October 15 (SeeNews) - Montenegrin air transport and tour operator Oki Air is interested in acquiring the brand name of the collapsed Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways, regional media reported.
Oki Air has expressed its interest in a letter to the bankruptcy trustee of Slovenia's former national carrier, news provider EX-YU Aviation News reported on Wednesday.
According to the media report, Oki Air acts as a general sales agent of several airlines in Slovenia, Montenegro and Croatia and used to provide such services to Adria Airways as well.
In August, the bankruptcy trustee of Adria Airways launched a second tender to sell its brand name, cutting the original ask price in half to 50,000 euro ($58,400).
Potential buyers faced a September 28 deadline to submit their bids, with the results of the tender due to be announced up to 15 days later.
Similar to the previous tender, the second attempt also failed to draw any bids, according to EX-YU Aviation News.
In January, local media reported that Air Adriatic, a Slovenian company owned by local businessman Izet Rastoder, has bought Adria Airways' operating licence at an auction in which the starting price was set at 45,000 euro.
Bankruptcy proceedings against Adria Airways opened in October 2019 after the troubled air carrier suspended flights a month earlier over lack of funds to run its daily operations.
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