Cargoes transported on the infrastructure of the state-owned Estonian railway infrastructure company Estonian Railways in the first six months of 2020 declined by 20.8% YoY, to 5.46 million tons. The largest commodity group was fertilizer, which was transported in the total amount of 3.2 million tons, up by 7.6%. Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudte) CEO Erik…
In the first half-year of 2020, the number of passengers carried in buses and trains on regional routes was 15.84 million, down by nearly 33% YoY, according to the Road Transport Administration. The volume of bus route network also reduced, because buses routes were not automatically organized after the end of the state of emergency.…
The construction of an international airport 20 kilometers from Turkestan city is proceeding according to a plan, the press service of the regional administration reports. According to the regional administration, 341 workers and 106 units of machinery are engaged in the construction led by Turkistan International Airport LLP. It is said the agreement under private-public…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korcok have discussed the resumption of the operation of Uzhhorod International Airport and the terms of signing the relevant agreement. The diplomats paid special attention to the resumption of the Uzhhorod International Airport operation and…
Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has been barred from flying between Tallinn and the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, till at least the end of July, due to that country’s coronavirus incidence rate. Wizz had been operating flights between the two capitals last week, but the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications had issued a precept to…
The French flag carrier Air France will resume direct regular flights to Ukraine from July 13. The airline will operate flights on the Paris-Kyiv route, which will connect Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Boryspil International Airport. First, flights will be performed twice a week – on Tuesdays and Fridays. Starting from August 24, Air…
Passenger numbers traveling through the state-owned Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) fell by 81.7% YoY in the second quarter of 2020, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting border closures made themselves known, the company reported. Cargo volumes actually increased, by over 5%. 531,000 passengers passed through the Port of Tallinn, which includes…