airBaltic Starts Vilnius-Hamburg Flights

31.03.2010 06:04 | Lithuania

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: A/S Air Baltic Corporation

On March 30, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will start operating flights on the route from Vilnius to Hamburg, Germany.

New Flights (from Vilnius)	Days of operation		Start date	Price (incl. taxes, fees, charges)*
Vilnius - Hamburg (Germany)		2,4,6	March 30	LVL 34, EUR 49

* The lowest available fare at www.airbaltic.com.

airBaltic will fly from Vilnius to Hamburg three times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Passengers will board a Fokker 50 aircraft for a flight that will last for two hours and 40 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 34 (EUR 49), including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of flights is available on the company’s homepage – www.airbaltic.com.

In summer season 2010 airBaltic will offer direct flights from Vilnius to Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, Copenhagen, London, Munich, Paris, Rome, Tallinn, Hamburg and Oslo.

airBalticin brief:

AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholders are the Latvian state, with 52.6% of stock, and SIA Baltijas aviācijas sistēmas, with 47.2% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 31 aircraft – ten Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, and eleven Fokker 50 airplanes. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities – Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn. airBaltic received the title of Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) from the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business.