airBaltic Starts Riga-Amman Flights

02.06.2010 06:10 | Latvia

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

On June 1, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will start operating flights to Amman, the capital of Jordan.

Reklāma

New routes (from North Hub Riga)

Days of operation

Starting date

Price (including taxes, fees and service charges)*

Riga - Amman (Jordan)

2,6 (from Riga)
3,7 (from Amman)

June 1

EUR 126

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

airBaltic will fly from Riga to Amman two times a week – Tuesdays and Saturdays (from Amman to Riga – Wednesdays and Sundays). Passengers will board a Boeing 737 aircraft for a flight that will last for four hours and 30 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at EUR 126, including airport fees and transaction costs. A full schedule of flights is available on the company’s homepage – http://www.airbaltic.com/.

airBaltic has been selected for anna.aero ANNIES award as the Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes, operating this summer 27 routes more than in 2009. 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.