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Air Baltic Latvia

airBaltic is a low-cost airline based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1995 as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and the government of Latvia. airBaltic is the first national airline that is also a low-cost airline.

From its base at Riga International Airport, airBaltic flies to more than 70 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. Some airBaltic flights are codeshares with SAS, KLM, Aeroflot, and other partner airlines.

airBaltic operates a mixed fleet of Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Bombardier Dash 8, and Fokker F50 aircrafts.

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Current airBaltic destinations include:

Armenia
Yerevan (EVN) Zvartnots International Airport

Austria
Vienna (VIE) Vienna International Airport

Azerbaijan
Baku (GYD) Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Belarus
Minsk (MSQ) Minsk International Airport

Belgium
Brussels (BRU) Brussels Airport

Denmark
Billund (BLL) Billund Airport
Copenhagen (CPH) Copenhagen Airport

Egypt
Hurghada (HRG) Hurghada International Airport
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) Sharm el-Sheikh Airport

Estonia
Tallinn (TLL)

Finland
Helsinki (HEL) Helsinki Vantaa Airport
Lappeenranta (LPP) Lappeenranta Airport
Oulu (OUL) Oulu Airport
Rovaniemi (RVM) Rovaniemi Airport
Tampere (TMP) Tampere Airport
Turku (TKU) Turku Airport
Vaasa (VAA) Vaasa Airport

France
Nice (NCE) Cote d’Azur International Airport
Paris (CDG) Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Georgia
Tbilisi (TBS) Tbilisi International Airport

Germany
Berlin (TXL) Berlin Tegel International Airport
Dusseldorf (DUS) Dusseldorf International Airport
Hamburg (HAM) Hamburg Airport
Frankfurt (FRA) Frankfurt Airport
Munich (MUC) Munich International Airport

Greece
Athens (ATH) Athens International Airport
Heraklion (HER) Heraklion International Airport

Hungary
Budapest (BUD) Ferihegy Airport

Ireland
Dublin (DUB) Dublin Airport

Italy
Bari (BRI) Bari Airport
Milano (LIN) Linate Airport
Rome (FCO) Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport
Venice (VCE) Venice Marco Polo Airport

Israel
Tel Aviv (TLV) Ben Gurion International Airport

Jordan
Amman (AMM) Queen Alia Airport

Kazakhstan
Almaty (ALA) Almaty International Airport

Latvia
Riga (RIX) Riga International Airport Main Hub

Lithuania
Kaunas (KUN) Kaunas Airport
Palanga (PLQ) Palanga Airport
Vilnius (VNO) Vilnius International Airport

Moldova
Chisinau (KIV) Chisinau International Airport

Netherlands
Amsterdam (AMS) Schiphol Airport

Norway
Aalesund (AES) Alesund Airport
Bergen (BGO) Bergen Airport
Oslo (OSL) Oslo Airport
Stavanger (SVG) Stavanger Airport
Tromso (TOS) Tromso Airport

Poland
Gdansk (GDN) Lech Walesa Airport
Warsaw (WAW) Frederic Chopin Airport

Russia
Kaliningrad (KGD) Khrabrovo Airport
Moscow (DME) Domodedovo Airport
Moscow (SVO) Sheremetyevo International Airport
St. Petersburg (LED) Pulkovo Airport

Spain
Barcelona (BCN) Barcelona International Airport
Madrid (MAD) Madrid Barajas International Airport
Tenerife (TFS) Reina Sofia Airport

Sweden
Gothenburg (GOT) Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
Stockholm (ARN) Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Umea (UME) Umea Airport

Switzerland
Zurich (ZRH) Zurich Airport

Tajikistan
Dushanbe (DYU) Dushanbe Airport

Turkey
Bodrum (BJV) Milas Airport
Dalaman (DLM) Dalaman Airport
Istanbul (IST) Ataturk International Airport

Ukraine
Kiev (KBP) Boryspil International Airport
Odessa (ODS) Odessa Airport
Simferopol (SIP) Simferopol Airport

United Arab Emirates
Dubai (DXB) Dubai Airport

United Kingdom
London (LGW) London Gatwick Airport

Uzbekistan
Tashkent (TAS) Tashkent Airport

Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, will start operations on the first of five direct routes from Vilnius. The first flight from Vilnius will be offered to Paris on December 18, to Munich – on December 19, to Berlin – December 21, to Amsterdam on January 4, and to Rome on January 11, 2010.

Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “The Vilnius airport has now become more attractive for airlines. Over the next few weeks, airBaltic will be offering direct flights to five destinations from the Lithuanian capital. As of January 2010, we will be operating flights from Vilnius to seven different destinations. Based on success of the new routes, airBaltic will evaluate additional destinations.”

Nonstop flights to Paris will be offered on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Passengers will board a Boeing 737 aeroplane for a flight of two hours and 45 minutes. One-way ticket prices start at LVL 38 (EUR 54), including airport fees and service charges.

Nonstop flights to Berlin will be offered on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Boeing 737 will take one hour and 35 minutes to reach the German capital. One-way ticket prices start at LVL 38 (EUR 54), including airport fees and service charges. Flights to Munich will be offered by airBaltic on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Here, again, passengers will enjoy a Boeing 737 for a flight of two hours and 30 minutes. One-way ticket prices will start at LVL 35 (EUR 49), including airport fees and service charges.

Flights to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam will be offered every day but Saturday. The Boeing 737 will take two hours and 30 minutes to make the nonstop flight, and one-way ticket prices will start from LVL 38 (EUR 54), including airport fees and service charges.

The Italian capital city of Rome will be accessible to passengers from Vilnius on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays – on a Boeing 737 flight of two hours and 50 minutes, and ticket prices as low as LVL 38 (EUR 54) one way.