Estonian carrier Regional Jet, which is owned by Estonian state-owned airline Nordica and LOT Polish Airlines, achieved a better than expected zero result for 2018, with turnover increasing by 80% YoY, to EUR 68 million. “I am really impressed with how our organization has developed all these new businesses in such a short period of…
A total of 3.5 million passengers were serviced at Latvia’s international airports in the first half-year of 2019, up by 9.6% YoY, according to data compiled by the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA). At the same time, the number of serviced flights has increased by 7.57%. While the number of serviced flights was 40,117 last year,…
Electronic ticketing system will have appeared in Bishkek public transport by October, the Bishkek City Administration reported. At least 20 validators will be installed in the next 2-3 days. The next delivery of 380 units is expected at the end of August. Equipment is delivered according to a schedule. The electronic ticketing system will start…
Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has stated that the ministry will soon announce tenders for designing a new runway and its construction at the International Dnipropetrovsk Airport (Dnipro city). In a post on his Facebook page, Omelyan wrote: “Soon we will announce a tender for designing a new runway in Dnipro. Then there will be an…
CEO of Ukrainian national railways company PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov has announced Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania have launched a new container train. “Containerships Train, linking Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine, is our 22nd container train. We have now a competitive speed of delivery regardless of weather conditions, regular train runs and a clear schedule. In addition,…
Freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja in January-June fell by 5.5% YoY, to 3.655 million tons, the Port Authority reported. Transshipment of grain fell by 23.9%, to 1,306,800 tons, while of anthracite grew by 16.8%, to 772,000 tons, construction materials – by 12%, to 450,500 tons, and oil products – by 5%, to…
The Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport, which boasts the second largest passenger traffic in Ukraine, increased traffic in January-June by 16% YoY, to 1.332 million, the airport’s press service said. According to the statement, in the period under review, traffic on international flights amounted to 1.298 million passengers, and on domestic flights – to 33,900.…