Airports Council International (ACI) has announced Estonia’s Tallinn Airport as the best European airport in the category of airports with 2-5 million passengers in 2023, BNS reports. At the same time, ACI awarded Tallinn Airport for being the most enjoyable, easiest, and cleanest airport in Europe. ACI has awarded Tallinn Airport for high-quality services six…
Nearly half (45%) of Estonians have seen their financial situation worsen in the past year, according to a Norstat poll for SEB in December 2023, BNS reports. Consumers are therefore cutting back on expenses, including by taking advantage of discounts (62%), planning purchases more carefully (49%), and eating out less often (45%). Other cost-saving measures…
Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, posted an all-time record revenue and profit in 2023, LSM reported. The company’s annual turnover amounted to EUR 668mn, which was up 33.6% from EUR 500mn in 2022. The carrier’s net profit stood at EUR 34mn, which was up from a loss of EUR 54mn a year earlier. The company will…
The Estonian government has failed to include a project to open a regular passenger train connection between Tartu and the Latvian capital, Riga, in its long-term budget plans for 2025-2027, ERR reports. The government points to concerns about a competing Latvian proposal that would entail lower costs but less convenient departure times. Nevertheless, the government…
Lithuania will close down two more checkpoints on the border with Belarus as of 1 March 2024, BNS reports. Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said that closing the checkpoints in Lavoriskes and Raigardas would allow authorities to enforce sanctions, prevent smuggling, and screen incoming travellers more effectively. Also, the National Security Commission (NSK) proposed cutting the…
Lithuania’s state-owned railway company, Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LTG), has appointed Kristina Meide as CEO of its passenger train operator, LTG Link, for a five-year term, BNS reports. Meide will replace interim CEO Gediminas Seckus. LTG Link’s previous CEO, Linas Bauzys, was appointed CEO of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (IAE) in September 2023. Prior to her…
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed extending current restrictions on Russian and Belarusian citizens for another year until May 2025, BNS reports. Under the proposal, the restrictions on Belarusians would be tightened but not completely to the level imposed on Russian nationals. Belarusian citizens arriving in Lithuania with Schengen visas would undergo extra risk assessments and…
The Lithuanian government has banned military staff, border guards, and police officers from travelling off-duty to Russia, Belarus, and China, BNS reports. The Defence Ministry noted that Russia, Belarus, and China posed threats to Lithuania’s national security, including through espionage. Intelligence authorities in the three countries collect information on Lithuanian citizens with access to classified…
Greece’s national air carrier, Aegean Airlines, will open direct flights from Lithuania’s Vilnius International Airport to Athens in April 2024, LRT reports. The company will have two flights per week on the new route until the end of October 2024, using Airbus A320 aircraft. Aegean Airlines has not previously operated regular flights in Lithuania, airport…
