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Ryanair announced that FRC LT, a Ryanair Group company, has won the land-lease tender for a plot at Kaunas Airport for the next 40 years. Construction works of the new MRO facility are set to begin in Q4 of 2022, with the start of aircraft maintenance operations planned for the end of 2023. Plans also … Continued

In the first quarter of this year, Lithuanian Airports continued to record the recovery of the aviation sector. Passenger traffic increased by 5.5 times and the number of flights by almost 2.5 times compared to the same period last year. According to experts, in both February and March, passenger traffic at Lithuanian Airports exceeded the … Continued

In March 2022, Lithuanian Airports welcomed almost 312,000 passengers and almost 3,700 flights. In comparison, in March 2021, the three airports welcomed 56,000 passengers and more than 1,600 flights. The number of passengers has already increased by 67% and the number of flights by 80% compared to the pre-pandemic level (March 2019). Aurimas Stikliūnas, Head of … Continued

The last Sunday of March is the traditional start of the summer aviation season. During the warm season, travellers will be able to choose from 80 direct, scheduled destinations at Lithuanian Airports, including both popular countries and new routes. As European countries have increasingly relaxed pandemic restrictions, and in some cases waived them altogether, there has … Continued

In February, consistent growth in passenger and flight flows, as well as rising cargo volumes were observed at Lithuanian Airports. In February this year, all three airports handled more than 250,000 passengers compared to only 38,000 in the same period last year. In February of 2022, passenger flow at the airports comprises more that 60% … Continued

Lithuanian Airports informs that due to the restrictions imposed on flights in the airspace of Ukraine, all flights to this destination are cancelled. The period of time for which the restrictions are in place has not yet been announced and information will be updated. Passengers who have tickets to Ukraine are advised to contact the respective … Continued

As of Tuesday, 15 February, travel restrictions on arrivals to Lithuania from the countries of the European Economic Area will be eased – a negative test result for COVID-19 will not be required even for the unvaccinated and non-recovered travellers. Third-country nationals and legal residents of third countries that have joined the EU Digital COVID … Continued

In the first month of this year, Lithuanian Airports handled more than 250 thousand passengers and more than 3 thousand flights. By comparison, in January last year, the three airports handled only around 53,000 passengers and just over 1,300 flights.   As Aurimas Stikliūnas, Head of Aviation Services Division at Lithuanian Airports, points out, in terms of … Continued

The beginning of 2022 and the rising total number of COVID-19 cases already show a completely different trend – European countries are no longer moving in the direction of bans, but on the contrary, the requirements for travellers are being relaxed, and, according to the aviation experts of Lithuanian airports, an increasing number of countries … Continued