And since 2010, the Ministry ofEducationand Science has held a competitionfor mega-grants. Each winner of a mega-grant receives 3.5 million euros to establish aworld-classlaboratoryinRussia.
But sales are still collapsing despite a planned welcome-back sale in June while the competition, principally rival mega-discounter Wal-Mart, is stretching its lead.
Today however, economists and passengers worry that the scope of competition is rapidly diminishing, as more large airlines merge to make mega-airlines.