It is planned to open direct flights from Bishkek to Tbilisi, the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze made such an offer during a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev. According to him, Georgia is ready to exchange experience in the implementation of the Open Skies project. He noted the importance of strengthening cooperation…
The state-run railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia may raise fares for passengers by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 and by 30% (+/-3%) in 2020-2021 annually. Such a forecast is given in the outlook for the social and economic development of Ukraine in 2019-2021. Freight transportation rates may also soar by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 annually. According to…
A direct flight between Vilnius and London City Airport might be launched in the spring, Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius says. He and his counterpart of the Transport Ministry, Rokas Masiulis, currently substituting for Environment Minister Kestutis Navickas, signed an order on the establishment of a flight between Vilnius and London City Airport, vital for…
GE Transportation, a division of U.S. company General Electric, will provide Ukraine with first diesel locomotives this autumn, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman stated during the Government Question Hour meeting held in Parliament. “This year we will build more wagons than ever. And we will get a new rolling stock this autumn, which we built with…
In January-June the Port of Tallinn handled 10.09 million tons of cargo, up by 1.4% YoY. According to the Port Authorities, transshipment of containers climbed by 6.4%, to 108,920 TEUs. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo grew by 1%, to 4.28 million tons, and Ro-Ro – by 8.9%, to 2.73 million tons, while transshipment of dry…
Finnair air carrier resumes its flights to Astana. The flights will be operated from July till September twice a week on Wednesday and Fridays by comfortable Airbus 319. The flight duration is four hours, the press service of the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport JSC said. Last summer Finnair transported more than 3,000 passengers. (Kazinform/Business World…
The catamaran ferry Runo, which serves a regular connection to the remote Estonian island of Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga, is expected to resume operation on July 13 after its main engine is replaced. “Thus far, everything has gone as planned,” Andres Laasma, board member of ferry operator Kihnu Veeteede AS, said. “The ship’s…