Why doesn't Albania buy firefighting aircraft? Rama: Even our neighbors are suffering worse than any other year, even though they have many aircraft

2025-08-13 12:55:12Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Why doesn't Albania buy firefighting aircraft? Rama: Even our neighbors are
Views from extinguishing fires in Albania

Prime Minister Edi Rama has reacted again on social media about the fires in the country.

But this time, Rama has commented on the debate about why Albania does not buy firefighting aircraft.

While saying that these days we have more air assets than any year before, the head of government points out that even our neighbors, such as Greece and Italy or Turkey and Spain, "are suffering worse than any other year. Do they have a lack of aircraft?!".

According to Rama, treating the consequences does not eliminate the causes of fires.

Rama's full post:

A debate has erupted about why Albania does not buy firefighting aircraft, while there are some calculations that need to be made and the fires of recent days are by no means a matter of one or two or even three aircraft! Okay, it would be nice to have them, but...

By assuring everyone that we have more air assets these days than any year before, thanks to our fleet and support from the European Mechanism or the United Arab Emirates, I invite everyone to raise a question: What about our neighbors, Greece and Italy or Turkey and Spain, who are suffering worse than any other year, do they have a shortage of aircraft?!

Here is some information based on references from the Greek press itself about Greece, for example:

Greece has a total air fleet of 77 firefighting aircraft; there are around 20 helicopters; approximately 3,500 other vehicles and fire engines of all types and functions.

So, simply put. The more the better, without a doubt, but still, treating the consequences does not eliminate the causes, which are several, are the same for all the countries that are suffering from fires this season (some much worse than us, by the way) and are much more complex than they seem when you count the planes.


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