Author: Jānis Vanags
Source: www.airbaltic.com
Latvian airline airBaltic has launched a new summer route between Riga and the Romanian capital of Bucharest. The new four weekly return flights offers convenient connections between the two capitals and beyond to destinations in the Baltic region, Scandinavia and Russia.
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As part of restructuring initiatives, airBaltic has discontinued a number of routes recording somewhat weaker demand in the summer season; this move makes aircraft capacity available for the Riga-Bucharest service for airBaltic customers travelling between the two cities and onwards to destinations such as Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Vilnius, Tallinn.
Destination served (from Riga) | Flight frequency | Start date | Price *, Basic | Price*, Business Elite |
Bucharest (Romania) | 4 flights weekly | 3 June, 2014 | 179 EUR | 635 EUR |
* Lowest fare in return, including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability
airBalticoperates flights from Riga to Bucharest four times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Passengers board a Bombardier Q400 NextGenaircraft for a flight that lasts for 2 hours 55 minutes. Return ticket price starts at EUR 179, including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of airBaltic flights can be found on the company's homepage at www.airBaltic.com.
airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in Riga, Latvia. From every one of these locations, airBaltic offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.
airBaltic in brief:
AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company established in 1995. The primary shareholder is Latvian state with 99.8% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 25 aircraft – five Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300 and twelve Bombardier Q400Next Gen. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities: Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn. airBaltic was named Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) by the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising the achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline. In 2012, airBaltic was ranked by Airlinetrends to be among the Top 10 airlines globally for innovation.
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