«I could often be seen in the background when interviews were taking place and even appeared
in a national newspaper demonstrating a laboratory process to the home secretary,» he laughs.
The Ministry of Transport,
in an Expression of Interest (EOI) published
in local
newspapers, said: «The feasibility studies [for the establishment of a new
national carrier] also
demonstrated the new
national airline will require partnership with an experienced strategic airline partner that has a global distribution network to adequately take advantage of opportunities
in the market place».