Lithuanian airlines calculate costs of flying around Belarus
Jonas Deveikis, LRT.lt2021.05.25 11:14
Vilnius Airport / E. Blaževič/LRT
After Lithuania decided to ban flights over Belarus, airlines are assessing the additional costs they will incur rerouting their planes around the neighbouring country. Flying times to some destinations may increase by up to 30 minutes.
The Lithuanian government decided on Monday to bar the country s airports to planes crossing the Belarusian airspace. The ban came into effect at 03:00 local time on Tuesday morning and means that flights from Belarus are banned, while planes from other countries need to reroute in order to avoid flying over the country.
Lithuania asks UN agency to declare Belarusian airspace unsafe
BNS2021.05.25 16:26
Vilnius Airport (associative image) / D. Umbrasas/LRT
Lithuania has asked the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to declare Belarus airspace unsafe and launch an investigation into the recent forced landing in Minsk of a Vilnius-bound passenger plane.
According to Lithuania s Transport Ministry, Lithuania has officially turned to the UN agency over the incident on Sunday. Lithuania is officially asking the ICAO to launch an international investigation into all circumstances of this incident and is ready to provide all information for such an investigation,” Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said in a statement on Tuesday. “We are also asking to declare the Belarusian airspace unsafe.
Lithuania bans all flights from crossing Belarus airspace Mon 24th May 2021 | 05:20 PM
Vilnius, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th May, 2021 ) :Lithuania on Monday said it would not authorise any departing or arriving flights that cross Belarusian airspace, a day after Belarus forced a Vilnius-bound plane to land and arrested a journalist on board. Any flights to or from Lithuanian airports via Belarusian airspace are prohibited from Tuesday, Transport Minister Marius Skuodis told a government meeting in the capital Vilnius.
Travel update: Lithuania steps up border controls, self-isolation mandatory for all
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Vilnius Airport / D. Umbrasas/LRT
As of Monday, all passengers coming to Lithuania need to present coronavirus test results and self-quarantine.
Under the new rules, announced by the Health Ministry, all states have been included into the list of affected countries.
All travellers coming to Lithuania now need to present a coronavirus test taken within the last 48 hours – or register for one in Lithuania within a day after arriving – as well as self-isolate for 14 days.
Travellers also need to fill out a questionnaire.
More information in English is available on the Foreign Ministry s webpage.