airBaltic launches flights from Riga to Lisbon and Gdansk

airBaltic RIX-GDN launch. From the left:
Route Development Manager at Riga International Airport Laura Audari?a
SVP of Network Management at airBaltic Wolfgang Reuss
Director of Aviation Services department at Riga International Airport Liene Freivalde

The Latvian airline airBaltic today, on March 27, entered the summer season by launching two new routes from Riga International Airport to Lisbon and Gdansk. This afternoon airBaltic will also launch a new route connecting Tallinn and London.

Wolfgang Reuss, Senior Vice President of Network Management at airBaltic: “We are delighted to start our summer schedule by launching three new routes. airBaltic passengers now have an even greater choice of destinations with convenient connections for holiday getaways. We are happy to already see strong demand from our passengers on the new routes.”

Route	Flight frequency	Start date	*Price , Basic**	*Price , Premium**	*Price, Business**
Riga – Lisbon (Portugal)	2 flights weekly	March 27, 2018	89 EUR	155 EUR	499 EUR
Riga – Gdansk (Poland)	3 flights weekly	March 27, 2018	25 EUR	79 EUR	255 EUR
Tallinn – London (United Kingdom)	2 flights weekly	March 27, 2018	29 EUR	89 EUR	599 EUR

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

Starting on March 27, 2018, airBaltic flies between Riga and Lisbon twice a week on a Bombardier CS300 aircraft, and the flight is scheduled to last 4 hours and 35 minutes. From Riga to Gdansk, airBaltic flies three times a week on a Bombardier Q400Next Gen aircraft, and the flight is scheduled to last one hour and 20 minutes. From Tallinn to London, airBaltic will fly twice a week, and the flight is scheduled to last 3 hours. One-way ticket price from Riga to Lisbon starts at 89 EUR, from Riga to Gdansk at 25 EUR and from Tallinn to London at 29 EUR, including airport fees and transaction costs.

For summer 2018 airBaltic will add nine new destinations to its route map. In total airBaltic this summer will offer more than 70 direct services from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. In addition, airBaltic will also improve service for the summer season by adding additional frequencies from Riga to such destinations as Odessa, Paris, Munich, Warsaw, Moscow, Milan among others. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights can be found on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com.