Tajikistan reforms aviation

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DUSHANBE - Director of restructuring in the State Committee on Investment and State Property Tokhirdon Askarov announced that Tajik Air is reorganising into five new state enterprises and four subsidiary companies. He also said four of the country's international airports will become independent under the reorganisation programme.

Specialists say the decision will assist with the formation of an additional three or four private Tajik air carriers, the acquisition of reliable and comfortable airplanes and investment in rebuilding airports.

Somon Air, the first Tajik private airline company, began flights to Arab countries and Russia at the beginning of this year. The appearance of a non-state airline helped reduce ticket prices by 15 to 18 percent on the Dushanbe-Moscow route. Somon has two Boeing aircraft and plans to acquire new planes, expand the range of its European routes and improve the quality of its service.

Last August the Tajik Ministry of Finance and the French government signed a 17 million euro [$22 million USD] credit agreement to build a new passenger terminal at Dushanbe International Airport, the total cost of which will be 24 million euro [$31 million]. The Tajik government will fund the remaining 7 million euro.