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Jan 28, 2016 (newstodate): The Lithuanian parliament now has the final say on the government's proposal for seeking a concessionaire to manage its three international airports now consolidated in a holding company, Lithuanian Airports.
If the proposal is approved, probably by March or April, work will progress on the investment project and, as a third step, the decision on naming an consultant to the government following on the tender process that has short-listed three alternatives, among which the winner will be announced by mid- or end-February 2016.
After this, the selected consultant will prepare the documentation serving as the basis of the tender for a long-term management contract to develop the airport's commercial potentials, a work to be completed before summer, and plans are for the tender process to be completed by year-end 2016.
-It is important to stress that this is not a privatization process, but purely a process to develop Lithuanian Airports that will remain a 100 percent state-owned company.
-The key demand on the coming concessionaire is to enhance the connectivity of the airport, securing the provision of efficient air travel opportunities for the country's citizens and its business companies as well as the interchange between Lithuania and the rest of the world, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.
If the proposal is approved, probably by March or April, work will progress on the investment project and, as a third step, the decision on naming an consultant to the government following on the tender process that has short-listed three alternatives, among which the winner will be announced by mid- or end-February 2016.
After this, the selected consultant will prepare the documentation serving as the basis of the tender for a long-term management contract to develop the airport's commercial potentials, a work to be completed before summer, and plans are for the tender process to be completed by year-end 2016.
-It is important to stress that this is not a privatization process, but purely a process to develop Lithuanian Airports that will remain a 100 percent state-owned company.
-The key demand on the coming concessionaire is to enhance the connectivity of the airport, securing the provision of efficient air travel opportunities for the country's citizens and its business companies as well as the interchange between Lithuania and the rest of the world, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.