Global Positioning System (GPS) disruptions in Latvian airspace were recorded 969 times during the first eight months of this year – 2.6 times more than in the same period last year, representatives of the state-owned company Latvijas gaisa satiksme (LGS, Latvian Air Navigation Services) reported. In August alone, 195 GPS disruptions were registered – 19.5…
Russian GPS signal disruptions affected 123,000 flights from Sweden and nearby countries in the first four months of this year, SVT reported. From January to April, GPS disruptions originating in Russia affected nearly 123,000 flights in the Baltic Sea region. A total of 365 airlines were affected. SVT’s report is based on a document in…
Slovakia will launch a new direct air connection between Bratislava and Kosice in late November, reviving a long-discussed route with the help of state subsidies aimed at strengthening east-west transport links and boosting the role of the capital’s airport. Transport Minister Jozef Raz announced on August 22 that Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air had won…
Slovakia is set to begin construction on a long-delayed motorway through the northern Kysuce region after the country’s procurement authority dismissed the last in a series of legal challenges that had paralysed the tender process for months. Transport minister Jozef Raz, a nominee of the governing Smer party, said he expected diggers to appear on…
Following the announcement of a new route to Bucharest, Romania earlier in July, low-cost carrier Wizz Air has now confirmed it will introduce 12 additional regular routes from Bratislava Airport starting this winter season in November and December. The new destinations will include Plovdiv and Varna in Bulgaria, Athens in Greece, Naples, Lamezia Terme and…
Cross-border bus routes between Estonia and Latvia introduced last month were used by more than 2,000 passengers in July. Officials say this shows the routes are needed. In July, cross-border public transport routes between Estonia and Latvia were launched on a one-year trial basis. The Parnu-Ikla-Ainazi-Salacgriva county route and the Valga-Valka city route have been…
Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba participated in a meeting with Romania’s Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu during her first visit to Ukraine since taking office. Representatives of the Ukrainian Government and Romania’s diplomatic team were also present. “We are systematically advancing logistics, expanding border infrastructure,…