The Ministries of Transport and Communications, Economy and Innovation, the Association Klaipėda Region and seven member municipalities have agreed to work together to attract new flight destinations to Palanga International Airport.
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The opening of new air routes connecting Palanga with Minsk and Kiev will not create a big influx of foreign tourists to the Lithuanian resort town, according to hoteliers and tourist businesses. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
A range international carriers are opening new routes are from airports around Lithuania in June, with Vilnius and Palanga seeing three new airlines operating from their airports
The first Wizzair plane from Luton Airport near London landed in Palanga Airport on Wednesday with the western part of Lithuania becoming an important transport hub.
Some of the world’s largest airport operators are interested in managing Lithuania’s airports, with global players including Ferrovial and Vinci Group expressing interest in the airports concession.
Lithuania is seeking private companies to compete for a concession deal to run the country's three international airports but aviation experts warn that the highest bidder might not be the right choice.
The Lithuanian government has distributed €1 million among foreign airlines in order to add new routes and make the country more accessible by air. While state subsidies are a common measure of promoting incoming tourism, critics say additional flights will mostly serve Lithuanian migrant workers.
Ireland's budget airline Ryanair is launching flights between London and Lithuania's seaside resort Palanga.
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced it will add operations from Kaunas to complement its low-cost Lithuanian flight services. From 29 March, the airline will start operating a new service with five flights a week between Kaunas airport and London Lut...
The government has approved the bill on the Lithuanian airports concession, which is expected to boost competitiveness of Lithuania's air transport system.
Direct air transport effect on Lithuania‘s economy in 2013 reached 86 million euro, or 0.25 percent of GDP. However, it is only the tip of the iceberg, since the total sum of direct, indirect, induced effects and the broader economic benefits from air transport effect in Lithuania would be 870 milli...
As of 28 March, LOT Polish Airlines will be offering air service between Palanga in western Lithuania and Warsaw in Poland, Palanga Airport reports.
During the summer of 2017, from 14 July to 18 August, Vilnius Airport will be carrying out reconstruction of the runway. Aircrafts will not be landing in Vilnius and communication with Lithuania will be ensured through other air gateways, most of the airlines are planning to move their flights to Ka...
It has been announced that the runway of Vilnius Airport will undergo reconstruction in the summer of 2017 - from 14 July to 18 August. Throughout this period, airplanes will not be landing in Vilnius, most airlines intend to reroute flights to Kaunas and Palanga during this time. The infrastructure...
Lithuanian airports announced a public tender regarding the advisory services for the concession project. The consultant is expected to advice on all financial, tax, legal and technical issues arising in the drafting of the concession project. It is planned that Lithuanian airports will commence wor...
Passenger screening procedures have been stepped up at the Lithuanian airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga since September 1, with some of the passengers subjected to additional checks for possible contact with explosives.
