airBaltic Starts Riga-Vaasa Flights

30.03.2010 06:07 | Latvia

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

On March 29, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will start operating flights on the route from Riga to Vaasa in Finland.

New Flights (from Riga)

Days of operation

Start date

Price (incl. taxes, fees, charges)*

Riga - Vaasa (Finland)

1,3,5,7 (from Riga)

1,2,4,6 (from Vaasa)

March 29

LVL 34, EUR 49

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

airBaltic will fly from Riga to Vaasa four times a week – Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays (from Vaasa to Riga on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). Passengers will board a Fokker 50 aircraft for a flight that will last for one hour and 25 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 34 (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 31 aircraft – ten Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, and eleven Fokker 50 airplanes. 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.