Delphi morning. Tour operators update flights: where and when can we fly?

Currently, tour operators that do not operate charter flights due to the pandemic plan that the first flights from Lithuania to foreign resorts will start to take off again in February. Flights to Tenerife will start first, and then it is planned to start flying to Turkey as well. Does this mean that the travel industry is stabilizing? We will discuss this with Audrone Keinyte, the boss of Novaturas, and Gvidas Aukštuolis, the boss of Tiketa Tour.

Today, January 25. 698 anniversary of the first mention of Vilnius, so the capital is celebrating its birthday, and Vilnius University has prepared a special gift for the capital, which will be available on the portal. delfi.lt readers. What is that gift? The rector of Vilnius University, the historian, Professor Rimvydas Petrauskas and the creative director of the Vilnius History Project Vitalijus Žukas will talk about it.

In addition, today we not only celebrate Vilnius’s birthday, but also meet in the dead of winter. It was in accordance with today’s weather, and more precisely, in accordance with Badger’s behavior that day, that the ancients predicted the weather for the remainder of winter and next spring. We will speak with Gintautas Stankūnavičius, Associate Professor in the Department of Hydrology and Climatology at Vilnius University, about today’s weather forecast for the coming months.

We will also be interested to know if we can expect a relaxation of the quarantine in February and if it is realistic to vaccinate 70% by the summer. Lithuanian population? Vaidotas Zemlys Balevičius, Euromonitor International data scientist and member of the Health Expert Council convened by the president, will speak about it.