Aviation

airBaltic, Finnair, Ryanair, Air China used Latvian airspace most often last year

The Latvian air traffic controller Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (LGS), which manages air traffic in Latvia, has told the LETA news agency that last year Latvia’s controlled airspace was used most [..]

Hamburg-Palanga route may open up amid strengthening ties with Germany

Efforts will continue to be made to put Hamburg on Palanga Airport’s flight map as the economic and military ties between Lithuania and Germany grow stronger, the Vakaru Ekspresas daily [..]

Divers believe they have found wreck of Finnish passenger plane shot down by USSR

Kaido Peremees, the head of commercial diving company Tuukritoode OU, says their long-term searches have finally borne fruit, and the wreck of the Finnish passenger plane Kaleva, shot down by [..]

Iceland’s Play Airlines launches Vilnius-Reykjavik flights

Iceland’s low-cost Play Airlines launched direct flights between Vilnius and Reykjavik on May 25, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, LTOU) said. “We offer very competitive fares in the countries where [..]

Plane which landed on Tallinn Highway on Saturday was on a private flight

An instructor who was on a private flight with a passenger piloted the plane that made an emergency landing on the Tallinn Highway near Adazi on Saturday evening, LETA has [..]

Transavia France touches down in Tallinn for 1st time

Thursday, April 4, marked the launch of direct flights between Tallinn and Paris by the low-cost airline Transavia France, which forms part of the Air France-KLM Group. The route will [..]

Court rejects Ryanair, Wizz Air appeals against new Vilnius Airport charges

A Vilnius court has rejected appeals by Irish and Hungarian airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air against increased charges at Vilnius Airport in 2023, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, LTOU), the [..]

British Airways’ New Routes 2024

British Airways has announced the launch of various long-haul and short-haul routes from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, and Edinburgh for 2024. In addition, the national flag carrier is returning to [..]

NATO completes modernisation of major airbase in Albania

Albania officially re-opened Kuçova airbase on Monday (4 March 2024), after transforming the decades-old base into a modern hub for NATO future air operations. Located around 80 kilometres south of [..]

Kaunas airport starts using 3 CT baggage scanners

Kaunas Airport has become the first Baltic airport to scrap the requirement for passengers to remove electronic devices and liquids from their hand luggage for screening at security checks, its [..]

British Airways resumes flights between Riga and London

Today the British national airline British Airways returns to Riga to resume flights between Riga and London for the winter season, representatives of Riga Airport informed LETA. According to the [..]

Estonia: Tallinn Airport’s winter schedule to include 40 direct routes

This winter, a total of 17 airlines will be operating direct flights out of Tallinn on 40 different routes. The number of tickets on sale for the season is record-breaking [..]