The number of passengers at Lithuanian airports increased by 16.5 percent during the first month of this year, compared to the same calendar period last year, the state enterprise Lithuanian Airports reports.
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Last year, a total of 3.8 million passengers used the services of Lithuania's three airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga, or 9.1 percent more than in 2013.
As two runways of Charles De Gaulle Airport have been closed due to anti-terrorist operation near Paris, airline Air Lituanica flights to Vilnius and Paris are falling behind schedule.
Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports begin winter season with a new direction to Shannon in Ireland, more frequent flights to Moscow and Amsterdam and additional flights during the festive period.
The third and final shipment of euro banknotes was flown from Germany to Lithuania on Wednesday.
Due to strong demand on its Vilnius route, Turkish Airlines increases its capacity by offering a direct service between Vilnius and Istanbul.
The Lithuanian airline Air Lituanica expands its business in Belarus with agency Ticketing Airport Services Belarus becoming the official commercial representative of the company.
Lufthansa flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt, scheduled for this week, have been cancelled due to the strike of the German airline’s pilots.
Based on preliminary data, in August 2014 year-on-year, 7.6 percent more passengers, both inbound and outbound, were serviced in Lithuanian airports. Meanwhile Lithuanian airlines carried 4.7 percent less passengers.
A new chief executive officer has been appointed to head the Vilnius-based airline Air Lituanica. Gytis Gumuliauskas has replaced Erikas Zubrus in the post, Air Lituanica informs.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-fare airline, serviced its 15-millionth passenger flying to/from the Baltic countries on 18 July, Vilnius Airport informs.
