Azerbaijan: Port of Baku inks agreement with European companies to expand freight traffic

On November 25 the Port of Baku, Austrian OBB Rail Cargo Group and Cabooter Group (NL) signed an agreement to strengthen and expand the freight traffic from Europe to Central Asia and China via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor). The Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria Andreas Reichhardt, and Ambassador…

Georgia: Wizz Air launches Bologna flight

The Italian city of Bologna has been added as a new destination offered by Hungarian lowcoster Wizz Air operating from Kutaisi International Airport. Wizz Air will fly from Kutaisi to Bologna two times a week like an Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, which has launched its first ever flights from Georgia to European destinations earlier this…

Estonia: Elron conducts first test run to Turba

Eesti Liinirongid AS, the Estonian state-owned operator of passenger trains operating under the Elron brand, has successfully conducted its first test trip on a new stretch of rail from Riisipere to Turba. Regular rail traffic will begin serving Turba on December 8. “There will be altogether 11 trains per day in each direction between Turba…