March 10 (SeeNews) - The European Commission (EC) has approved a 7 million euro ($7.7 million) Slovenian incentive scheme towards airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, it said.
The support will take the form of direct grants and the measure will be open to all interested airlines operating routes to and from Slovenia, the EU Commission said in a statement last week.
The level of support per beneficiary will depend on the number of passengers carried and on the number of flights performed by approximately 20 airlines, the EU Commission said.
The aid will not exceed 2.3 million euro per beneficiary and will be granted no later than June 30, 2022.
The scheme is a re-introduction of an aid measure initially approved by the EU Commission on November 16, 2020, which expired on December 31, 2021.
Last month, EC said it approved a 5 million euro Slovenian aid measure to compensate Fraport Slovenija, the operator of the airport in the capital Ljubljana, for the damage it suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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