Lima, Sep. 05 (ANDINA). Two international airlines have expressed interest in operating inter-regional flights in Peru, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva said on Monday.
He said his ministry had commisioned Spanish consulting firm ALG to conduct a preliminary study on the possibility of developing regional air routes in the Peruvian market and the document was delivered to ten interested companies.
"Ten private companies have come to see the possibility of investing in the commercial aviation industry and they were given the study, which is fairly complete. Two of them have expressed interest," he said.
The study, conducted in 2010, shows that it is profitable for a company to operate regional flights on small planes without the need for state subsidies, he stated.
The minister said he will meet on Tuesday with the chairman of Porter Airlines, a Canadian short-haul carrier, to introduce him to the advantages of investing in Peru.
He reiterated that Mincetur (Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism) is in talks with various international airlines to encourage them to operate in Peru and thus contribute to the goal of receiving 3.5 million foreign tourists by 2016.
Silva added that less than a week ago he had a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Lima, who invited him to his country, where Silva is expected to meet with the president of Korean Air.
Moreover, he announced that the regional director of German airline Lufthansa will visit Peru in a month to explore the Peruvian market.
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