BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 18. It is proposed to transfer regional airports to the management of foreign companies, Deputy Head of the State Service for Anti-monopoly Control and Consumer Market Supervision under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Jafar Babayev said, during a press conference dedicated to the results of activity for 2023, Trend reports.
"A number of airports in the regions have been proposed to be transferred to the management of foreign companies or to involve some additional company. The proposal is currently under consideration," Babayev emphasized.
“It has been recommended to transfer a number of regional airports to a foreign corporation or to attract an additional airline in order to avoid the formation of local management. We hope that in the future, this will be considered and citizens will get tickets at a lesser price,” he noted.
To note, the State Service for Anti-Monopoly Control and Consumer Market Supervision is involved in the preparation and implementation of state policy in the fields of antitrust policy, public procurement, technical regulation, standardization, metrology, and consumer protection. The main mission of the service is to create conditions for free competition and effective protection of entrepreneurship, which ensures the sustainable development of the country's economy.
Meanwhile, the State Service for Anti-monopoly Supervision and Consumer Market Control was established by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 23, 2019.
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