airBaltic to Improve Service to Chisinau and Amsterdam

16.01.2013 06:12 | Latvia

Photo: Air Baltic Corporation

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: www.airBaltic.lv

Latvian airline airBaltic will introduce additional flight frequencies from Riga to Chisinau, Moldova, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to improve its service for passengers travelling between the capitals and beyond to airports in Europe, Middle East, and Russia/CIS.

Michael Grimme, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “As part of airBaltic ReShape business plan we have been concentrating on high-demand routes and added frequencies to 12 destinations in Europe and the CIS already for this winter. We are delighted to improve our service to Chisinau and Amsterdam.”

Destination served (from North Hub Riga)

Flight frequency

Service improves from

Price*,

Basic

Price*,

Business

Chisinau (Moldova)

3 flights weekly

January 16

LVL 39 / 55 EUR

Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

11 flights weekly

March 3

LVL 49 / EUR 69

LVL 365 / EUR 519

* Lowest fare, including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability

airBaltic will increase its Riga- Amsterdam service to 11 weekly flights, up from 10 currently, and reinforce the partnership with KLM, offering convenient connections with destinations worldwide. The Riga-Chisinau service will have 3 weekly flights instead of the current 2.

For summer 2013, airBaltic has introduced six new destinations - Prague (Czech Republic), Heviz-Balaton (Hungary), Olbia (Sardinia, Italy), Rijeka (Croatia), Larnaca (Cyprus), and Malta.

airBaltic serves 60 destinations from its home base in Riga, Latvia. 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 29 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, seven 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. 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. In 2012, airBaltic was ranked by Airlinetrends among the Top 10 airlines globally for innovations.