Latvian airline airBaltichas launched its summer flights from Riga to Palma de Mallorca, Spain in cooperation with the international tour operator Tez Tour. The new route offers convenient connections between the two cities and beyond to destinations in the Baltic region, Scandinavia, Russia and the CIS countries.
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As part of restructuring initiatives, airBaltic has discontinued a number of routes recording somewhat weaker demand in the summer season; this move makes aircraft capacity available for the Riga-Palma de Mallorca service for airBaltic customers travelling between the two cities and onwards to destinations such as St.Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Vilnius, Tallinn.
Destination served (from Riga) | Flight frequency | Start date | Price *, Basic | Price*, Business Elite |
Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | 1 flight weekly | June 1, 2014 | 99 EUR | 429 EUR |
* Lowest return fare, including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability
airBalticoperates flights from Riga to Palma de Mallorca once a week on Sundays. Passengers board a Boeing 737 aircraft for a flight that lasts for 3 hours 40 minutes. Return ticket price starts atEUR 99, including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of airBaltic flights can be found on the company's homepage at www.airbaltic.com
Palma de Mallorca is airBaltic’s new summer island destination in the Mediterranean off the Spanish coast, and features prominently in the route network. Located on the southern shores of the island, Mallorca’s capital city looks out over the sparkling blue seas of the Mediterranean and offers a diverse mix of history, culture and nightlife. Stylish and intimate, yet bursting with life, Palma provides ready access to nearby beach resorts within minutes from the airport and the city centre.
airBaltic serves 60 destinations from its home base at Riga, Latvia. From every one of these, airBaltic offers convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.
airBaltic in 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 25 aircraft – five Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300 and twelve 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.
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