Work continues on the development of the public and private partnership (PPP) model for Rail Baltica project. This could speed up the project’s implementation and reduce the burden on the state budget in the long run, as confirmed by Baltic countries’ joint company RB Rail representatives. RB Rail notes that the addition of PPP in…
On August 12, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, in cooperation with the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety, published the data of the Licence Register of Carriers on the Unified State Open Data Portal data.gov.ua. This is the first open API data set managed by Ukrtransbezpeka. The register contains a list…
“Bulgaria Air” continues its operations between Sofia and Tel Aviv amidst the heightened tensions in the Middle East, ensuring safe travel for its passengers as part of its mission as a national carrier. The airline’s press center announced that flights would continue with adjusted schedules from August 9 to 13, following official recommendations from Israeli…
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way this August, the Latvian national airline airBaltic invites to participate in a special voting contest to name its Airbus A220-300 fleet after cities from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. In total, 48 aircraft will be named, with 16 representing each Baltic country. Voting is open online…
Wizz Air is set to resume its Sofia – Tel Aviv flights starting on August 11, as announced by the airline’s press center. Flights will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Tickets are now available for purchase on the airline’s website and mobile app. Due to the deteriorating situation in the region, Wizz…
All three Baltic States have poorly developed railway system. On top of that, the countries’ railway infrastructure is very poorly connected to other countries, as concluded in the monthly “Connection Failed” study by Greenpeace. The study analysed existing and potentially direct railway connections between the biggest European cities as compared to air connections. In total,…
More than EUR 1 billion will be given to the Rail Baltic project, which will eventually connect Tallinn to the Polish border, the European Commission has said. Together with national co-financing from the three Baltic States, the available funding will increase by EUR 1.5 billion, Latvia’s public broadcaster LSM reports. Of the additional funding, Estonia…