According to a study about the viability of a boat service between Estonia’s largest island and Latvia, commissioned by the NGO Saarte Koostookogu from OU Arenguruum, opening a ferry service would be socio-economically profitable but would rather be unprofitable when carried out only on a commercial basis. The study included analyzing the possibilities of opening…
Vilnius Airport launched the renovation of the central area of its departure terminal, thus marking the start of a major modernization project at one of its terminals aimed at increasing its capacity and improving passenger service, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports) said. The renovation of the departure hall includes replacing the flooring, engineering systems, partitions…
The Estonian government decided to put the small ferries Abro and Wrango at the disposal of the municipalities of Saaremaa and Viimsi, respectively, for operating connections with small islands. The ferry Abro will be put to use indefinitely by Saaremaa Municipality for operating a ferry connection with the small island of Abruka. As the service…
Cruise travel is currently one of the most rapidly growing tourism segments in the world, chosen for recreation by approximately 23 million passengers every year. Market trends suggest that the number of cruise passengers may increase by another third by 2030, revealing more and more new tourist routes and market niches. A significant increase in…
The Belarusian mechanical engineering company Belkommunmash is working to sell electric buses to Tbilisi and Batumi, Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Alexander Krepak reported. Belkommunmash and the Tbilisi mass transit system operating company are expected to sign an agreement of intent to sell electric buses to the capital of Georgia and the…
In January-February the number of passengers carried by Ukrainian airlines rose by 8.8% YoY, and the passenger traffic flow through Ukrainian airports increased by 19.3%, according to the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. “In January-February the volume of passenger-carrying operations of Ukrainian airlines increased by 8.8% and totaled 1,344.4 thousand people. The volume of international…
Last month 171,100 passengers passed through Tallinn Airport, 14.4% more than in February of last year. 169,300 were on international flights and 1,700 on domestic flights, the airport said. Approximately 154,000 passengers passed through the airport on regular flights and 17,100 on non-regular flights. The number of flights in Tallinn rose by 7.1% YoY, to…