Since the bankruptcy of the airline Adria Airways, there has been no home base carrier at Ljubljana Airport. After lengthy political discussions, a new state-owned airline is to be created. This will initially serve eleven destinations. The Slovenian government initially tried to use subsidies to strengthen existing routes and encourage carriers to start new connections. There was a particularly strong hope that connections to hubs would improve and at the same time as many low-cost airlines as possible would come to Ljubljana. However, the project was not crowned with success, as only one Luxair connection to Luxembourg and one Air Baltic route to Riga were secured. This may have given the "own airline" project an additional boost. Economics Minister Matjaž Han has now declared that the plans will continue to be pushed forward and that the country absolutely needs its own airline. This will initially serve eleven destinations. It was also confirmed that intensive discussions are underway with some providers. These are the Slovenian Amelia International, Cyprus Airways and Croatia Airlines, each of which could act as a strategic partner or shareholder. No decision has yet been made on any of the three interested parties. However, there is confidence that a contract can be signed with at least one company that will lead to the establishment of a new national airline. Government members are currently planning to operate around 60 flights to eleven destinations from Ljubljana in the initial phase. According to official information, these will also include destinations that have not been served since Adria Airways went bankrupt.