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airBaltic further reduces capacity for the upcoming months, parks its last Boeing 737

airBaltic has made this announcement:

As the Coronavirus crisis continues, significantly affecting demand for air travel, airBaltic is forced to further decrease its overall capacity between April 15 and October 31, 2020, cancelling approximately 50% of its flights. Currently the airline is in the process of adjusting its network and flight schedule according to temporarily reduced fleet in the beginning of restarting the scheduled operations once the crisis is over.

Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “Considering the significant impact on the demand, we currently plan to restart our operations gradually. When we will be able to, we will start with a reduced number of aircraft who will serve daily flights to our top routes. With each upcoming week, more aircraft will return to service, offering more flights.”

In addition, airBaltic has made a decision to delay launch of the new routes it had planned for summer season of 2020 from all three Baltic states as well as temporarily discontinue a number of additional routes.

With a reduced schedule, airBaltic was able to early retire its three remaining Boeing 737-300s on March 16, 2020. The type was due to be retired later this year with the arrival of further Airbus A220s.

YL-BBJ – flight BT246 FRA-RIX arriving at 1852 (6:52 pm) local time

YL-BBX – flight BT122 GOT-RIX arriving at 1650 (4:50 pm) local time

YL-BBY – flight BT405 KBP-RIX arriving at 2204 (10:04 pm) local time (the last Boeing 737 revenue flight)

A look back at the early years:

Top Copyright Photo: airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Boeing 737-36Q WL YL-BBY (msn 30335) ZRH (Andi Hiltl). Image: 910834.

airBaltic aircraft slide show:

airBaltic to operate charter flights for Tez Tour Latvija

airBaltic in cooperation with the international tour operator Tez Tour Latvija on May 27, 2018, launched new charter flights connecting Riga with Peloponnese (Araxos Airport) in Greece, but this week on June 3 will start operations on new route from Riga to Marche (Ancona) in Italy.

During the summer season 2018 airBaltic and Tez Tour Latvija continues to offer charter flights also between Riga and Antalya (Turkey) – up to 5 times per week, Heraklion (Greece) – two times per week and one weekly flight to Burgas (Bulgaria).

In total, Tez Tour and airBaltic have planned to carry out more than 300 charter flights from April to October for the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. Throughout the summer season Tez Tour will offer tours on scheduled airBaltic flights to Rhodes (Greece), Catania (Italy), Barcelona and Mallorca (Spain).

airBaltic aircraft slide show:

airBaltic launches flights from Riga to Sochi

airBaltic on May 14, 2018, launched a new route from Riga International Airport to Sochi International Airport. The new route offers new travel options for travellers from the Baltics and Russia with convenient connections via Riga.

In addition, this summer Sochi will be one of the host cities for 2018 FIFA World Cup and the new connection via Riga will offer convenient flight options to all who are planning to attend the championship.

Route	Flight frequency	Start date	*Price, Basic**	*Price, Premium**	*Price, Business**
Riga – Sochi	2 flights weekly	May 14, 2018	99 EUR	159 EUR	599 EUR

*Lowest fare, including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability

airBaltic flies from Riga to Sochi two times a week on a Boeing 737 aircraft, and the flight is scheduled to last 3 hours and 10 minutes.

airBaltic serves over 70 routes from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius, offering the largest variety of destinations and convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Middle East. For summer 2018, airBaltic has introduced eight new destinations from Riga to Malaga, Lisbon, Split, Bordeaux, Gdansk, Almaty as well as Sochi and Kaliningrad. In addition, airBaltic launched a new direct route connecting Tallinn and London.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by airBaltic): airBaltic Boeing 737-36Q WL YL-BBX (msn 30334) ZRH (Andi Hiltl). Image: 939039.

airBaltic aircraft slide show:

airBaltic 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	Flight frequency	Start date	*Price, Basic**	*Price, Premium**	*Price, Business**
London – Tallinn	2 flights weekly	March 27, 2018	49 EUR	109 EUR	629 EUR

*Lowest fare, including taxes, fees and service charges.

airBaltic will fly from London to Tallinn twice-weekly. The flight to Tallinn is scheduled to last 2 hours and 50 minutes.

For the summer season of 2018 airBaltic will also offer new services from Riga to Malaga (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Split (Croatia), Bordeaux (France), Gdansk (Poland) as well as Sochi and Kaliningrad (both in Russia).

airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in Riga, Latvia. From every one of these locations, airBaltic offers convenient connections via Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, CIS and the Middle East. In addition, airBaltic also offers nonstop flights from Tallinn and Vilnius.

airBaltic 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 with convenient connections via Riga.

“Next summer both Sochi and Kaliningrad will be among the host cities for 2018 FIFA World Cup and the new connection via Riga will offer convenient flight options for those who are planning to attend the championship,” Reuss added.

Route	Flight frequency	Start date	*Price, Basic**	*Price, Premium**	*Price, Business**
Riga – Sochi	2 flights weekly	May 14, 2018	99 EUR	159 EUR	599 EUR
Riga – Kaliningrad	6 flights weekly	April 16, 2018	29 EUR	99 EUR	349 EUR

*Lowest fare, including taxes, fees and service charges, on www.airBaltic.com, subject to availability

airBaltic will fly from Riga to Sochi 2 times weekly, but to Kaliningrad 6 times weekly. The flight to Sochi is scheduled to last 3 hours and 10 minutes, while to Kaliningrad – 55 minutes.