airBaltic World’s First to Sell Tickets Onboard

10.06.2011 06:13 | Latvia

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

Latvian national airline airBaltic is the first airline in the world offering discounted tickets for passengers during the flight.

airBaltic’s travel store currently offers everything for your trip from flights, hotels, car rentals to insurance products, roses on board, phone cards and concert tickets. By selling tickets exclusively onboard, airBaltic secures discounted future flights to loyal customers. Tickets purchased onboard can be used for the next flight, or given as a gift to someone special.

Flight tickets will be on sale throughout June this year on all airBaltic flights. One-way flights cost starting from EUR 30, including airport fees. More information about discounted tickets onboard can be found at 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.