Direct scheduled flights between Vilnius and Tel Aviv resumed on May 14 after a suspension by airlines due to the conflict in the Middle East. Israeli carrier Israir resumed direct services between the two cities on the evening of May 14. Flights will operate three times a week during the summer aviation season, according to…
Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba, during a working visit to London, met with the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez. The parties discussed the security situation in the maritime sector, the resilience of Ukraine’s port infrastructure, and international coordination in…
Rigid state regulations are hampering the operation of buses in rural areas, some service providers say. In some cases, private-sector county bus line operators say they are having to scrap routes due to the requirements, which can include a bar on switching the size of a bus used to match passenger numbers. At least one…
Twenty-three strikes have been recorded as a result of the Russian attack on railway infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn has told journalists. “Following the attack, we have 23 hits on railway facilities. No injuries or fatalities among passengers were recorded. Monitoring teams stopped and evacuated trains in advance,” Lytvyn said. He noted that…
The Latvian airline airBaltic has cancelled its planned summer season flights between Vilnius and Krakow, citing rising fuel prices and commercial considerations, the head of Lithuanian Airports reports. “Yes, we have this information,” Lithuanian Airports CEO Simonas Bartkus told reporters, adding that the seasonal route had been scheduled to launch in June but would no…
Ukraine has agreed to liberalize freight transport with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The relevant agreements were reached during the first meeting of the Joint Commission on International Road Transport in Sarajevo. The Ukrainian delegation was represented by a team from the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development. The parties agreed that starting on January 1, 2027,…
Slovak coach operator Slovak Lines will launch a new direct service linking central Vienna with Bratislava airport this week, aiming to tap growing demand from Austrian passengers using flights from the Slovak capital. The route, due to start on May 13, will run eight times a day in each direction between Vienna city centre and…