airBaltic to expand route network

The Latvian airline airBaltic will launch its summer season on March 30, 2008, offering new destinations in the direction of Mediterraneann, Scandinavian and Eastern countries. The number of flights along popular routes will be increased substantially.

During the summer of 2008, airBaltic plans to offer flights from Riga to Venice (Italy), Nice (France), Ålesund (Norway), Billund (Denmark), Sochi (Russia), Yerevan (Armenia), Chisinau (Moldova), Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan), Kuopio (Finland). New routes from Vilnius will include Paris (France), Simferopol (Ukraine) and Odessa (Ukraine).

As passenger demand increases, airBaltic will increase the number of flights from Riga to Berlin (up to 3 times a day), Paris (7 times a week), Rome (5 times a week), Oulu (4 times a week), Vilnius (up to 4 times a day), Tbilisi (5 times a week), Odessa (7 times a week), Liepaja (17 times a week) and others. The number of flights from Vilnius will be increased to Milan (5 times a week) and Berlin (5 times a week).

Bertolt Flick, President and CEO of airBaltic, comments: "We will continue to expand our network of routes in eastern countries in the summer of 2008, while in Scandinavia we will be offering flights to regional centres. We are already strong in terms of flights to capital cities. We are delighted to open up new routes in the Mediterranean region, allowing Baltic travellers to visit places where there is more sun, beautiful beaches and lovely opportunities for leisure."

During the summer of 2008, airBaltic will open 9 new routes from Riga airport and overall will operate flights already to 48 destinations. airBaltic will offer 3 new destinations from Vilnius and provide flights already on 22 routes. During the summer of 2007, airBaltic opened 11 new routes from Riga and 7 new routes from Vilnius.