Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to invest up to EUR 250 million into airBaltic base capital, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has announced after the government meeting. Transport Minister Talis Linkaits explained after the meeting that this decision would help increase the state’s share in the company to 91%. This investment will be coordinated with the…
Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, is expected to return to the Georgian air market in July. The airline has developed a schedule for the resumption of the flights scheduled for June-August and suspended due to COVID-19. Within the current schedule, Qatar Airways will resume operating flights to Georgia from July 1 and…
Lithuania-owned carrier Transaviabaltika, which operates flight connections between Tallinn and Estonia’s two largest islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, has resumed flights following general lifting of travel restrictions, the company says. “Based on a decision by the Road Administration (Maanteeamet), we reopen the Tallinn-Kardla-Tallinn and Tallinn-Kuressaare-Tallinn routes,” said Transaviabaltika spokesperson Rene Must. The flight timetable in place…
Budget Hungarian airline Wizzair is opening a new route between Tallinn and Vienna, Austria, the company has announced. “Wizz Air plans to start flying three times a week on the Tallinn-Vienna route from July 2,” said Jane Gridassov, communications specialist at Tallinn Airport. The flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, it is reported.…
The Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) said the number of flights in Ukraine in April decreased by 90.2% YoY due to the quarantine set by the government to combat the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. “The UkSATSE in April handled 559 domestic flights (-78.3%), 607 international ones (-95.2%) and 1,206 transit ones (-86.3%),” the company’s…
Estonian Railways (EVR) wants to begin construction of a new railroad bridge spanning the Emajogi River in the village of Vorbuse just outside of Tartu later this year. In order to enable Elron passenger trains to cross the bridge at a speed of 135 kilometers per hour, it is necessary to straighten out the curve…
Railway transport, in particular when using containers, is currently the safest and most stable way for goods transportation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, a representative of the Ministry of Trade and Integration has reported. The ministry official said that normally cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan was carried out by all types of transport on the…