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Jun 08, 2018 (newstodate): Latvia's Daugavpils Airport is fighting for survival, with a sale to a foreign investor as its only option left.
Three scenarios have been worked out, but none of them are within the financial reach of its current owner, the regional government.
So far investors from Russia, China and Germany have shown interest - but without producing a bid.
Now a Turkish company has appeared and is to visit Daugavpils Airport this week to discuss further with the owners, according to info provided by the Mayor of Daugavpils at a recent press conference.
Until 1993 a Soviet air force base, Daugavpils City Council founded Daugavpils Airport Ltd. in 2005 to develop the former military air base into Daugavpils International Airport.
Hopes were to build by 2015 an international and regional airport in Daugavpils capable of handling both international and domestic passenger traffic, international and domestic cargo transport and charter flights.
The plans included the reconstruction of the airport's badly maintained 2,500m runway as well as new passenger and cargo facilities.
The efforts finally stranded, and the airport finally lost its certification in 2015.
Three scenarios have been worked out, but none of them are within the financial reach of its current owner, the regional government.
So far investors from Russia, China and Germany have shown interest - but without producing a bid.
Now a Turkish company has appeared and is to visit Daugavpils Airport this week to discuss further with the owners, according to info provided by the Mayor of Daugavpils at a recent press conference.
Until 1993 a Soviet air force base, Daugavpils City Council founded Daugavpils Airport Ltd. in 2005 to develop the former military air base into Daugavpils International Airport.
Hopes were to build by 2015 an international and regional airport in Daugavpils capable of handling both international and domestic passenger traffic, international and domestic cargo transport and charter flights.
The plans included the reconstruction of the airport's badly maintained 2,500m runway as well as new passenger and cargo facilities.
The efforts finally stranded, and the airport finally lost its certification in 2015.