The 34 year-old Gediminas Almantas, the new CEO of Vilnius International Airport (VIA) as of 7 May, has a clear vision as to how to develop the activity of the largest airport in the country, VIA has stated in a press release. “My philosophy, as …
BNS A passenger jet of Lufthansa airlines en route from Frankfurt could not land at the Vilnius International Airport until its second attempt on Thursday afternoon, as the runway was not cleared in time due to an exercise of fighter-jets from Šiauliai. Kestutis Auryla, the …
Even though the company ‘Air Lituanica’ does not have an air carrier’s certificate, its representatives promised to start the sales of tickets already in June, writes Ugnė Karaliūnaitė of www.delfi.lt. The first flight has been scheduled for 30 June, 2013. On 22-23 May, the civil …
The Palanga bypass public-private partnership (PPP) project reached financial close, the investment promotion agency ‘Invest Lithuania’ has informed. The project was among six PPP pilot projects approved by the Lithuanian government in 2009. The Lithuanian Road Administration selected Kauno tiltai and Šiaulių plentas to design, …
Irish Ryanair has threatened to cut its operations at the Kaunas base after Lithuanian authorities did not take heed of the airline’s proposal to significantly increase the passenger volume, writes the Baltic Business News with reference to news2biz Lithuania. Ryanair said it would reduce its …
Vilnius Mayor Artūras Zuokas, who last week visited the Republic of South Africa, said that he has found a strategic investor for the projected airline airLituanica, The Baltic Course informs with reference to the news agency ELTA. Zuokas added that two companies from South Africa …
BNS – Ireland’s budget airline Ryanair has invited Lithuanian Transport Minister Rimantas Sinkevicius to meet to discuss the carrier’s proposals. “I have today written to the minister inviting him to meet so that we can convey our proposals directly to him,” Ryanair Deputy CEO Michael …
Low-cost airline Wizz Air is celebrating the two years’ anniversary of its base at Vilnius, reported The Baltic Course with reference to the news agency ELTA. Wizz Air’s Lithuanian base opened on 16 April, 2011 and has since grown significantly, the airline has informed. Currently, …
With summer on its way, Palanga International Airport has announced that it will launch regular flights to Moscow, reported www.delfi.lt. Planes will also fly to Riga and Olso more often than during the winter. On 16 June, 2013, the Russian airline ‘RusLine’ will commence its …
BNS Vilnius Mayor Artūras Zuokas on Monday left for South Africa to discuss tribute to the Jewish heritage in Lithuania and investment into the new air carrier airLituanica, Vilnius City municipality has informed. The agenda in South Africa will include meetings with heads of Johannesburg …
When asked what he thought of President Dalia Grybauskaite’s flight with the budget airline Wizzair to attend former British premier Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius admitted that he didn’t think that it was normal, wrote www.delfi.lt. “I don’t think that she (Dalia Grybauskaitė) …
Lithuania and Estonia could set up a joint venture to operate a aircraft that would be used for official visits of heads of state, said Algirdas Butkevičius, the Baltic Business News informs. “We have started negotiations with Estonian Air on one side and the Mayor …
BNS An aircraft that would be used for official visits by the Heads of State could be operated by a joint Lithuanian-Estonian venture, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius has said adding that this initiative is already being discussed with Vilnius Mayor Arturas Zuokas and Estonia’s …
Vilnius City Mayor Artūras Zuokas claims that only 40 percent of passengers are currently using services of Vilnius public transport, whereas the planned public transport reform is aimed at about to increase this number, reports ELTA and The Baltic Course. Zuokas said that after the …
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday that the resolution of issues of the Polish ethnic minority in Lithuania would help to “easier implement” bilateral transport and energy projects. “We hope that the resolution of the most burning issues, including those related …
Ryanair has begun construction of a second hangar for its €1.5 million aircraft maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) facility in Kaunas. First opened in January 2013, the centre is the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. It is designed to service approximately …
Passengers of the train that connects the capital cities of Lithuania and Belarus will go through border and customs procedures at the Vilnius railway station instead of the border, Mr Dalius Zebrauskas, a representative of Lithuanian Railways, told media on 14 March. Thanks to the …
Lithuania’s railway monopoly, state-owned Lietuvos gelezinkeliai (LG), is offering Swedish logistics companies the services of LG’s Russia- and China-bound shuttle train lines, Merkurijus and Saule, respectively, reported news2biz LITHUANIA and cited by bbn.ee. Initial consultations have been held with the railway logistics company Green Cargo, …
Russian and Ukrainian applicants will from now on be able to receive Schengen visas at Lithuanian embassies and 28 visa centers. A relevant agreement on visa center services in Russia and Ukraine was signed between the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and VFS Global company in Vilnius …
US Internet giant Google has updated its Vilnius maps to show real-time traffic conditions in the key streets of the Lithuanian capital, which would enable drivers to avoid jams. The company also rolled out the same service in Riga and Tallinn on Thursday, it said …
