airBaltic has unveiled its 50^th Airbus A220-300, freshly painted at the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Canada. This aircraft features an artistic portrayal of the Latvian flag and unique livery elements representing all three Baltic States – Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The specially painted A220-300 is set to join the airBaltic fleet in February 2025.

In late 2023, airBaltic launched an exciting design contest, inviting global participation in creating the livery for its milestone 50^th Airbus A220-300. A total of 840 entries were submitted, and following voting by over 28 000 airBaltic Club loyalty program members, 21 designs were shortlisted. The top three designs all were acquired by airBaltic and represented national or Baltic region heritage, with the winning design receiving over 30% of the total shortlisted design votes.

This striking livery portrays an artistic depiction of a girl soaring through the clouds with long, flowing hair crowned by a traditional wreath and proudly featuring the Latvian flag. The design also incorporates several other elements that are inspired by the rich heritage and nature of the Baltic region – a ladybug, a swallow, and a stork. The final sketch of the design was modified and redesigned by airBaltic to meet the technical requirements of the aircraft.

The painting of this A220-300 livery was completed over an 18-day period. A total of 21 colors were used to bring this design to life, and for the first time ever, a stencil overlay technique was used to layer colours by the Airbus A220 paintshop teams in Mirabel, Canada.

airBaltic has made this announcement:

Among the most popular airBaltic destinations for the past summer season were Malaga, Barcelona and Lisbon.

Scheduled flights between Riga and all three leisure destinations will continue to be operated also during the upcoming winter season.

airBaltic will launch direct flights from Riga to Marrakesh (Morocco) on October 31 and to Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) on November 1. The airline will continue to perform four weekly flights to Dubai and six weekly flights to Tenerife in addition to other leisure destinations in airBaltic network.

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airBaltic has announced that the number of employees at the company has exceeded 2 000, reaching the all-time highest count since the founding of the airline in 1995. The newest member of the airBaltic team will be working in Customer Relations team at the airline’s headquarters in Riga.

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Reaching the mark of 2 000 employees at airBaltic is another significant milestone that we have achieved together this year. A professional and highly motivated team is our main driving force towards sustainable growth, and I thank each and every employee of airBaltic for their hard work and dedication over the years.”

“We constantly follow the latest trends in the labour market and our employees’ feedback. Our team already works in a hybrid model and from next year, airBaltic plans to further improve and trial a flexible work concept for office employees, offering three working models – fixed, hybrid and remote. We strongly believe that it will improve well-being, motivation and productivity of our team, therefore further supporting our journey towards innovative and sustainable internal organization,” Martin Gauss added.

With the current total of over 2 000 employees, the company is continuing active recruitment and currently has more than 40 open vacancies, seeking more than 190 additional employees in total.

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airBaltic has carried 386 500 passengers or by 38% more than during the same period last year. In August 2022, airBaltic performed 3 690 flights – by 20% more than in August 2021.

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We have recorded a strong summer, and as the summer demand peak is behind, we begin to approach the winter season when we expect the passenger numbers to naturally decrease. We will continue to offer a vital connectivity to and from the Baltic region and increase our leisure route offering by adding new flights to Marrakesh in Morocco and Gran Canaria on the Canary Islands.”

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airBaltic made this announcement:

On September 5, 2022, 8 students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 14^thgroup of 15 students began their professional pilot studies.

 Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “This is the largest group of new students we have seen so far at the airBaltic Pilot Academy. It marks a significant milestone for the program, which has so far prepared a total of 65 commercial pilots. We also congratulate the determined students of the 14^th group who started their studies today.”

As of this spring, new students of the airBaltic Pilot Academy will have to cover the costs of studies until private pilot licence level, costing approximately EUR 15 000. After passing airBaltic pilot assessment and becoming an employee of the company, the airline will provide financing for the rest of the studies.

Overall, there are now 75 active students at airBaltic Pilot Academy. Most of the students are from Baltic countries, however, there are students also from other EU countries such as Germany, France, Finland, Spain and Italy among others. Around 9% of airBaltic Pilot Academy students are female.

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airBaltic issued this financial statement for the first half of 2022:

Due to increased travel demand, the unaudited consolidated financial results of airBaltic group for the first six months of 2022 show a significantly increased revenue of EUR 191.5 million – 270% more than the same period last year.

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “In comparison to the first six months of 2021, this year, we have seen a tremendous growth in both our passenger numbers and performed flights. We have recorded a strong summer, and our core mission for the future remains to be the main connectivity provider to and from our home cities of Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius and Tampere.”

“The net result in the first six months has been significantly impacted by a number of challenges, mainly the ongoing war in Ukraine, uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic, global supply chain issues, increasing fuel prices and more. These global challenges have affected airBaltic, respectively resulting in the group’s consolidated net loss of EUR 59.3 million in the first half of 2022,” Martin Gauss added.

During the first six months of 2022, airBaltic carried 1.3 million passengers or 299% more than during the same period last year. The number of performed flights increased 177% to 16 925 flights.

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Today, on August 31, 2022 the Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its 50th millionth passenger since the founding of the airline in 1995.

The lucky passenger was Dace Jonaite, who landed at the airline’s home base in Riga Airport on board Airbus 220-300 aircraft from Vienna, Austria.

The milestone was celebrated today in a special event held outside the Riga Airport. Together with airport representatives, guests and employees, airBaltic welcomed and greeted the lucky passenger. The event was marked with a performance by the popular Latvian band Citi Zēni, the Latvian Eurovision 2022 contestant.

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airBaltic has published its flight schedule for the upcoming winter season that will start on October 31, 2022. The airline plans to connect Riga to almost 50 destinations across its network.

Flights to Marrakesh and Gran Canaria will be performed only during winter season. The Marrakesh route will be launched on October 31, 2022 and the Gran Canaria – on November 1, 2022. Both routes will be operated until March 24, 2023.

During the upcoming winter season, airBaltic will also offer seasonal flights to skiing resorts of Salzburg and Verona, as well as four weekly flights to Dubai and six weekly flights to Tenerife.

airBaltic will also continue to offer other sunny leisure destinations such as Malaga, Barcelona, Lisbon and more.

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