Instead of airplanes JAT Airways buys automobiles

Belgrade, Dec. 21 2009, (Source: eKapija, Serbia Today) - JAT Airways will end this year with 15m EUR in losses, but it will enter the new year with 13 brand new vehicles which the new management has decided are necessary to buy. Within a month the public will know exactly what kind of new automobiles will be used by managers of the national airline and at what cost.
JAT has asked for bids on one low-class auto, six middle-class autos, and six passenger vans.
Some middle-class automobiles are, for example, "mercedes" C class, "BMW" series 3, "audi A4", "peugeot 407", "škoda octavia" and "toyota avensis, ranging in price from 15,000 EUR to 30,00 EUR or more depending upon luxury features.
Traditionally the managers have selected the “mercedes,“ which for the six would cost JAT and the Serbian taxpayers approximately 200,000 EUR. It cannot be said that JAT lacks a good fleet of automobiles. Only one year ago, the Company had 14 "mercedes A170" and 5 "mercedes C200" automobiles, as well as one "mercedes E320" and one "audi A6" vehicle. Recently it bought in addition one "škoda Octavia," and one "mercedes" B class. There are also several "lada" and "zastava" vehicles, a "toyota corola" automobile, as well as "volkswagen" minibus and several "mercedes" vans.