Albania selects audit firm to probe airport’s alleged abuse of monopoly position

TIRANA, Oct. 29 – The Albanian government has selected an audit firm to conduct what it calls an ‘independent economic review’ of the concession contract it has with the Tirana International Airport, the country’s sole airport with a de facto monopoly on international flights and whose high charges on carriers are often blamed for Albania having one of the region’s highest ticket prices. State-run Civil Aviation Authority says it selected BDO Albania, a member firm of BDO International, the fifth largest accounting network worldwide, to conduct an independent review of the airport concessionaire’s economic position in a report that will…