The intention is to obtain a flight from Vilnius to London Sit

"We have long struggled for a business flight to London.Heathrow Airport has been considered, but there is no free time, so there is no time for a flight to London. London City Airport was chosen We lost several investments due to the lack of connections between London and Vilnius, London is the main route that investors emphasize when they invest in Lithuania, said V. Sinkevicius and the Minister of Transport, Rokas Masiulis, in place of Kestutis. Navickas has signed an ordinance for the economic and social development of the country for the establishment of a vital road Vilnius Airport – London City Airport

V. According to Sinkevicius, it is planned to launch the call for bids for this route to the airline that wishes to organize flights on this route in September.

"We hope that there will be at least some airlines in the competition. (…) Hopefully, the airlines should start selling plane tickets at the end of the year, and the first planes would start flying in the spring of 2019, "said the Minister of Economy.The European Union (EU) forbids the state to support airports or companies.In addition to the additional authorization of the European Commission (EC), only a small amount of aid of 200,000 euros can be allocated for new flights.

The order signed by the ministers states that scheduled flights on this route will be organized by a call for tenders selected by the airline.The flights are said to be scheduled 6 to 12 times a week.

The airline will have to to ensure that she operates airplanes with at least 98 seats.

Currently, airlines serve London Luton and Standsted from the Vilnius Airport. airports. Pbadengers take only low-cost airlines – Hungarian Wizz Air and Irish Ryanair.