airBaltic to drop service to Istanbul (Sabiha Gokcen) and Kaliningrad
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) is dropping its two routes to Istanbul (Sabiha Gokcen) and Kaliningrad on May 27 per Airline Route. The airBaltic fleet currently consists of three aircraft types – 5...
View ArticleairBaltic now has 13 Bombardier CS300 jetliners on order
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) (Riga) is the previously announced undisclosed customer that had converted three option aircraft to firm on the original...
View ArticleairBaltic adds two new routes
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) on October 30 launched a new route connecting Vilnius and Amsterdam. The new route will operate three days a week. Previously on October 28 the company started a new...
View ArticleairBaltic to launch two new routes to Dubrovnik and Rhodes next summer
airBaltic (Riga) will launch a new weekly route between Riga and Dubrovnik, Croatia, on May 26, 2015. In addition, the Latvian airline will also launch a new weekly route between Riga and the Greek...
View ArticleairBaltic adds more routes for the summer
airBaltic (Riga) has announced it is expanding its European network next summer with these new routes: The company will start the Riga-Pisa route on June 13 with one weekly Boeing 737 flight. The...
View ArticleairBaltic to replace Air Lituanica at Vilnius
airBaltic (Riga) has announced it will be filling the void left by the closure of Air Lituanica (Vilnius) with six new routes starting on September 3. The airline issued this statement: airBaltic will...
View ArticleairBaltic to operate winter weekly flights to Salzburg, will start two new...
airBaltic (Riga) will operate weekly winter seasonal Boeing 737 service from Riga to Salzburg from December 26, 2015 through March 19, 2016. Additionally, next summer, the carrier will launch two...
View ArticleAirBaltic to fly to Iceland, expands operations at Vilnius and Tallinn
AirBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) will launch a new route between Riga and Keflavik serving Reykjavik, Iceland on May 28, 2016. AirBaltic will fly from Riga to Keflavik (Reykjavik) twice weekly....
View ArticleBombardier delivers the first CS300 to airBaltic
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced the delivery of the first CS300 aircraft to launch operator Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic), the flag carrier of Latvia. The CS300 is the larger...
View ArticleairBaltic announces new Bombardier CS300 routes for 2017
airBaltic has received its second of its 20 Bombardier CS300 jets on firm order. The modernized fleet will ensure growth of the carrier with at least 10 additional routes and 16% more tickets on sale...
View ArticleairBaltic will launch two new routes from Riga to Sochi and to Kaliningrad
airBaltic will launch two new routes from Riga to Adler/Sochi on May 14, 2018 and to Kaliningrad on April 16, 2018. Both routes will offer new travel options for travellers from the Baltics and Russia...
View ArticleairBaltic Boeing 737-500 skids off the taxiway at Moscow, no damage, no injuries
airBaltic issued this statement on social media: airBaltic confirms that on December 6, 2017, due to heavy winds and slippery taxiway its flight BT428 with a Boeing 737-500 from Riga to Moscow, slid...
View ArticleairBaltic to launch a new route from Tallinn to London Gatwick
airBaltic will launch a new nonstop route from London Gatwick Airport to Tallinn starting on March 27, 2018. The two weekly flights will offer convenient connections between the two cities. Route...
View ArticleairBaltic passengers up +27% in December, will add new destinations this summer
airBaltic made this announcement: Provisional data show that in December 2017, the Latvian airline airBaltic carried over 260 000 passengers or roughly 27% more than in the same period of 2016. This...
View ArticleairBaltic to launch seasonal service between Riga and Almaty in Kazakhstan
airBaltic will launch a new summer seasonal route between Riga and Almaty in Kazakhstan on April 29, 2018. airBaltic will fly from Riga to Almaty 3 flights weekly. Passengers will board a Bombardier...
View ArticleairBaltic to recruit over 100 pilots in 2018
airBaltic in February will host an airBaltic “Pilot Open Days” initiative in several cities, including Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Stockholm. The initiative targets different types of pilots...
View ArticleairBaltic continues its expansion in Tallinn
airBaltic will launch new nonstop services from Tallinn to Stockholm and Oslo and base a second aircraft at Tallinn Airport starting on October 28, 2018. The airline will base a Bombardier Q400...
View ArticleairBaltic receives its 8th Bombardier CS300, will have 14 by the end of this...
airBaltic welcomed the eighth of its 20 Bombardier CS300 jets, registered as YL-CSH, in Riga on February 3. By the end of 2018, airBaltic plans to have a total of 14 CS300 aircraft on its fleet. This...
View ArticleairBaltic to add nine new routes this summer
airBaltic, starting on March 27, will enter the summer season with nine new routes and improved schedule linking the Baltic region with sunny destinations in Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle...
View ArticleairBaltic launches flights from Riga to Lisbon and Gdansk
airBaltic on March 27, entered the summer season by launching two new routes from Riga International Airport to Lisbon and Gdansk. This afternoon airBaltic will also launch a new route connecting...
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