This summer, Norwegian Air revived a long-dormant route that once connected Bratislava with Copenhagen after more than a decade. From late June to mid-August, the low-cost airline operated two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays during the peak summer season, using Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft with capacities of 186 and 189 passengers,…
Czech private rail company Leo Express will launch a new Prague-Bratislava route from April 30, 2026, running two daily return trains. One will start and end in Petrzalka, marking the first direct link between Prague and this district on the southern bank of the Danube. Advance tickets start at CZK 99 (EUR 4). The route…
Bratislava is launching a major modernisation of its tramline in Ruzinov, one of the city’s busiest districts, after its first tender collapsed. The 1970s-era route is to be rebuilt at a cost of EUR 102 million, mainly funded by EU money, following completion of the Petrzalka extension. The city says the new line will cut…
The Hungarian Wizz Air carrier will launch Vilnius-Tallinn flights on December 12. “Work to add new destinations to our flight schedule continues every day,” said Tallinn Airport communications specialist Jane Kallaste. At present, only the Latvian airBaltic airline operates flights between Vilnius and the Estonian capital. The capitals of the three Baltic States have been…
Latvia will extend the closure of its airspace zone along the eastern border with Belarus and Russia during nighttime hours, from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., starting on October 8, and continuing until further notice, the Ministry of Defence reports. According to the ministry, this decision follows recent airspace violations in other NATO countries and…
The Estonian government has decided to redirect EUR 39 million from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility to the construction of the Ulemiste terminal and Rapla-Lelle railway section of Rail Baltica. As it is not possible to use all the funds provided by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility until next spring’s deadline, the Estonian…
The Baltic States must urgently agree on a clear financing model for the joint venture AS RB Rail, otherwise the oversight of the Rail Baltica project is at risk, company CEO Marko Kivila and CFO Ojars Daugavietis has told LETA in an interview. Kivila emphasized that this year the company’s budget had essentially not changed,…