On 2 June, Lithuania's Parliament, the Seimas, approved the draft Law on Concession of the three airports managed by the State Enterprise Lithuanian Airports. The draft law entrusting the management of the air gateways to an operator with a great deal of international experience was submitted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. According to the Minister of Transport and Commun...
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced a new route from Vilnius to Nice in southern France. The new service will commence on 3 August and operate with two weekly flights, on Wednesdays and Sundays. Tickets are already on sale at wizzair.com starting at only €24.99*. Located on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur), Nice is a popular des...
The municipality of Kaunas decided on May 3rd to provide 500,000 euros to the low-cost airline Wizz Air to help it operate more flights from Lithuania's second-biggest city, reports LETA/BNS. The city expects that this will help attract more tourists. Wizz Air asked the city to co-fund four new flights from Kaunas Airport, with plans to fly to the Dutch city of Eindhoven and the Nor...
A Vilnius regional court has ordered Air Baltic (BT, Riga) to pay defunct Lithuanian operator FlyLAL (TE, Vilnius) EUR16 million (USD17.31 million) in damages after it was found guilty of anti-competitive practices. In its ruling, the court said Air Baltic had gained significant benefit from preferential agreements signed with Riga International Airport between 2004 and 2008. These agreements s...
FL Technics, is delighted to announce the start of a new strategic partnership with SVD-Promtent, the leading supplier of storage, insulation hangars and protective covers. FL Technics will offer the inventory to its current and future clients around the globe, excluding the Russian market. According to the freshly inked 2 year-long partnership contract, FL Technics has been selected to act as...
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces celebrated yesterday the entry into service of their next generation of helicopters for countrywide search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned their three new AS365 N3+ helicopters to the 24/7 SAR mission service. Only two years afte...
Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (15 Jan) announced further expansion to its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route to Palanga in Lithuania (in addition to Milan Malpensa, Sofia & Verona), bringing to 130 summer 2016 routes, which will deliver 20m customers p.a. and support 15,000* “on-site” jobs at Stansted Airport. Ryanair’s Stansted summer 2016 s...
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Enter Air, the leading charter airline in Poland operating a fleet of 17 Boeing 737-400 and 737-800 aircraft, is further developing the business relationship. The parties have recently agreed upon extending two of the existing PBH agreements as well as signed a brand new wheels & brakes suppor...
Wizz Air announced it will add operations from Kaunas to complement its Lithuanian offer of low-cost services. From 29 March, the airline will start operating a new service to London Luton from the newest WIZZ airport in Kaunas with five weekly flights. With an initial seat capacity of 93,000 seats the new route is expected to stimulate the aviation and hospitality sectors in Lit...
Lithuania’s three largest gateways, Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga, which operate under the same Lithuanian Airports state enterprise, have joined together to mark remember their symbolic beginning. The construction of Lithuania’s first airport – Vilnius – began 100 years ago in December 1915 on the same site as today’s facility. A statement from the airport operator sa...
BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, is delighted to announce having freshly signed a new agreement with airBaltic, the largest carrier in the Baltic States. The contract concerns BGS activity in Riga, the largest airport in the region, as well as its services in airports located in Warsaw and Palanga. Under the new year-long agreement, BGS shall supp...
Siauliu International Airport is now able to receive cargo aircraft loaded with animal and vegetable shipments and can also offer services at a veterinary post. The station is complete with refrigeration equipment and provides opportunities for animal and vegetable exports of goods through the Lithuanian gateway. The airport says it is negotiating with European Union flower-growing companies...
