Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Vilnius (April 16, 2020)


Location:
  Lithuania

Events:

*** The next message will be released on Monday, April 20, 2020. You can go to lt.usembassy.gov to see the past messages ***

Travel Update

The Lufthansa Vilnius – Frankfurt flight scheduled for April 20 has been cancelled.

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Emergency Assistance

For emergency American Citizens Services, including emergency passports, please write or call (consec@state.gov ; +370-5-266-5600 during working hours 10-12, 14-16 Monday through Friday).

 UPDATE ON FLIGHTS AND FERRIES: APRIL 16 AND LATER

Tallinn Airport*

·         April 21 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt

·         April 23 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt

·         April 25 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt        

Riga Airport*

·         April 22 – Air Baltic flights to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

·         April 29 – Air Baltic flights to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

·         May 6 – Air Baltic flights to Amsterdam and Frankfurt

*Note – It is possible for American citizens to travel from Lithuania to Latvia and Estonia via land transportation with passport and confirmed airline tickets to depart.

Vilnius Airport

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights. Subject to change:

  • April 27 – LOT flights from Vilnius to Warsaw;
  • April 28 – Belavia flights from Vilnius to Minsk;
  • April 29 – Lufthansa flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt;
  • May 1 – Ukrainian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Kyiv;
  • May 1 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Stockholm and Copenhagen;
  • May 1 – Aeroflot flights from Vilnius to Moscow;
  • May 1 – Wizzair flights from Vilnius to multiple destinations;
  • May 4 – Austrian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Vienna;
  • May 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Vilnius to multiple destinations;
  • May 15 – Brussels Airlines flights from Vilnius to Brussels;
  • May 20 – Turkish Airlines flights from Vilnius to Istanbul;
  • June 1 – Air Baltic flights from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;
  • June 1 – Norwegian flights from Vilnius to Oslo;
  • July 1 – Finnair flights from Vilnius to Helsinki.

Kaunas Airport

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights:

  • April 28 – LOT flights from Kaunas to Warsaw;
  • May 1 – Wizzair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
  • May 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
  • June 3 – Norwegian flights from Kaunas to Oslo.

Palanga Airport

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights:

  • May 1 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Palanga to Copenhagen;
  • May 9 (possibly June)- Ryanair flights from Palanga to London Stansted and Dublin;
  • June 1 – Norwegian flights from Palanga to Oslo;
  • June 8 – Air Baltic flights from Palanga to Riga;
  • July 1 – LOT flights from Palanga to Warsaw.

Klaipeda – Ferries

DFDS (https://www.dfds.com/en/) ferries are scheduled to continue to operate the following routes. Starting from April 3rd, regular travelers are not allowed to travel on the ferry Klaipeda – Karlshamn – Klaipeda.

– DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Kiel, departing Klaipeda at 22:00.
– DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Karlshamn, departing Klaipeda at 21:00.

Actions to Take:

Assistance:

U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania
Akmenu g. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania 03106
+370-5-266-5500
consec@state.gov
https://lt.usembassy.gov/

State Department – Consular Affairs
888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

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