The quarantine restrictions have contributed to slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lithuania, but morbidity rates are still high. Therefore, on Wednesday the Government has decided to extend the lockdown until 28 February. The ban on moving between municipalities will be valid until 28 February as well.
Latvian company A.C.B., which has similar experience in reconstructing Vilnius Airport’s runway in 2017, won Palanga Airport’s runway reconstruction tender which was issued in autumn last year. During this project, the taxiway and some parts of the apron are also planned to be reconstructed, and airport operations are likely to be su...
As a result of new mutations in coronavirus (COVID-19) and the threat of their outbreak in the European Union (EU), Lithuania has tightened requirements for travellers to control the spread of the virus.
In 2020, 1.8 million people travelled through all three Lithuanian Airports, which is 72% less compared to 2019, and 30 thousand flights were served at the airports, which is 52% less compared to 2019. According to the forecasts of Lithuanian Airports, in 2021 the enterprise will manage to restore about half of the passenger traffic of 2019.
From January 1st, the ban on flights from the United Kingdom to Lithuania will no longer be in place. All passengers arriving to Lithuania from the United Kingdom will be required to hold a negative Covid-19 test result conducted no later than 48 hours before arrival. Arriving passengers can also conduct a mandatory Covid-19 test ...
Following the Thursday update of the list of affected countries, the Swiss Confederation have remained on the list along with the third countries, and isolation requirements have changed for arrivals from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
On Sunday, December 20th, Lithuania’s Government announced a suspension of all passenger flights inbound from the United Kingdom due to the worsening epidemiological situation. The flight ban will be in place from December 21st, 04:00, until December 31st, 24:00.
Responding to the situation of the pandemic and the challenges posed to the aviation sector by the COVID-19 crisis, Lithuanian Airports are commencing structural changes inside the company. It has been announced that part of the projects will be suspended at their early stages, whereas the management of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports will ...
43.3 thousand passengers travelled through Lithuanian Airports in November (77 thousand in October). As usual, the largest share of passengers flew via Vilnius Airport (32.5 thousand), and 7.6 thousand passengers were served at Kaunas Airport in November (17.4 thousand in October). Last month, Palanga Airport served 3.1 thousand (in October it w...
Lithuanian Airports have officially joined the Charter initiated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and undertook the commitment to ensure the highest epidemiological safety standards, as well as to exchange information with other members of the Charter in order to manage the challenges faced by the aviation industry due to the ...
The challenges of the pandemic continue to have negative influence on Lithuanian Airports’ results. In October, the number of passengers decreased by more than 20 percent in comparison with September. Rising numbers of handled cargo bring some optimism.
Reviving tourism in times of global change. The 13th Baltic Sea Tourism Forum (BSTF) is one of the events of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States 2020–2021.
After a rather successful summer season, characterized by a consistent recovery of passenger numbers at Lithuanian Airports, the first month of autumn provided much lower results. Passenger numbers in September were two times lower compared to August this year.
As of Monday, 12 October, isolation will no longer be required for arrivals from Estonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Norway, Germany, Faeroe Islands and another 14 countries. Changes in the list of affected countries have been the result of the introduction of a new principle for listing. From now on, the list will include countries where coronavi...
The Government has approved a draft amendment to the Resolution declaring a state of national emergency submitted by the Ministry of the Interior, one of the main objectives of which is to change the principles for compiling the List of the Affected Countries approved by the Minister of Health.
Palanga Airport is preparing for an important reconstruction in the autumn of 2021, as the runway of the airport will be reconstructed and other works will include renewal of the taxiway and other parts of the apron. The search for a contractor for these works will be announced this week and the contract will be signed with a selected partn...
From now on, every traveller returning to or arriving in Lithuania by regular, special or charter transport by air, sea, or land, will have to electronically submit their personal data to the National Public Health Centre. This means that before boarding a plane, ferry, bus, or train, a traveller will have to fill in a form on the website of the...
The list of countries most affected by the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was updated on Friday, 4 August, to take effect as of 7 August. Norway, Hungary and Canada have been added to the list of affected countries, as coronavirus incidence rate has gone above 16 cases per 100 000 population over the last 14 days. Persons arriving fr...
On Wednesday, the Government decided to increase the maximum number of participants in indoor events to 600 people from August 16 to 31. From 1 September onwards, the number of participants will no longer be restricted, but it will be important to follow the decisions of the State Commander of National Emergency Operations as regards the require...
The Government has expressed its support for the proposal of the Ministry of the Interior to continue controls at internal borders in airports and sea ports for one month, i.e. until 14 September, in the light of the current COVID-19 related situation and tendencies.
