Sunday, April 15, 2007

No light at end of tunnel for national carrier: Finance Minister

The government has so far failed to get a good deal from a foreign partner in establishing a national airline after the former Air Maldives went bankrupt.

The Maldives was recently in talks with Qatar Airways but did not reach a mutually beneficial deal.

Finance Minister Qasim Ibrahim last week told the parliament that the government was still actively pursuing all ways to get help to establish a national carrier in a country where tourism and aviation play an important and mutually beneficial role. Qasim was responding to questions by Laamu atoll and opposition MP "Rico" Moosa Maniku on the continued delay in setting up a national airline. [Read More]

Source: Haveeru

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