Kaunas Airport
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With Vilnius Airport closing for a month due to reconstruction, Kaunas will be the location of the country’s main airport. This is the first case in Europe where traffic from a larger airport is transferred to a larger one.
Kaunas Airport is coping with increased traffic as most flights are being diverted from Vilnius to the smaller airport after Lithuania on Friday closed its main airport for the first time in Europe, the airport's operator said.
The municipality of Kaunas decided on Tuesday to give €500,000 to the low-cost airline Wizz Air to help it operate more flights from Lithuania's second city.
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.
A Russia Aeroflot Airbus plane was seen circling above Lithuania, causing locals to wonder what was happening given that the Russian company does not have scheduled flights arriving or departing from Kaunas airport.
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.
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...
Budget airline Ryanair has launched a new winter route from Kaunas to Eilat Ovda (Israel), starting on November 5 with a twice weekly service, Kaunas 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...
Kaunas Airport is changing rapidly, with a progressive future vision. The creation of Lithuanian Airports last year, following the merger into one entity of Vilnius, Palanga, and Kaunas airports, has established a clear strategic direction. This sees Kaunas Airport become the base for aviation-relat...