RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WILL POSTPONE CONSOLIDATION OF MOSCOW AIRPORTS
October 1st, 2017
The Russian government is to postpone implementing plans to consolidate Moscow airports into a single aviation hub under a single owner, hoping that the hands-off approach will encourage private investments in the country’s domestic airport industry.
The Kremlin had earlier been vocal in calling for a united ownership of Moscow’s four airports, but the move has been resisted. Officials within the Russian Presidential Administration have confirmed the idea has been shelved.
Meanwhile, Arkady Rotenberg, a well-known Russian businessman, who is close to ...
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