The Government of Georgia has made a decision to suspend direct flights with Iran amid the recent coronavirus outbreak. The Foreign Ministry announced that this aimed to prevent the possibility of the spread of the China-born virus to Georgia and to protect its citizens. “The government of Georgia is in constant communication with the Iranian…
The State Road Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) has hosted a meeting of the delegation of German experts on infrastructure development chaired by Rainer Bomba, the former State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany. “Ukraine has ambitious plans backed by record funding and a clear action plan. We attract funds…
Lithuania’s authorities are considering providing another 30 million euros in EU money to Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Panevezys and Siauliai to help them purchase electric buses. If the Cabinet gives the go-ahead, the money will be allocated from the already-provided European Regional Development Fund. Some 22.9 million euros were spent on environment-friendly buses in 2018 and…
Turkmenistan Airlines company has cancelled the Ashgabat – Kazan – Ashgabat and Ashgabat – St. Petersburg – Ashgabat flights on February 20-27. The decision was caused by technical necessity. Passengers of canceled flights will be offered the nearest departure dates or a full refund. Turkmenistan Airlines suspended flights to Beijing (China) in late January with…
Kutaisi International Airport serviced 10% of international visitors who entered Georgia by plane in 2019. “We are expanding Kutaisi International Airport. In the near future we will start reconstruction of the new passenger terminal, which will give us the opportunity to welcome even more visitors,” said Head of the United Airports of Georgia Tamar Archuadze.…
In 2019, Ukrainian transport companies increased passenger turnover by 3.3% YoY, according to a report on the implementation of the program of activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. “Passenger traffic continued to grow (3.3% against 5.1% in 2018) due to the stable development of air transport in the context of the liberalization of…
Residents of Tallinn have rejected mayor Mihhail Kolvart’s proposal to limit driving speed within city limits to 40 km/h, forcing the municipality to look for other ways to control road traffic speed. The proposal to limit driving speed in Tallinn to 40 km/h was presented in autumn 2019. The idea was justified with how several…