The Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan has confirmed to a Serbian daily that the Government of Serbia has proposed for the Azerbaijani carrier AZAL to create a successor airline to Jat Airways. The Ministry said they were examining Jat Airways’ results and business model and are considering the proposal. Experts say that offering Jat to AZAL, a non European airline, shows the government’s desperation to get rid of the national carrier.
On the other hand, some claim that the news story has been planted so as to spark interest from other airlines as there is only eight days left until the tender to find a strategic partner for the creation of a successor to Jat Airways ends. No one has so far shown any interest. Similarly, a few days ago it was reported that airBaltic from Latvia was interested in purchasing Jat, a claim which has since been identified as a political stunt.
Source balkans.com
