Improvements Can Bypass Estonian Air

According to Siim Kallas, the Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of transport, the State should support the opening of new routes in order to improve aviation, rather than give money to Estonian Air only.

Kallas, answering to the journalists during the questions time at the European Union House, said that in Brussels they are quite disappointed about the Tallinn-Brussels route.

“After the opening of the direct flights, the connection has become worse. There are fewer flights and they are cancelled very often,” commented the EC Vice-President.

Kallas added that border areas do not have any other opportunity besides having the State supporting the opening of new routes; at the same time he cannot imagine where the government should take that money.

According to Kallas, Tallinn cannot function the same way as the Latvian airport of Riga, where Air Baltic is supported by having to pay lower airport fees. One solution could be a competition for opening a new specific route, so that the money would not be given only to Estonian Air,” he said.