CEO of Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Tetiana Romanovska says the airport is expanding its flight geography, planning to launch new flights to Italy in 2020. Also, talks are underway with two Chinese air carriers to open operations to China. “We will be expanding our flight geography. We want to launch flights to Lisbon, Norway…
The Public Procurement Review Committee (VAKO) has overruled a complaint from Lithuanian air carrier Transaviabaltika, finding that a clause setting a ceiling on airplane age in the new round of procurement on the Tallinn-Kuressaare flight route, which links Estonia’s largest island with the mainland, to be a legitimate demand, which does not distort competition. The…
Italy’s Ernest Airlines, which has temporarily halted its flights over the termination of its license, must pay for air navigation services rendered by the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) in November-December 2019 and partially in January 2020. “The due date for the payment of the invoice for November 2019 has come. The airline…
The Rivne Regional State Administration and Chinese Powerchina have signed a memorandum on the development of Rivne International Airport, according to the administration’s press service. “Chinese investors are interested in Rivne International Airport. The relevant memorandum was signed by Head of the Rivne Regional State Administration Vitalii Koval, Chairman of the Regional Council Oleksandr Danylchuk…
Ukrainian airline Jonika will launch direct flights from Odesa to Athens (Greece) from April 24, the airline’s press service has reported. “The airline will perform the first direct flight en route Odesa-Athens-Odesa on April 24. Free checked baggage allowance is 25 kg in the economy class and 32 kg in business plus up to 7…
Passenger flow at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) decreased by 6.9% in 2019 compared to the previous year, the press service of the airport wrote on its Facebook page on January 13. The total number of passengers serviced by the airport last year made up 2.618 million, including 2.559 million passengers on international flights.…
In 2019 the Freeport of Riga handled 32,762,200 tons of cargo, down by 10.1% YoY. Transshipment of coal fell by 27.2%, to 10,357,700 tons, and oil products – by 7.2%, to 3,791,300 tons, while wood pellets grew by 20.4%, to 1,133,400 tons, and ore – by 29.9%, to 646,200 tons. The port’s container throughput declined…