Transport
Latvian national airline airBaltic will temporarily renew passenger services between Rīga and Liepāja this summer – from July 11 to August 5 – in line with the dates of the rally and music festival planned in Liepāja. The municipality hopes that passenger interest will be sufficient to talk to the airline about resuming scheduled flights next year, TV Kurzeme reported April 22.
A few years ago, LSM reported on cases of cobblestone collapsing on the central Rīga Ģertrūdes Street. The street was under construction for a long time. It turns out that the works have long been finished but the street section is not in commission yet due to a number of pitfalls, Latvian Television's 4. studija reported April 18.
According to the law, young people using bicycles or scooters on public roads – including children as young as ten – need to have a cycling proficiency license. Such a license or a license of a higher category, such as a driver's license, is also required for adults using an electric scooter. How to get a cyclist's license and how to prepare for the exam? Latvian Television has the answer.
As it gets warmer, more and more bikes and scooters are returning to road traffic. Experts remind the public that this is a risky moment for all road users as motorists have forgotten about micro-mobility tools through winter, while the skills of users of micro-mobility tools are slightly rusty, Latvian Television reported on April 11.
While Ukraine has been fighting the Russian military machine on the battlefield every day for more than two years now, the Latvian transit business and politicians have not closed the gates to the flow of manganese ore to the aggressor country – and Russia can use this raw material for the production of military equipment, reports Latvian Radio's 'Atvertie Faili' (Open Files) investigative show.