Tbilisi City Hall will allocate additional buses for busy routes in Tbilisi as mini buses, the so-called marshrutkas, have been temporarily banned from serving passengers to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated. The statement comes after complaints on social media that banning marshrutkas has made buses overcrowded. Only public…
It has been decided to shut down all international passenger services starting from March 17, as announced by Latvia’s Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins after an extraordinary meeting of the government. The shutdown extends to the railway, airport and buses. People who wish to return home from Latvia or return to Latvia will be able to…
Ukraine has not suspended international freight transportation operations, according to Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Kryklii. “The movement of cargo transportation continue to operate. Ports, freight transportation by air and see, international transportation operate. We have not suspended the movement of goods,” Kryklii emphasized. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
SCAT airline company is suspending flights to Mongolia amid coronavirus outbreak. “By decision of the National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia, the country is suspending transport connections with other countries,” the company said. The company explained that the flights on the Nur-Sultan – Ulaanbaatar were suspended from March 11 till April 30. On March 10,…
The budget airline Wizz Air announced it was suspending flight between Vilnius and Milan after the Italian government put Lombardy and 14 other central and northern provinces under quarantine in order to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control. Flights from the Lithuanian capital to Milan’s Malpensa Airport will be suspended until April 3, the company…
Wizz Air considers the Ukrainian air passenger market strategically important and makes plans to expand its presence. “Wizz Air Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi underscores that the Ukrainian air passenger market is strategically important to the company and Wizz Air is making plans to expand its presence,” the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure…
Air Astana continues to modernize its fleet with the delivery of the second Airbus A321LR under an operating lease agreement covering five aircraft with Air Lease Corporation of the United States. Along with the first Airbus A321LR delivered in September 2019, the newest aircraft will primarily operate on routes to London, Paris, Moscow and Istanbul.…