Hungary’s Wizz Air, the largest low cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced the launch of a new route from Kyiv to Bratislava (Slovakia). According to a press release of the airline, the new flights will be serviced from December 17, twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The tickets can be bought…
On October 3, Ukraine International Airlines offered Economy Class passengers traveling on UIA short and medium-haul flights the new pre-ordered meal menu. To pre-order an onboard meal, a passenger should visit the UIA website, click the pre-ordered meals link, submit information on the flight date and route, and choose the preferred meal options out of…
Belarus has violated the procedure of defining a tariff for oil transit, and it and Russia will hold consultations on the matter, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Kirill Molodtsov reported. On September 28, Minsk raised the tariff for transit of Russian oil by 50% on average. The order will come in effect on October 11. On…
The government of Georgia signed an agreement that grants the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) the exclusive right to construct, develop and operate the $2.5 billion Anaklia deep seaport, which would help establish a new maritime corridor from China to Europe. As part of the agreement, the government will invest $100 million in the construction and…
Ukraine and Netherlands agreed to strengthen cooperation in the sphere of internal waterways development and port infrastructure. According to the results of meetings with Ministry representatives and Ambassador of Netherlands in Ukraine, agreements were reached concerning the visits of responsible Ukrainian ministry representatives to the Netherlands so as to gain experience in internal waterways management.…
On September 26 – October 2, Ukraine exported 1.02 million tons of grains from the seaports, against 648.4 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 804 thousand tons, barley – 153.8 thousand tons, and corn – 65.7 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Russia’s Transport Ministry will prepare proposals to sale national flag carrier Aeroflot’s 75% minus one share stake in Rossiya Airlines by October 10, minister Maxim Sokolov announced. “I think that the deadline for that is set for October 10, in accordance with the government ruling”, Sokolov said. (Prime/Business World Magazine)