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Wizz Air raises 50000 euro for the victims in Haiti
Wizz Air, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced a few weeks ago that it would give the opportunity to its passengers to contribute...
Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 33% at its Riga base in February
Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 186,512 passengers in February 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 27% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic...
Wizz Air introduces WIZZ Flex
Wizz Air, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today is introducing new service...
In February passenger traffic at RIGA International Airport rose 21 percent
In February 2010 RIGA International Airport welcomed 272 013 passengers or 21.1 percent (47 413 passengers ) more than in February 2009 when 224 600 passengers were served...
airBaltic takes cargo business a step further, launches BalticCargo
The Latvian airline airBaltic has acquired full ownership of a cargo business at Riga International Airport, Latvia, and will operate it under a new BalticCargo brand...
airBaltic to Offer Flights to Bucharest in Cooperation with TAROM
Latvia’s national airline airBaltic will be offering flights between Riga and the Romanian capital of Bucharest from March 29 this year. The flights will be operated by the Romanian national airline...
airBaltic to open seven new routes for Finland and two new routes for Estonia
For the summer season, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch seven new routes for Finland, and two new routes from Tallinn, as part of the airline’s expansion strategy in Finland and Estonia...
Restel Joins BalticMiles Loyalty Programme
Finland's leading hotel and restaurant company Restel has joined airBaltic’s BalticMiles loyalty programme. Lasse Lindevall, Vice President Commercial at Restel...
airBaltic to operate flights from Lithuania to Riga 12 times a day in summer
As of the beginning of its summer flight season 2010, the Latvian airline airBaltic will operate flights from Lithuania to Latvia 12 times a day. At the end of March an additional day route from...
airBaltic wants to buy a stake in Estonian Air
Latvian aviation company airBaltic says that it wants to have more direct flights from Tallinn and one of the possibilities for that is to buy a stake in Estonian Air...
airBaltic starts airBaltic Training centre in Riga, Latvia
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has established airBaltic Training at Riga International Airport, Latvia, to provide commercial aviation training for flight crews...
SAS’ wine onboard named best in the air
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has been awarded with a coveted Cellars in the Sky award by the prestigious Business Traveller magazine. SAS’ offering...
Ryanair announces 40th base at Kaunas (Lithuania)
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, 9th Feb. announced it would open its 40th (and first Central European) base at Kaunas (Lithuania’s second largest city) in May with 2 based aircraft and 18 routes...
airBaltic expands in the Middle East by announcing Tehran, Iran
On June 8, Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights between Tehran, Iran, and Riga for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Europe, Scandinavia, CIS countries...
LOT Polish Airlines starts activities in Estonia
Polish national carrier LOT Polish Airlines starts active presence in Estonia. Scheduled flights from Tallinn to Warsaw start on May 10th 2010. LOTs local representation is as of February Airline Management...
Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 20% at its Riga base in January
Latvian airline airBaltic carried overall 199,085 passengers in January 2010 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallin), representing 12% more than in the same month in 2009, when airBaltic transported...
airBaltic to Increase Number of Flights to Brussels
The Latvian national airline airBaltic has announced an increase in the number of flights it will offer from Rīga to Brussels during the summer of 2010 – two flights every workday...
Leonardo da Vinci Makes Historic First Flight
The self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci took a flight for the first time in history, after receiving approval from Italian authorities. Leonardo da Vinci travelled airBaltic route from...
airBaltic receives ATW’s Phoenix Award
2010.02.01 at a gala ceremony in Singapore Aaron Karp, Senior Editor of the world’s leading aviation magazine Air Transport World presented ATW’s Phoenix Award to Bertolt Flick, President and CEO of airBaltic...
Romanian airline TAROM opensflights from RIGA International Airport
On 29 March, as the summer flight schedule sets in, RIGA International Airportwill welcome its third new airline so far this year – the Romanian national carrier TAROM...
airBaltic to Launch Manchester - Riga
On March 29, Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights between Manchester and Riga for passengers travelling via the Latvian capital to/from Scandinavia, CIS countries, and...
Star1 Airlines opens new route to Edinburgh
Lithuanian low-cost carrier Star1 Airlines offers five routes from Vilnius during the summer season. The company introduces the destination of Edinburgh, continues direct flights to London and Milan, and...
airBaltic to Launch Four New Routes from Vilnius
Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Vilnius to Dublin, Hamburg, Manchester, and Oslo, thus offering already 13 direct flight routes from Vilnius. airBaltic will start direct flights to...
Polish Airlines LOT will launch Tallinn-Warsaw route in spring
The Polish Airlines LOT is going to launch the new route Tallinn-Warsaw in May, informs Äripäev Online report. The regular flights will start taking place every day from May 10...
airBaltic to Launch Flights From Riga to Amman and Beirut
In June, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch flights from Riga to the Jordanian capital city of Amman and the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Nonstop flights to...
airBaltic to Launch Flights From Vilnius to London
On March 4, Latvia’s national airline airBaltic will start direct flights from Vilnius to London (Gatwick). Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic...
DFDS closure of route betweeen Germany and Latvia
DFDS’ route network in the Baltic Sea is to be focused eastbound on the ports in Klaipeda and St.Petersburg. As a consequence, and lossmaking operations, the ro-pax route between Lübeck and Riga will be closed with effect from 27 January 2010...
Estonian Air is among the most punctual air carriers in Europe
Estonia’s national carrier Estonian Air is among the most punctual air carriers in Europe. Last year the 15-minute punctuality was 90.3%, which is about 5 percentage points...
A passenger who carried dangerous materials with him, was suspended at Vilnius airport
On Tuesday, employees of Passenger Control Department of Vilnius International Airport (VIA) detected dangerous objects, shooting and...
A new carrier on the route Riga – Minsk and 10 flights per week
19 January, RIGA International Airport welcomes the first regular flight of the Belarusian national carrier Belavia from Minsk to Riga. Krišjānis Peters, Chairman of the Board of...  SUPPORTED BY OFFERS OF THE DAY:
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