From March 1st, passenger travelling though Vilnius Airport will have the option of conveniently conducting the necessary Covid-19 test before or after the flight. Lithuanian laboratory “Rezus.lt” has opened a Coronavirus testing site in the premises of Lithuania’s main air gateway. The provider plans to open similar testing sites at Kaunas and Palanga airports in … Continued

Lithuanian Airports have announced that the medical testing company „Rezus.lt“ has won the public tender to provide Coronavirus testing services at the country’s airports. Coronavirus testing is scheduled to begin near Vilnius Airport by the end of February, and by April – at Kaunas and Palanga airports.   Testing services, which will cost a certain … Continued

MAAS Aviation, recognised experts in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport (KUN).  The facility, which is the first of its kind in Lithuania, grows MAAS Aviation’s global footprint to eleven best-in-class paint shops and increases their overall MRO capacity in Europe by 40%. Designed to achieve … Continued

Lithuanian Airports’ auction for unused property closed last Tuesday after posting record numbers. Held remotely for the first time, ten times more buyers took an interest in bidding for used items than would have been drawn in by the usual in-person auctions. Meanwhile, the sum received for the sold property was almost equal to the … Continued

Latvian company A.C.B., which has similar experience in reconstructing Vilnius Airport’s runway in 2017, won Palanga Airport’s runway reconstruction tender which was issued in autumn last year. During this project, the taxiway and some parts of the apron are also planned to be reconstructed, and airport operations are likely to be suspended in autumn 2021 … Continued

A new travel reality in times of the pandemic dictate changes in airport processes. Lithuanian Airports are preparing to enable passengers to have various types of coronavirus tests be conducted at the airports before or after flights. A call for tenders for coronavirus testing services to be provided in leased areas near or inside the … Continued

In 2020, 1.8 million people travelled through all three Lithuanian Airports, which is 72% less compared to 2019, and 30 thousand flights were served at the airports, which is 52% less compared to 2019. According to the forecasts of Lithuanian Airports, in 2021 the enterprise will manage to restore about half of the passenger traffic … Continued

On Sunday, December 20th, Lithuania’s Government announced a suspension of all passenger flights inbound from the United Kingdom due to the worsening epidemiological situation. The flight ban will be in place from December 21st, 04:00, until December 31st, 24:00.   Ad-hoc flights will be allowed only with the permission of Lithuania’s Transport safety administration.   … Continued

Responding to the situation of the pandemic and the challenges posed to the aviation sector by the COVID-19 crisis, Lithuanian Airports are commencing structural changes inside the company. It has been announced that part of the projects will be suspended at their early stages, whereas the management of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga airports will be … Continued