Public transport will work in Bishkek during state of emergency from 7.00 to 19.00, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the Commandant of the capital, Almaz Orozaliev, has announced. “As for taxis, we will set the condition for citizens carrying out private transportation to undergo a transport disinfection procedure,” he said. Almaz Orozaliev…
The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-February decreased by 0.1% YoY, to 15 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Over the reporting period, 675.8 million passengers used the services of domestic transport companies, down by 1.5%. In particular, the number of passengers carried…
Changes to a number of bus routes were made in Almaty due to quarantine regime introduction in the city, the city’s akimat (administrative center) reported. On March 15, President Kassym Jomart Tokayev signed a decree introducing an emergency state in Kazakhstan due to coronavirus outbreak, relevant from 08:00 (GMT +6) on March 16 till 08:00…
Tbilisi City Hall will allocate additional buses for busy routes in Tbilisi as mini buses, the so-called marshrutkas, have been temporarily banned from serving passengers to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated. The statement comes after complaints on social media that banning marshrutkas has made buses overcrowded. Only public…
It has been decided to shut down all international passenger services starting from March 17, as announced by Latvia’s Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins after an extraordinary meeting of the government. The shutdown extends to the railway, airport and buses. People who wish to return home from Latvia or return to Latvia will be able to…
Ukraine has not suspended international freight transportation operations, according to Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Kryklii. “The movement of cargo transportation continue to operate. Ports, freight transportation by air and see, international transportation operate. We have not suspended the movement of goods,” Kryklii emphasized. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
SCAT airline company is suspending flights to Mongolia amid coronavirus outbreak. “By decision of the National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia, the country is suspending transport connections with other countries,” the company said. The company explained that the flights on the Nur-Sultan – Ulaanbaatar were suspended from March 11 till April 30. On March 10,…