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Zagreb Airport, 1968

Amelia open to cooperation on new Slovenian flag carrier

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Slovenian-registered carrier Amelia International, which is part of the Regourd Aviation Group, is open to cooperation with the Slovenian government over the country’s new flag carrier but has said its involvement would depend on how the state would envisage the new airline. “It is difficult to make private capital interested in taking on all the costs and operating in the red for years”, Amelia International’s Managing Director, Matija Kranjc, told the Slovenian Press Agency (STA). An expert commission set up by the Slovenian government has found that a new flag carrier could only be successfully established in partnership with a privately-owned company. The government is divided on whether to go ahead and set up the new airline, with a final decision expected to be made in the coming weeks.

Amelia International was established in 2008 as a line and base maintenance organisation for helicopter operators. It transitioned into a continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO) in 2012 after it received a Slovenian Air Operator’s Certificate. With a growing fleet, which includes ATRs, an Airbus A319 and A320, as well as Embraer ERJ145s, Amelia International today operates ad-hoc charter flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East, as well as Public Service Obligation flights on behalf of Air France. The airline is seen by many as one of the most viable partners for a future Slovenian flag carrier. The country’s Prime Minister, Robert Golob, said in case the government decides to create a new airline, it “would not happen any time soon” but added the state would seek “a strategic partnership with one of the existing carriers”.


Amelia International had considered introducing scheduled flights from Ljubljana following the collapse of Adria Airways in September 2019, but ultimately decided against it. “When we knew Adria Airways was in trouble and there was no way for them to come out of it, we did a lot of market analysis and projections. We tried to figure out if we could operate profitably out of Slovenia. We spent a good half a year trying to find a solution and see if we could find an economically sustainable model to fly from Ljubljana, and we couldn’t. We are not saying it can’t be done, we are just saying we couldn’t find a way to make it happen. At the time we didn’t see it, but we thought someone else would. Time has basically shown us that no one wanted to take on the challenge”, Amelia’s Managing Director said.



June 20, 2023
Amelia International Feature Ljubljana slovenia
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  1. Anonymous09:02

    They make the most sense. I hope the government engages with them and makes a reasonable deal.

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  2. Anonymous09:02

    That cabin looks really nice!

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      +1

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    2. Anonymous01:17

      Especially when there are blanket, pillows and amenity kits on the seats :D

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  3. Anonymous09:04

    It's a shame Amelia didn't start scheduled flights from LJU. But I get their point of view.

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  4. Anonymous09:05

    Worth noting that Amelia has a larger fleet than Croatia Airlines and the second largest fleet in ex-Yu.

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    1. Anonymous09:07

      Are they profitable?

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    2. Anonymous09:08

      I assume they do well if they fly PSOs for Air France.

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    3. Anonymous09:10

      I believe they operate around 7 PSO routes for AF.

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    4. Anonymous09:11

      6

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    5. Anonymous09:14

      Not bad at all

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    6. pozdrav iz Rijeke09:19

      Is there a company, especially flag carrier, which does not have larger fleet than Croatia Airlines?

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    7. Anonymous09:30

      Air Montenegro

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    8. Anonymous10:02

      Bulgaria Air

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    9. Anonymous10:02

      Air Malta

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    10. Anonymous10:02

      Cyprus Airways

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    11. Anonymous10:03

      Air Albania

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    12. Anonymous10:03

      Air Moldova

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    13. Anonymous10:04

      Georgian Airways

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    14. Anonymous10:17

      CSA

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    15. Anonymous11:46

      Aviojet

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    16. pozdrav iz Rijeke19:28

      Wow, I just realized Jasmin is the best. He rocks and rolls all over Georgia, Moldova and Albania 😃 And the sole poster listing the above made me that proud that I must hail : Bravo Hrvatska!

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    17. Anonymous20:00

      Bulgaria, Cyprus and Czech Republic too?

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    18. pozdrav iz Rijeke20:54

      Knowing croatian potentials, yes, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Czech Republic too. And Malta. You forgot Malta, trying to switch focus once again from pathetic loser Croatia Airlines

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  5. Anonymous09:06

    Wishful thinking in my opinion but let's see.

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    1. Anonymous09:10

      What is wishful thinking?

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    2. Anonymous09:12

      Because I doubt they would meet Amelia's demands.

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    3. Anonymous01:17

      We don't even know what their demand are or how much money the government is willing to give.

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  6. Anonymous09:08

    Why haven't I ever heard of them before?

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    1. Anonymous09:30

      Because they mostly operate flights in France on behalf of AirFrance.

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    2. Anonymous01:16

      They went where the money is.

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  7. Anonymous09:09

    To me it seems a government decision about forming a new airline is far from certain.

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    1. Anonymous09:15

      I think that if it will happen, the best possible way is to partner with Amelia or Solinair.

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  8. Anonymous09:09

    So the government has a willing partner now. What are they waiting for?

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    1. Anonymous09:13

      Many in the government don't want a new airline/

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    2. Anonymous01:16

      Starting with the Prime Minister.

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    3. Anonymous09:26

      He literally said that he supports it if the researchers said that the new national carrier is needed.

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  9. Anonymous09:13

    They would have been the perfect replacement for Adria.

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      +1

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  10. Anonymous09:14

    Fingers crossed this works out.

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  11. Anonymous09:16

    Amelia is going to bid for the partnership. It's just a question of if the government will select them.

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  12. Anonymous09:16

    Meanwhile we are still waiting to find out whatever happened with the subsidy tender....

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    1. Anonymous09:18

      What is going with that?

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    2. Anonymous09:18

      My only viable guess is that the government asked both airline for adjustment in the paperwork, and they now have 30 more days

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    3. Anonymous09:35

      I think that is quite delusional to think that anything will happen from that first tender. I think that they were talking something about the July tender and let's hope that anyone serious will apply. But I wouldn't be surprised if the outcome will be the same.

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    4. Anonymous01:14

      They have been very non transparent about the entire tender.

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  13. Anonymous09:20

    It's a no brainer for Amelia to become a partner.

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    1. Anonymous10:44

      Only if it doesn't bankrupt them.

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    2. Anonymous01:18

      lol true.

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  14. Anonymous09:20

    I think the government already had that in mind from the get go

    They'll give them 90mio,they'll take care of the planes and staff and that's it


    Quite simple when you don't need to establish anything, it's almost a subsidy

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    1. Anonymous01:14

      I really hope so. They should move on this whole process much faster.

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  15. Anonymous09:21

    With half a million passengers traffic for 6 months traffic for an EU capital, the government should act quickly. Even small Caucasus capitals are securing more and more new connections. Also why not consider LCC options... very embarrassing and so bureaucratic it seems or simply Fraport is obviously not interested to protect the LH group.

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      +1

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  16. Anonymous09:21

    Perfect solution and it is the quickest way for new airline to be established. They already have the planes, staff and AOC

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      +100

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  17. Anonymous09:25

    Meanwhile Lufthansa canceled the only flights to Munich, they rebooked me from today to tomorrow and i just got an email that I'm going via Zurich tomorrow lol!

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    1. Anonymous10:45

      They cancelled your flight or they cancelled all flights between LJU and MUC?

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    2. Anonymous11:14

      Today's and tomorrow's flights between LJU and MUC are canceled. Then it's again normal onwards

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    3. Anonymous12:05

      Just got my flight canceled (wednesday), so I don't really know what's going on?

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    4. Anonymous12:08

      Yes Tuesday and Wednesdays flights to MUC are cancelled. But there was no real explanation why.

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    5. XYZ12:09

      Yesterday's flight was also canceled...

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    6. Anonymous12:24

      And now the today's flight is in the air?? What's going on haha

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    7. Anonymous13:07

      Yes. Flight LH1696 from Munchen landed at 12.53 in LJU. It was scheduled at 12.30, so no special delay.

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    8. Anonymous13:11

      Yesterday's flight MUC - LJU was not canceled. It landed at 13:56.

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    9. Anonymous17:36

      Both flights arrived / departed LJU, is it possible that they cancelled it to you because it was overbooked?

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    10. Anonymous09:28

      That's possible because two weeks ago a flight from MUC to LJU was overbooked and they offered me a flight the next day through Frankfurt!!

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  18. Anonymous09:29

    Do they have right aircraft for LJU market? ERJ 145, ATR or A319?

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      They literally have all three

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    2. Anonymous09:34

      I know, but none is perfect.

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    3. Anonymous09:41

      Their ERj145s are quite old and I believe they said they are starting to retire them.

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    4. Anonymous09:42

      @9.34 so which aircraft would be perfect for the Slovenian market?

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    5. Anonymous09:44

      E195s would be the best option in my opinion.

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    6. Anonymous09:45

      E190/95 E2

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    7. Anonymous09:49

      @09.42 Aircraft the size of ATR with speed of jets. E175 (maybe E 190) for example

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    8. Anonymous11:52

      What about the A318-111 the seating capacity suits the need, and they are really cheap these days. They have extra range for some charter flights as well.

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    9. Anonymous12:43

      AvantiAir/SkyAlps/Croatia Q400 would be the perfect fit.

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    10. Anonymous12:45

      I wouldn't want Croatia Airlines as a partner considering they haven't turned a profit in 6 years. And even then they made a profit because they sold airport slots.

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  19. Anonymous09:42

    The saga continues

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    1. Anonymous09:50

      At least it is moving in a positive direction.

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    2. Anonymous09:56

      We will see, hope so.

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  20. Anonymous09:44

    Amelia is looking more and more likely to be the partner.

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  21. Anonymous09:44

    It would be good if the private partner is a Slovenian airline

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    1. Anonymous09:56

      There are not too many other options other than Amelia.

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    2. Anonymous13:14

      From Slovenia the only other trustworthy one is Solinair

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    3. Anonymous13:23

      Why are they the most trustworthy?

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    4. Anonymous15:34

      I mean they are on the market for a long time and especially Amelia is well directed airline. And they both expressed interest in the past to help establishing a national airline

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    5. Anonymous20:41

      Why does it matter which EU country the airline is from? Isn't it better with an airline that has an established sales network (travel agency contracts etc.), not just a wetlease operator, even if that means an airline from another EU country?

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  22. Anonymous09:50

    Should have all been done in 2019.

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    1. Anonymous11:53

      You only realize what you had after you loose it.

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    2. Anonymous11:53

      Amelia said they looked at it in 2019 and the numbers didn't add up for them.

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    3. Anonymous12:01

      It didn't add up because the government back then was unwilling to support them.

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    4. Anonymous20:42

      Yes, great idea to start an airline just before Covid.

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  23. Anonymous09:55

    They seem to be a well run airline.

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  24. Anonymous10:54

    So if Amelia steps in, what kind of fleet would the new airline have.

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    1. Anonymous11:05

      I hope some regional jets. 80 - 100 pax.

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    2. Anonymous01:15

      The study shows that only regional jets would make sense. I think Embraers are likely.

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  25. Anonymous11:52

    Good news. It means we might see the new national carrier established sooner rather than later.

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      I wouldn't get my hopes up.

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  26. Anonymous01:13

    The longer it takes for them to set up an airline, the less chances of it actually being established.

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  27. Anonymous01:15

    When will the government finally make a decision whether they will establish the new national airline or not?

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      Later this month/early July.

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  28. Anonymous20:13

    Amelia needs this too since France started to cancel interna flight shorter than 2hrs

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