‘It is possible after all that some of Yekaterinburg airport’s premises currently rented by Koltsovo airport will actually be transferred to some third party. The current state of events, with the airport run by a few parties that have no coordinated policy, dissatisfies the local authorities and the state, as well as the present owner. Yet, the likeliest thing to happen is that a new renting agreement will secure the rights of the present operator,’ says Aviaport Agency’s Analytics Director Oleg Panteleev.

In the meantime, Rosimuschestvo filed a complaint with Sverdlovsk Region Court of Arbitration regarding the need to cancel its renting agreement with Koltsovo airport. The premises in question include the state-owned runways and other objects.

‘On the other hand, the airport premises might be transferred to Civil Airports Administration (AGA) that is to control the state-run airport assets, in which case renting agreements will have to be signed with them rather than Rosimuschestvo,’ Mr. Panteleev said.

‘As for the possible rent increase, it will naturally result in higher costs of taking off and landing for the air carriers. These prices are controlled by the Federal Tariff Service, though, so it’s hard to say just how big an increase is to be expected,’ he added.