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

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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…

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  • The economic review, the first of its kind since 2005 when the 20-year concession kicked off, comes following frequent concerns that the country’s competition watchdog has expressed in the past four years over the concessionaire’s alleged abuse of its monopoly position in charging high fees that make the operation of low-cost carriers difficult and lead to high costs for Albanian passengers who often choose to fly from neighboring countries offering cheaper flights

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