During the summer tourist season, the Issyk-Kul International Airport accommodated its first flight from Moscow on July 15, press service of Manas International Airport reported. Aeroflot airline plans to operate Moscow – Tamchy – Moscow flight three times a week – on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The pricing policy is determined by airlines that sell…
A loan agreement was signed between Kyrgyzstan and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Cooperation on the project for reconstruction of Issyk-Kul ring road at Korumdu – Balbai section, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. 80.5 kilometers of the road will be repaired for $28.9 million. The project will ensure improvement of road communication…
The state is looking at replacing a catamaran ferry, which connects the small island of Ruhnu with the Estonian mainland, but which has been prone to technical issues, most recently this week and largely due to its intense schedule. The procurement process would take three or more years and will see the vessel, called the…
The ferry regularly servicing the small Estonian island of Ruhnu is out of commission again due to engine problems. Authorities have found a stop-gap solution via the use of one of their own boats. The Runo, a catamaran-type vessel, has been taken out of service due to an engine issue, not for the first time…
Ferry line TS Laevad, which connects Estonia’s larger islands to the mainland, has reported a year-on-year increase in passenger numbers of 14%, with the Hiiumaa route seeing a record result. TS Laevad, a subsidiary of the part-state-owned, part-listed Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam), carried 271,325 passengers in June. June 2020 was, however, the first full…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will start operating direct flights to Madeira (Portugal) from July 24, the airline’s press service reports. In particular, Kyiv-Funchal-Kyiv flight will be performed every Saturday. To enter the territory of the Madeira Island, citizens of Ukraine (with the exception of children under 12 years old) must have a special…
In June, 623 electric vehicles were purchased in Ukraine, down by almost 25% YoY. The number of electric vehicles registered in June 2021, compared to June 2020, decreased by 27%, to 582 units, whereas commercial electric vehicles rose by 46%, to 41 units. In June, the share of used imported cars among electric cars was…