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ITA Airways and airBaltic to codeshare

ITA Airways and airBaltic are starting codeshare cooperation that will open new and wider travel opportunities.

airBalticย customers will benefit from convenient access to various destinations in Italy. At the same time, ITA Airways passengers can now purchase tickets to Riga on direct flights from Rome (Fiumicino) and Milan (Malpensa).

airBalticย will expand its network by putting itsย BTย designator code on selectedย ITA Airwaysย operated flights covering 10 Italian cities in the current winter season, namely Brindisi, Bari, Catania, Genoa, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Lamezia Terme, Turin, Trieste, Venice, which will be joined by Bologna, Florence, Naples, Verona in the summer season.

Similarly, ITA Airwaysย will offer new connections to its passengers and will apply its codeย AZย on flights operated by airBaltic between Italy and Latvia.

airBaltic carried 21% more passengers in 2021

airBaltic issued this statement:

airBalticย in 2021 carried 1 628 000 passengers or 21% more than the year before. In 2021, the airline performed 23 440 flights from all three Baltic states.

2021 2020 Change
Number of passengers 1ย 628 000 1ย 340 900 21%
Number of flights 23 440 22 270 5%
15-minute flight punctuality indicator 85.0% 94.6% -9.6%-points
December, 2021 December, 2020 Change
Number of passengers 178 000 54 200 228%
Number of flights 2 810 1 100 156%
15-minute flight punctuality indicator 70.3% 96.0% -25.7%-points

In 2021, airBaltic continued its expansion in the Baltics by launching 15 new routes, including flights to such destinations as Dubai or Tenerife.

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airBaltic to open a new base in Tampere, Finland

airBaltic has announced that as of May 2022 it will open a new base in Tampere, Finland.

airBaltic will connect Tampere with six direct flights in addition to continued operations to Riga, Latvia. The announcement was made during a special press conference in Tampere.

Starting from May 2022,ย airBalticย will perform direct flights from Tampere to Oslo (Norway) and Copenhagen (Denmark), Frankfurt and Munich (both Germany) as well as sunny leisure destinations Malaga (Spain) and Rhodes (Greece).

Destination served Flight frequency Start date Price *, GREEN Price *, GREEN Classic Price*, Business
Tampere – Oslo 3 flights weekly May 2, 2022 49 EUR 99 EUR 349 EUR
Tampere – Copenhagen 3 flights weekly May 3, 2022 49 EUR 99 EUR 349 EUR
Tampere โ€“ Frankfurt 3 flights weekly May 2, 2022 49 EUR 109 EUR 399 EUR
Tampere โ€“ Munich 3 flights weekly May 2, 2022 49 EUR 115 EUR 399 EUR
Tampere โ€“ Malaga 2 flights weekly May 1, 2022 99 EUR 145 EUR 499 EUR
Tampere – Rhodes 2 flights weekly May 3, 2022 99 EUR 155 EUR 499 EUR

*Lowest fare (one way), including taxes, fees and service charges.

Currentlyย airBalticย offers more than 70 direct destinations from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. In September,ย airBalticย launched direct flights from Riga to sunny Tenerife (Spain) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

airBaltic partners with Latvian Olympic Committee, adds special logos to YL-CSL

airBaltic Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300 - BD-500-1A11) YL-CSL (msn 55041) (Latvia 100) ARN (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 956120.

airBaltic has announced that it has concluded a partnership agreement with Latvian Olympic Committee, and will provide support to Latvian athletes traveling to and from international events.

In honor of the partnership, airBaltichas adjusted the livery of the aircraft painted in the motives of the Latvian flag. It now includes the logo of theย Latvian Olympic Committeeย and the nameย Latvijaย on its tail and belly.

Top Copyright Photo: airBaltic Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300 – BD-500-1A11) YL-CSL (msn 55041) (Latvia 100) ARN (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 956120.

airBaltic aircraft slide show:

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airBaltic’s Airbus A220-300 YL-CSE slides off the runway at Riga

airBaltic flight BT102 from Stockholm to Riga on December 3 slid off the runway on landing at Riga with Airbus A220-300 YL-CSE. There were no injuries.

airBaltic issued this statement:

Emirates signs codeshare agreement with airBaltic

Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with airBaltic to offer customers enhanced connectivity to/from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Finland. The codeshare partnership will open new travel opportunities and offer Emiratesโ€™ customers convenient access to the Baltic Sea region. airBalitc customersโ€™ will also benefit from seamless access to Emiratesโ€™ extensive network, via Dubai.

The codeshare agreement will offer customers from key markets across the Middle East, West Asia, Far East and Australia, greater access and connectivity to the Baltic States.

Emirates will place its โ€œEKโ€ marketed code on airBaltic flights operated between: Dubai – Riga (Latvia); Riga – Tallin (Estonia); Riga – Vilnius (Lithuania); and Riga – Helsinki (Finland). airBalitc will also place its โ€œBTโ€ marketed code on Emiratesโ€™ routes between: Dubai – Bangkok (Thailand); and Dubai – Jakarta (Indonesia).

Emirates currently has codeshare agreements in place with 22 airline partners and two rail companies. The airline also has an interline agreement with over 115 airlines and rail companies.

Emirates has resumed passenger services to more than 120 destinations via Dubai.

airBaltic reaches 100% COVID-19 vaccination

airBaltic has announced that as of November 15, 2021, its entire active staff, including companyโ€™s flying personnel, has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Majority of employees have been vaccinated and a few other have recovered from COVID-19 within the last six months.

In line with the Latvian national regulation, as of November 15, nine staff members have been suspended from work without pay, as they were unable to present the relevant COVID-19 or recovery certificate or havenโ€™t had their first Covid-19 vaccine. A few employees, who have a medical reason not allowing them to receive the vaccine, continue working at the company remotely.

Overall,ย airBalticย currently employs more than 1,490 people, including 228 pilots and 393 cabin crew. airBalticย was among the first companies in Latvia to implement state-provided COVID-19 vaccination at the workplace.

airBaltic becomes largest the Airbus A220-300 operator in the world and the largest A220 operator in Europe

airBaltic launches flights to Dubai

airBalticย yesterday launched direct flights between Riga and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ย airBalticย now connects both cities with four weekly flights.

Destination served Flight frequency Start date Price *, GREEN Price *, GREEN Classic Price*, Business
Rigaโ€“Dubai 4 flights weekly September 27, 2021 339 EUR 439 EUR 1 389 EUR

Flights between Riga and Dubai are operated by theย Airbus A220-300aircraft.

airBaltic to recruit 320 additional crew by summer 2022

airBaltic has announced that by summer 2022 it expects to recruit 320 additional crew โ€“ 120 pilots and 200 cabin crew members. airBalticย group plans to primarily rehire its former pilots who had to be released due to the pandemic andย airBaltic Pilot Academyย graduates.

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer ofย airBaltic: โ€œWe are pleased to see a growing demand for travel and have launched various new destinations this year. In line with an increasing vaccination coverage worldwide and eased travel restrictions, we are ready to scale our flight operations again. That is why we have come to a decision to rehire our former employees and add new team members to our crew for the next summer season.โ€

โ€œIn 2022, we also plan to receive eight additional brand newย Airbus A220-300ย aircraft. By hiring additional flight crew now, we will continue our preparations for performing flights with a fleet of 40 aircraft which we expect to have by the end of 2022,โ€ Martin Gauss added.

In addition to pilots, the airline will be welcoming also experienced cabin crew members, as well as candidates with no prior experience in aviation. The rehiring process will start this autumn and will proceed in stages until the beginning of summer 2022. Overall,ย airBalticย currently employs 1366 people, including 200 pilots and 342 cabin crew.