Montenegro Airlines will be shut down soon as the airline can’t be saved, Minister of Capital Investments Mladen Bojanic announced yesterday at a press conference. He will dismiss the entire board of directors and promised the establishment of a new airline.
“Competition-wise, it would be illegal to financially save the airline. We called upon investors, talked to European consultants on state aid but we don’t have sufficient time to come to a solution,” he added.
Since 2016, staff didn’t pay social taxes, were paid late and the airline will have costed the state (and its citizens) around € 50 million.
Montenegro Airlines flights will thus be suspended in the near future. But a new airline will be started as soon as possible. A time-frame for the new airline is set for the second quarter of 2022.
Min. kapitalnih invest. @MladenBojanic1, na konf. za medije saopštio: Ne možemo donijeti niti jednu zakonitu odluku, a da je u korist @MneAirlines. Imamo u planu osnivanje nove kompanije sa osn. kapitalom od Vlade??. Kao i to da komp.bude operativna do sljede?e turisti?ke sezone. pic.twitter.com/yYV2ygOz9t
— Vlada Crne Gore (@VladaCG) December 24, 2020
Min. finansija i soc. staranja @MickeySpajic odgovaraju?i na pit. novinara o gašenju @MneAirlines: Nova kompanija koja bi bila formirana, bi?e održiva ili ne?e postojati!
Trošak osnivanja bi?e 0, vrlo racionalno ?emo razmisliti o novcu za osnivanje kompanije. ?? pic.twitter.com/VGynPy1diO— Vlada Crne Gore (@VladaCG) December 24, 2020