From November, Brussels Airlines is discontinuing a direct connection between Vilnius and Brussels, which is home to all the main institutions of the European Union as well as a large Lithuanian community. The company says the suspension is temporary, but some aviation experts doubt it, warning that Vilnius may be left without a connection with…
Kutaisi international airport in Georgia’s west is expected to service more than a million passengers in 2023, Tamar Archuadze, the head of United Airports of Georgia, has said. Archuadze made the comment at the presentation of a research Tourism – Challenges and Prospects by Galt & Taggart, a Georgian-based investment bank and brokerage service company.…
Together with Associated British Ports (ABP), Unifeeder has launched a new service from Klaipeda to the Port of Immingham, UK, according to the company’s release. The new route is a weekly sailing offering faster transit times, with the vessel leaving Klaipeda on Friday and Immingham on Monday. The maiden voyage saw the Elbspring vessel arrive…
The trade union of Vilniaus Public Transport (VVT) workers is seeking to improve working conditions and therefore is calling a strike “to the bitter end”. A bus driver says it is a result of the management’s failures to address long-brewing issues. The action is to start on October 3, the union leader Algirdas Markevicius has…
Vilnius is testing the real-time public transport information integrated into Google Maps. The Lithuanian capital as well as Kaunas and Klaipeda are putting their public transport information onto the world’s most popular travel planning platform. The integrated schedules will allow monitoring the location and routes of buses and trolleybuses in real time and will thus…
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius has said he supports the management of the municipal public transport company, as its workers are planning a strike in October. The trade union of Vilnius Public Transport (Vilniaus Viesasis Transportas, VVT) workers has announced this week it is planning an action over what it says is the management’s failure to…
Air Moldova airline is set to launch direct flights between Tbilisi and Chisinau next month, TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country, reports. “After completion of appropriate procedures, from October, Air Moldova will perform Tbilisi-Chisinau direct flights by Airbus 320 aircraft twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays”, said the…