’ from Zurich and Brussels Airlines’ service from the Belgian capital.
The last remaining remnants of Adria Airways are now being sold off as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. In February, Muneef Tarmoom, a businessman and investor from the United Arab Emirates, acquired the Adria Airways brand name for 33.000 euros. His motive for the brand purchase in unknown. In addition to the name, the package also includes three different logos, as well as the web domains adria.si, flyadria.si, adria-airways.si, afs.si, adria-airways.com, adria.ba, adria.mk and adriaairways.me.
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