Lithuania: Airport passenger turnover reached new record in 2024

Lithuania’s three international airports served an all-time record of 6.6 million passengers in 2024, which was almost 10% more than in 2023, according to state-owned airport operator Lietuvos Oro Uostai (LTOU), Made in Vilnius reports. The previous record was in 2019, when LTOU’s passenger turnover was 6.5 million people. LTOU’s airports served more than 56,800…

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Estonia: State-owned Operail sold for EUR 19mn

The Estonian company, Tiigi Keskus, has acquired the state-owned rail freight operator, Operail, at a privatisation auction for EUR 19mn, ERR reports. Richard Tomingas, board member of Tiigi Keskus, said that Operail would continue providing rail services, particularly container transportation, in Estonia and expand its operations later if possible. Following the deal, the Estonian state…

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Lithuania: International Transport and Logistics Alliance joins IRU

Lithuania’s International Transport and Logistics Alliance (TTLA) has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU). TTLA’s secretary general, Povilas Drizas, said that membership of IRU allowed the organisation to better represent the interests of Lithuanian road freight operators. TTLA represents 25 of Lithuania’s largest transport and logistics companies, which handle around 80% of all road…

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