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Aug 23, 2017 (newstodate): Looking into the Baltic market, Turkish Cargo initially picked Vilnius, in Lithuania, as its coming new freighter destination.
Instead, Turkish Cargo launched its twice-weekly Airbus A330-200 freighter service at Latvia's Riga Airport, starting from July 1, 2017.
The reason was the temporary closure of operations at Vilnius Airport due to a runway renovation completed on August 18, 2017, when the airport was reopened.
The question is: will Turkish Cargo stay at Riga Airport, or will the freighter service move to Vilnius?
-It is correct that Vilnius Airport was originally planned to become the location for the Turkish Cargo freighter service, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.
-Our aviation people are now intensively talking to Turkish Cargo, and my feeling is that the choice of Riga for the freighter services may not be set forever. It may be a temporary solution, but we must wait for a few months to see the final outcome.
-After all, Vilnius Airport is ideally located for serving not only the Baltic, but also the Polish and Belarus markets so let us see how this all ends, says Mr Almantas.
Instead, Turkish Cargo launched its twice-weekly Airbus A330-200 freighter service at Latvia's Riga Airport, starting from July 1, 2017.
The reason was the temporary closure of operations at Vilnius Airport due to a runway renovation completed on August 18, 2017, when the airport was reopened.
The question is: will Turkish Cargo stay at Riga Airport, or will the freighter service move to Vilnius?
-It is correct that Vilnius Airport was originally planned to become the location for the Turkish Cargo freighter service, says Gediminas Almantas, Lithuanian Airports CEO.
-Our aviation people are now intensively talking to Turkish Cargo, and my feeling is that the choice of Riga for the freighter services may not be set forever. It may be a temporary solution, but we must wait for a few months to see the final outcome.
-After all, Vilnius Airport is ideally located for serving not only the Baltic, but also the Polish and Belarus markets so let us see how this all ends, says Mr Almantas.