Author: Janis Vanags
Source: A/S Air Baltic Corporation
The influential business weekly Wirtschaftswoche in Germany has ranked the Latvian national airline airBaltic among the top 10 European airlines which offer flights for affordable prices.
The magazine has noted that with some 900 flights a week, airBaltic almost as big as GermanWings airline in Germany. Wirtschaftswoche also points out that flights with affordable prices have created a powerful network of airlines in Europe over the past few decades.
airBaltic serves over 60 destinations with direct flights from its home base in Riga, Latvia. From every one of these, airBaltic offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.
Publication: http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/dienstleister/low-cost-flieger-die-groessten-billig-airlines-europas/v_detail_tab_print,5816452.html
airBalticin brief:
AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholders are the Latvian state, with 52.6% of stock, and SIA Baltijas aviācijas sistēmas, with 47.2% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 34 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and eight Bombardier Q400Next Gen. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities – Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn. airBaltic received the title of Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) from the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business. In summer 2010, airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline.
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