Photo: Air Baltic Corporation
Author: Janis Vanags
Source: Air Baltic Corporation
On October 28, Latvian national airline airBaltic will enter the winter season with an increased number of flights in its network spanning Europe, Middle East, and Russia/CIS.
Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Our robust airBaltic ReShape programme has helped us to achieve positive results in the high season in summer. Our winter flight programme has been very carefully considered, to preserve what we achieved in the summer, while at the same time maintaining and improving a vital air infrastructure for both business and leisure travellers to and from Riga or any other of our destinations.
We have improved our service on the routes where demand and results are strong. Compared to last winter, we offer better connections by growing the number of flights to cities where airBaltic passengers can make single day trips. Numerous destinations in Western Europe, Scandinavia, Benelux, Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic region, are served multiple times every day, and we have strengthened this service for the coming winter. Major airports and important regional centres in Europe, Scandinavia and CIS will also see flights added for the convenience of our business customer, while leisure travellers will enjoy better service for ski holidays, winter sun, and city breaks.”
By increasing flight frequencies compared to last winter, airBaltic will improve its service to both local passengers, and those travelling in transit via Riga to and from 60 destinations in Europe, Middle East, Russia/CIS. airBaltic is introducing Budapest as its new year-round destination, adding flights to routes connecting Riga with London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Vienna, Munich, Dusseldorf, Oslo, Bergen, Billund, and boasting a larger family of major airlines as partners that offer convenient code-share flights to and from airports worldwide.
Destination served (from North Hub Riga) |
Flight frequency |
Price *,
Basic |
Price*,
Business Flex |
London (UK) |
8 flights weekly |
LVL 19 / EUR 27 |
LVL 445/ EUR 629 |
Paris (France) |
9 flights weekly |
LVL 49/ EUR 69 |
LVL 425 / EUR 599 |
Brussels (Belgium) |
10 flights weekly |
LVL 39/ EUR 55 |
LVL 425 / EUR 599 |
Amsterdam (the Netherlands) |
9 flights weekly |
LVL 355 / EUR 505 |
Budapest (Hungary) |
3 flights weekly |
LVL 45/ EUR 65 |
LVL 415 / EUR 585 |
Vienna ( Austria) |
10 flights weekly |
LVL 49/ EUR 69 |
LVL 425 / EUR 605 |
Munich (Germany) |
10 flights weekly |
LVL 49/ EUR 69 |
LVL 415 / EUR 585 |
Dusseldorf (Germany) |
5 flights weekly |
LVL 49/ EUR 69 |
LVL 355 / EUR 505 |
Billund (Denmark) |
4 flights weekly |
LVL 49 / EUR 69 |
NA |
Bergen (Norway) |
4 flights weekly |
LVL 39 / EUR 55 |
NA |
Oslo (Norway) |
20 flights weekly |
LVL 19 / EUR 27 |
LVL 349 / EUR 495 |
* Lowest fare, including taxes, fees and service charges, on http://www.airbaltic.com/, subject to availability
airBaltic will increase its Riga- London service to 8 weekly flights, up from 7 last winter. airBaltic will also offer 9 weekly flights on the Riga-Paris route, up from 7 last winter; the partnership with AirFrance will enable airBaltic passengers to reach over 150 destinations worldwide. Riga-Brussels flights will be operated 10 times weekly, an increase from 8 times the previous winter; airBaltic’s partnership with Brussels Airlines offers convenient connections with destinations in Africa. airBaltic will increase its Riga- Amsterdam service to 9 weekly flights, up from 7 last winter, and reinforces the partnership with KLM, offering convenient connections with destinations worldwide. airBaltic will increase its Riga- Vienna service to 10 weekly flights, up from 7 last winter; the flight will be operated in cooperation with Austrian Airlines. Riga-Munich flights will be operated 10 times weekly, as a result of improving frequency from 7 to 10 weekly. airBaltic will also offer 5 weekly flights on the Riga-Dusseldorf route, up from 4 last winter; airBaltic’s recent partnership with airberlin has improved connections between the Baltic region and airports in Germany (such as Cologne, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Muenster, Karlsruhe/Baden Baden, Saarbrucken, Westerland), Europe and worldwide. airBaltic will increase its Riga- Billund service to 4 weekly flights, up from 3 last winter. Riga-Bergen flights will be operated 4 times weekly, as a result of adding one frequency compared to last winter. Riga-Oslo route will be reinforced to offer 20 weekly flights; connections between Norway and the Baltic region will thus be improved to offer 29 weekly flights.
A full schedule of flights is available on the company’s homepage – http://www.airbaltic.com/.
airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in 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 shareholder is Latvian state with 99.8% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 32 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, 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.
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