The last Sunday in March will mark the start of the new summer aviation season. This year, airlines will offer more than 80 direct regular routes to passengers at Lithuanian airports. The planned routes include destinations that are attractive to business travelers as well as European cities that are popular with holidaymakers for leisure and &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

Lithuanian Airports has announced an international tender for the selection of the operator of all the parking lots managed by Lithuanian Airports. The new operator will manage more than 3,300 parking spaces (existing and planned in the future) at three airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. It is being planned that the winner of the &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

In the first month of 2023, the rapid recovery of aviation continued, with Kaunas and Palanga airports already exceeding their pre-pandemic performance since the beginning of the year. In January 2023, Lithuanian airports handled more than 384 thousand passengers and 3.6 thousand flights. Cargo volumes continue to grow steadily. According to Tomas Zitikis, Head of Route &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

A new Entry &#8211; Exit System (EES) is planned to be launched at border posts this year. This will directly affect third-country citizens entering the European Union (Schengen area) for the first time, who will have to undergo an additional registration procedure before crossing the border. This upcoming change will also require new infrastructure and &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

Lithuanian Airports announces that since January, brand new, additional and automated defibrillators have been installed in the passenger terminals of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports. A total of 15 additional smart emergency devices have been installed and are available in the most crowded areas of the airport. Currently, there are 23 automated defibrillators at all &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

The strategic priorities of Lithuanian Airports for 2023 include the construction of the new Vilnius passenger departure terminal, the expansion of the northern apron of Kaunas Airport and an analysis of the possibilities for the expansion of the passenger terminal of this airport. According to the CEO of Lithuanian Airports, this year the aim will &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

Despite a slow start, 2022 was a year of extremely high activity at Lithuanian airports, with 5.35 million passengers handled, twice as many as in 2021, with nearly 2.47 million passengers handled. The airports also operated almost 51,000 flights, which is almost 48% more than the previous year. The aviation sector is said to have &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

In November, almost 392,000 passengers travelled through Lithuanian airports and 3,728 flights were handled. In November, 79% of the pre-pandemic passenger traffic (same month of 2019) was restored. Meanwhile, cargo traffic is even ahead of the same month in 2019, with a 28% increase in cargo volumes. According to aviation experts, November&#8217;s results indicate that &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>

Lithuanian Airports has carried out an international public procurement procedure for the preparation of master plans and feasibility studies. The study, which will outline development options for the coming decades, will be prepared by Royal HaskoningDHV from the Netherlands. The contract is worth EUR 824 thousand (excluding VAT).   “Among many other important insights for our entire &hellip; <a href="https://kaunas-airport.lt/en/preparing-for-big-changes-at-kaunas-airport-upcoming-expansion-projects/">Continued</a>