Astara (Iran) – Astara (Azerbaijan) railway project plays a significant role in the implementation of the North-South international transport corridor and in increasing transit revenues of the two countries. Rail laying on the 40-kilometer section of the Rasht-Astara railway in the province of Gilan in northern Iran will shortly begin, said Saeid Rasouli, President of…
National airline Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights to Phuket (Thailand) in winter. Flights will be operated from December 14, 2019, to January 25, 2020, once a week according to the following schedule: – Saturday: HY-535 Tashkent 21:00 (GMT+5) – Phuket 05:30 (GMT+7) (Sunday). – Sunday: HY-536 Phuket 07:05 (GMT+7) – Tashkent 11:45 (GMT+5). The…
Passenger transportation by motor and other urban transport has grown by 3% in a year in Kazakhstan. In January-July passenger transportation in Kazakhstan rose from 13.1 billion to 13.5 billion people, which made 103% against the same period of the last year. The volume of cargo transportation increased from 1.8 billion to 1.9 billion tons,…
The work is underway to renew the road signs and eliminate existing shortcomings on Baku’s streets and avenues, Baku Transport Agency reported. The purpose of these measures is to ensure the safe movement of vehicles and raise awareness of drivers and pedestrians. The corresponding measures were taken at the addresses indicated in the appeals sent…
The Italian city of Bologna and the German city of Cologne will soon be added as two new destinations offered by Hungarian lowcoster Wizz Air operating from Kutaisi International Airport. Starting from November Wizz Air will fly from Kutaisi to Bologna two times a week. Flights to Cologne from Kutaisi International Airport will be available…
The launch of the Kyiv funicular after the annual routine maintenance has been postponed indefinitely, according to the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration. With reference to the Kyivpastrans municipal enterprise, the administration said that the annual technical inspection of the funicular had been extended. “After the test load was applied, the cable…
Cargo transportation amounted to 129.8 million tons in Azerbaijan in January to July, up by 1.7% YoY. The road transport holds the biggest share of transportation volumes – 26.8% of goods were delivered via roads, the State Statistics Committee informed. The second most intense traffic was recorded by pipelines, their share in cargo transportation accounted…