02. 03. 2021. 00:00   >>  18:30 0

TODOROVIC

The goal is for ToMontenegro to take off before the summer

The goal is for the new airline ToMontenegro to be operational before the summer, as well as to be self-sustaining, said the company's executive director PredragTodorovic. He also stated that he was not worried about the slots, and that some were lost and others were not. Member of the Board of DirectorsPavleTripkovic said that the members of that body would not receive wages.

Todorovic said at the press conferencethat the national airline is the need of Montenegro.

As he stated, the goal is to create a new modern company, based on market principles and a model that will be self-sustainable.

"This is an investment for the state," Todorovic said, adding that he had returned from France where he had worked for 10 years.

He reminded that two planes that Monenegro Airlines had on lease were bought for the needs of ToMontenegro.

"What threatened Montenegro was confiscation of these planes because no rents were paid and termination of the contract with all penalties. The amount is difficult to estimate and would certainly amount to 45 million euros, if not more. We managed to buy those planes for half as much money,"Todorovic pointed out.

"We own those planes forever," Todorovic said, adding that the two planes are the base for further development of the company.

"Nobody is building an airline with two planes. We will have three, four and five planes, the company will develop in phases," said Todorovic, adding that people would be employed in that way in order for the company to develop on market principles.