Airbaltic News
airBaltic to launch new departures to Ukraine and Kazakhstan this summer
airBaltic will improve its service to Ukraine for the summer season by increasing frequencies from Odessa to Riga up to six weekly flights. At the same time, the carrier has confirmed it will launch a new summer route between Riga and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Bombardier CS300 roll-out drives passenger increases at airBaltic
airBaltic carried over 260,000 passengers in December last year, or roughly 27 per cent more than in the same period of 2016. The figure is the largest number of transported passengers in December in the Latvian airline’s history.
Roščina steps up to lead human resources at airBaltic
airBaltic has appointed Alīna Roščina as vice president of human resources. Roščina is an experienced professional with over nine years of experience in human resources management.
airBaltic to launch direct London-Tallin flights in spring 2018
airBaltic will launch a new direct service from London Gatwick Airport to Tallinn on March 27th, 2018. The twice-weekly flights will offer convenient connections between the two cities.
airBaltic to open pilot training base in Latvia
airBaltic has opened the application process for candidates to the airline’s newly established Pilot Academy at airBalticTraining.
airBaltic carries record number of passengers in October
During the first ten months of 2017 the Latvian airline airBaltic transported a total of 3,007,034 passengers to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In October 2017, the airline carried 319,018 passengers or 26 per cent more than in the same period of 2016.
airBaltic launches new flights to Sochi and Kaliningrad
The Latvian airline airBaltic will launch two new routes from Riga next spring. Flights to Russian sports capital Sochi will take off on May 14th next year, following by departures for Kaliningrad on April 16th.
airBaltic launches direct flights between Riga and Abu Dhabi
The Latvian airline airBaltic, in cooperation with the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, has launched a direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi.
airBatlic to offer flights to Liepaja throughout winter season
airBaltic has made a decision to continue its domestic flights connecting Riga and Liepaja during the winter season. The decision will allow the city to remain available for visitors from more than 60 airBaltic destinations in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and the CIS.
airBaltic adds new ski destinations for winter season
airBaltic will introduce popular skiing destinations of Salzburg, Verona and Poprad in the High Tatras Mountains this winter. The Latvian carrier has also significantly improved service for the winter of 2017 by increasing frequencies from Riga to London, Hamburg and Prague.
airBaltic sets fresh passenger records in July
airBaltic carried 393,312 passengers in July, or 21 per cent more than in the same period of 2016. For the second month in a row it has been the biggest number of transported passengers in the airline’s history.
airBaltic announces host of new destinations for summer 2018
airBaltic has revealed its first destinations for the summer season of 2018, with Malaga (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Split (Croatia), Bordeaux (France) and Gdansk (Poland) added to the route map.