airBaltic Starts Flights to Bari

06.06.2011 06:12 | Latvia

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

Latvian national airline airBaltic starts flights between Riga and the Southern Italian city Bari, thus offering convenient transit connections via North Hub in Riga to and from destinations in Baltics, Northern Europe, Russia and CIS.

New routes (from North Hub Riga)

Days of operation

Starting date

Price (including taxes, fees and service charges)*

Riga – Bari (Italy)

3, 6

June 4

EUR 49

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

airBaltic will fly from Riga to Bari twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Passengers will board a Boeing 737 aircraft for a flight that will last for two hours and 55 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at EUR 49, including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of flights is available on the company’s homepage – www.airbaltic.com.

airBaltic serves 80 destinations from its home base at Riga, Latvia. From every one of these, airBaltic offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.

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 34 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and eight Bombardier Q400Next Gen. 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. In summer 2010, airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline.