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Montenegro Airlines on sale – take two

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Montenegro Airlines sale to begin in September
The Government of Montenegro will make a second attempt at privatising its national carrier Montenegro Airlines. The tender will begin next month, according to the Montenegrin press. The government attempted to sell a 30% share of the national carrier last year. Although El Al Israel Airlines, Etihad Airways and Arkia Israel Airlines all purchased the tender documentation, none of them made an offer. The tender outlined that the company which purchased the 30% stake would have the opportunity to be a majority shareholder within 2 years. It is unknown whether the government will offer a bigger stake in the airline this time around. The Montenegrin Tender Commission began preparations for Montenegro’s sale this July.

Since the first failed sale attempt it has been revealed that Montenegro Airlines, a star performer amongst former Yugoslav national carriers, was making big financial losses in proportion to its size, which led it to terminate several routes. A few months ago the Government of Montenegro wrote off 3.2 million Euros worth of debt made by the national carrier. Montenegro Airlines says that a new tender won’t impact on its operations or plans to expand its fleet in the hope of cutting losses. The airline recorded a loss of 3.6 million Euros in 2010 which is expected to rise this year.
August 27, 2011
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  1. Stefan13:39

    Very interesting how 3 airlines bought the tender documentation for MGX last year while none bought JU’s tender docs this year. Anyway I wish them success if they really want to sell MGX but they will have to offer more than 30% to get interest. I think MGX is a good airline. Their only problem is that their market is very small. Because of that they will need to look somewhere into the region and open a hub (Skopje for example would be great). My 2 cents.

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  2. Anonymous17:22

    Very very good airline , and iI wish good luck in take 2.

    GOOD Luck MGX !

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