Riga, Latvia-based Flight Consulting Group (FCG Ops) is pressing ahead in its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, which takes place in Russia in June and July. The company will be supplying ground handling services to its clients in every host city and despite anticipated heavy traffic, FCG Ops says that it is ready to deliver.

"With one month to go until the tournament begins, we are working actively, and have received a solid number of applications," says Sergey Starkov who heads up the organisation. "We work under no timeline and will support all who turn to us. As usually happens, the airport infrastructure near the venues of such events, whether sports competitions or economic forums, does not provide sufficient parking spaces to accommodate all the arriving aircraft.

"We are offering a solution to this: parking at cities close to Russia, including Tallin, Riga, Palanga, Vilnius, Batumi and Tbilisi."