WORLD NEWS FOR MONTENEGRO DIASPORA
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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
The parliament gave the green light today to amendments to the Air Transport Act, which propose the introduction of air routes of public interest - PSO (Public Service Obligation) into domestic legislation, which is applied by most European Union (EU) members in accordance with European directives.
The amendments to this law were proposed by the Democratic People's Party (DNP) parliamentary group through amendments to Article 37 of the current Air Transport Act. The reason for proposing the introduction of PSO is better air accessibility of the country and further development of tourism.
PSO is an arrangement in which the state offers subsidies to air carriers through public procurement, so that the air carrier that wins the tender is obliged to operate air transport on precisely specified routes in a certain period of time, for a certain fee. There are clearly defined conditions that a route must meet in order to be considered a route of public interest.
