Tallinn Airport is seeking more funding to run its regional airports and provide security and emergency services.The climate ministry hopes that next year’s national budget will cover at least part of the shortfall, but an increase in airport charges is also an option.
Anneli Turkin, a member of Tallinn Airport’s board of directors, said that Tartu, Pärnu, Kuressaare, Kärdla, Ruhnu and Kihnu airports are part of the country’s regional policy.
“They are not commercially self-sustaining,” he said, adding that the airport becomes self-sustaining once it reaches one million passengers.”That is why regional airports are 100 percent state-funded,” she added.
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