NEWS FLASH
Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport handled its first passenger charter flight in over a year following a damaging hailstorm which severely impacted the airport’s terminal last summer, leading to its temporary closure. An Avantiair Dash 8 aircraft arrived from Ostrava last week, carrying the Banik football team. Limited operations, including pilot training, have been operating at Maribor Airport. However, it recently adjusted passenger flow at the terminal to enable the resumption of passenger charters.
During last year’s storm, the terminal roof was severely damaged. Last month, the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure selected Karbo storitve as the contractor for repairing the roof. The project is valued at 905.000 euros. While the repair is slated for this autumn, a comprehensive overhaul remains uncertain because the tender process for selecting a project designer was cancelled in June. The current airport operator, state-owned DRI, holds the management contract until the end of 2026, after which the Ministry intends to hold a public tender for long-term operation.
Whoever at DRI is dealing with Maribor should be arrested
ReplyDeleteIt is Ministry of Infrastructure to be blamed. DRI operates MBX for and in the name of the Ministry.
DeleteFirst off, good news. It's not much, but something
ReplyDeleteSad that the hailstorm and the terrible response killed any chance for TUI to open an MRO base
Shows where are priorities in Slovenia (aviation clearly isn't).
ReplyDelete3 airport for such a small markets. Really?
ReplyDeleteWhat?
DeleteAnd all three could be developing nicely if competent people were in charge.
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