Estonian-state owned airline Nordica has introduced the so-called “quiet flights” in the mornings, where announcements read on the plane are kept to a minimum and do not include any advertisements. On the flights departing before 9 a.m., onboard announcements are presented in an abbreviated form and read in a quieter voice, Nordica said. Safety-related announcements,…
Port operator Port of Tallinn (AS Tallinna Sadam) announced that they would get listed at the Tallinn Stock Exchange. This step follows the course outlined in the coalition agreement signed by the Center Party, the Social Democrats, and the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) a year ago. According to the agreement, the plan…
In the first ten months of 2017, airBaltic carried a total of 3,007,034 passengers to destinations in Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In October airBaltic carried 319,018 passengers or 26% more than last year. “We are happy to announce than more than 3 million passengers have used our services this year, which…
Cargo transported on the infrastructure of the Estonian state-owned railway infrastructure company Estonian Railways (EVR) in October totaled 1 million tons, up by 10.4% YoY. “I am glad that we have been able to put an end to the downward trend in freight volumes, and we are doing our utmost for the results of the…
The Port of Sillamae began offering regular container shipping services last year, and shipping volumes have increased 10-fold since then. While ships managed by Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, initially visited Sillamae three times per month, beginning this month, cargo is now entering and leaving the Ida-Viru County port every week. Regular…
The Ukrainian industry of automobile roads is ready for work during several years for a total of UAH 50 billion, Head of the State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) Slawomir Nowak said at a government meeting. “Over the past 11 months we’ve conducted 2,500 procurement procedures for UAH 54 billion. This means that…
Uzbekistan and Spain have signed agreements on air services and international road transport, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported. The document was signed by Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Spain Abdulaziz Kamilov and Alfonso Dastis in Madrid. The signed documents create a legal basis for the development of bilateral cooperation in the transport and communication sphere…