14:59 - 18.10.2023

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October 18, Fineko/abc.az. "A few years ago I raised the issue of allowing airports to operate on a rental basis. Then it became known that it could be rented out. Airports have been built in our regions. The problem is that if there are 1-2 flights a day, then it's good."

ABC.AZ reports that MP Rufat Guliyev stated about this during the discussion of the new Draft Law on Aviation at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy, Industry & Entrepreneurship.

Then he asked a rhetorical question: "If funds are allocated from the budget for the maintenance of these airports, what kind of work will we do in connection with their tender? Türkiye’s second largest airport was leased by an Indonesian company, and Georgia's airports were leased by Turkish companies.

Another problem is that I recently used the Baku-Saint Petersburg-Baku flight of Utair. Passengers flying economy class are not given any food or water. And the price of the flight is 250 manats. I wonder if there are any requirements on our part when foreign companies start working here? We are talking about standards. Airlines come to Azerbaijan and render services. During such long flights, passengers do not receive meals," the MP stressed.