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When in 2019. In the summer of 2006, the then Minister of Transport and Communications, Rokas Masiulis, spoke publicly about the new Lithuanian airport and the project seemed quite ambitious and somewhat unusual.
It was first said that the new airport could be established between Vilnius and Kaunas, a little closer to the capital in the vicinity of Elektrėnai or Kaišiadorys. Later it was clarified that it could be located near Žasliai and its cost could reach around one billion. euros. It was necessary to decide on the implementation of the project, then, for 2022. – The airport would then open in 2035.
Photo by Lukas Balandis / 15min / Territory near Žasliai, reserved for the construction of the new airport
It was a smooth and successful pre-pandemic year, when Lithuanian airports received record numbers of passengers, and several experts reiterated that the passenger aviation infrastructure is already crumbling.
However, the next year a pandemic broke out and the Seimas elections were held six months later. Following the announcement by the new Lithuanian government of a plan to implement the provisions of its program, it no longer contained any hints or preparatory work related to the decision to build a new airport.
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