Ukraine: Nova Poshta International renamed

Nova Poshta International (NPI), a member of the Nova Poshta group of companies, has changed its name to Nova Poshta Global (NPG), according to the company. “Such changes have occurred so that the name conveys a deeper meaning of the entire activity and strategy of Nova Poshta Global, the worldview of its employees. We help…

Ukraine: UIA operates cargo flights delivering medical supplies

Despite the embargo on commercial passenger flights, Ukraine International is operating cargo flights delivering medical supplies and humanitarian relief shipments. Since April 13, Ukraine International has operated eleven cargo flights from China to Ukraine, Italy, Israel, Poland, France and Germany. The carrier expects to operate another ten humanitarian flights in the next two weeks. The…

Ukraine: passenger traffic down in Q1 2020

The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-March decreased by 16.3% YoY, to 19.6 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. “In January-March, the passenger turnover of transport enterprises amounted to 19.6 billion passenger kilometers, or 83.7% of the volume of January-March 2019,” reads the…

Latvia: voucher system would do for air travel

A system should be adopted for air travel that would provide customers vouchers instead of money for cancelled flights, said Latvian Transport Minister Talis Linkaits during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. On April 21, the government supported Economy Ministry’s position in talks with European Union (EU) representatives that during the crisis caused by…