Transit flights over Lithuania halve due to Russia sanctions

"What has changed in Lithuania is the number of transit flights [...] which has dropped by around 50-60 percent," he told the Ziniu Radijas radio station.

Lithuania is one of the most affected EU countries in this respect, because transit flights are served by many companies, including the state-owned air navigation service provider Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), according to the minister,

"Certain other institutions receive income from that as well," he said.