Section: Estonia
Wizzair Ukraine flights halted after one day due to COVID-19 rate rise
Budget Hungarian carrier Wizzair has had to cancel its flights between Tallinn and three major Ukrainian cities after just one day of operation, due to rising reported COVID-19 rates. …read more Source::...
Government allows flights from Ukraine to restart
The government agreed on Thursday that direct flights can restart between Tallinn and Ukraine after the average number of coronavirus infections fell below 25 per 100,000 inhabitants. …read more Source::...
Migrant workers from Ukraine arrive in Estonia
170 Ukrainian migrant workers arrived in Tallinn on a special flight organized by the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce (EPKK) on Tuesday afternoon. …read more Source::...
Ukraine confirms death of Estonian citizen in Donbass
The Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that an Estonian citizen died in military operations in Donbass last Monday. …read more Source::...
Workers arriving from Ukraine to be tested for coronavirus
A special flight organized by the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce will bring foreign workers from Ukraine to Estonia on Tuesday, who, by an order of the government, must be tested twice for coronavirus and stay in quarantine for 14 days before they can start working. …read more Source::...
Reinsalu confirms death of Estonian citizen in eastern Ukraine
Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu has confirmed an Estonian citizen died in military activities in Donbass, eastern Ukraine on Monday. The details of what happened are being clarified with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. …read more Source::...
Chamber of Agriculture to organize charter flight for Ukrainian workers
The chairman of the Estonian Chamber of Agriculture (EPKK) and Commerce Roomet Sõrmus announced on social media that a charter flight to Ukraine is planned in order to bring Ukrainian workers to Estonia. …read more Source::...
Estonia sends 2,400 Makarov pistols to Ukraine
Estonia is sending over two thousand Soviet-era Makarov semi-automatic pistols (Makarov PM) to the Ukrainian Army, at Ukraine’s request. The firearms are coming from the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). …read more Source::...
Direct flights relaunched between Tallinn and Ukraine despite restrictions
From July 1, Wizz Air will fly between Tallinn and Kyiv, Ukraine despite government restrictions still being in place for passengers flying from high risk countries with coronavirus. Passengers may be denied entry without a permit. …read more Source::...
Direct flights ban in COVID-19 high-risk countries extended for two weeks
The bar on flights from countries considered coronavirus high-risk has been extended to July 14, the government says. This means that direct flights from the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus are still off the table, as well as from the European Union countries of Sweden and Portugal. A lift on restrictions to travelers from China is...
