Dear tourist! Palanga Tourism Information Center conducts a statistical survey to reveal the expectations of Palanga tourists. Your participation in the survey will give us the opportunity to perform a qualitative analysis of the expectations of Palanga tourists.
The European Commission (EC) has approved a public support measure for Palanga Airport in Lithuania under EU State aid rules. Investment aid amounting to €10.25 million is planned for the modernisation of the airport’s infrastructure: reconstruction of the runway, taxiway, southern and northern aircraft aprons, and refurbishment of en...
The offering of flights continues to grow in Lithuanian airports. In June, Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports offered 71 routes, and in July, this number will continue to grow with at least 8 additional direct routes.
Svetlogorsk Tourist Information Centre and Palanga Tourist Information Centre implement the project titled «Preservation of historical and cultural heritage in Baltic Sea region and development of cultural tourism in West Lithuania and Kaliningrad district regions» within the Lithuania–Russia Cross-border Cooperation Programme ...
Lithuania welcomes tourists from all countries across the globe! As most touristic attractions are open in Lithuania, you can explore the country easily and only with minimal restrictions - the main ones are displayed in our answers below.
Lithuanian Airports welcome the summer with a record number of new destinations this year. According to the airlines’ current plans, almost 80 direct routes are expected to be operating at the country’s airports from June, including almost 50 routes to be renewed.
In the aviation industry, safety has always been the top priority. How has your airline adapted to the changed working environment and what measures have been put in place?
Following the Friday update, Malta and Serbia have been added to the list of countries whence arrivals fall subject to tighter self-isolation requirements, while Latvia, the United States of America, Albania, Andorra and Saint Lucia are no longer listed. To reduce the risk of fast spreading COVID-19 mutations and to ensure travel safety, it will...
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.
