Irakli Karkashadze, the newly appointed Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on January 18 said the development of Kutaisi International Airport in the country’s west, would be a “main priority” of the body under his leadership. Karkashadze met airport employees, as well as representatives of the contractor company and partner organisations operating at the…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has allocated a sovereign loan of EUR 50.6 million, including an investment grant of about EUR 5 million, from its Green Climate Fund to finance the renovation of up to 12 metro stations in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi. Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said by signing…
Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis will travel to Warsaw by train on the new Vilnius-Kaunas-Mockava-Warsaw route, which was launched in December last year. His trip using the newly launched connection is expected to highlight the project’s significance. Meanwhile, Rail Baltica, a European-gauge railway due to link the Baltic States and Poland, is scheduled to be…
Due to infrastructure works, the popular Vilnius-Klaipeda link will see reduced service between February and May. The Kaunas-Siauliai connection will also be affected. “There will be two train connections to Klaipeda on normal days,” said Linas Bauzys, head of the passenger service branch of the Lithuanian railways, LTG Link. Meanwhile, trains will not run on…
Passenger traffic for airlines operating in Georgia recovered in 2022 by 85% compared to pandemic levels, while the number of flights were restored to 88% of pre-Covid figures, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency announced on January 16. The governing agency revealed its annual figures that showed the country’s three international airports served 4,441,316 passengers over…
The Court of Justice of the European Union reported the decision was made to maintain in force the verdict with which Lithuanian state railway company Lietuvos gelezinkeliai was fined EUR 20.069 million for demolishing Mazeiki-Renge railway section. Complying with the decision of the European Commission (EC), Lithuania did restore the railway section. In February 2020,…
Tbilisi International Airport successfully passed the Airports Council International – Airport Health Accreditation recertification process and received the certificate for the third time, with Batumi International Airport also receiving the accreditation and the certificate for the second time in a row, TAV Georgia, the company operating two major airports in the country, said. As certified…