AirBaltic and Bordeaux Airport are inaugurating the new route to Riga. The route will serve the Latvian capital with two flights per week. Yet another reason for Nouvelle-Aquitaine inhabitants to travel and discover a region rich in culture, along with the art of living and originality. With more than 60 destinations operated by airBaltic from Riga, this new route serves as a gateway to the Baltic countries, Scandinavia and Russia.
Inauguration on the runway in the presence of Vita Jermolovica, director of the Riga Tourist Office; Juris Radzevics, First Deputy to the Mayor of Riga; Florence Forzy-Raffard, Bordeaux City Counsellor for European Affairs; Olivier Ramadour, Director of International Relations at Bordeaux Métropole and Jean-Luc Poiroux, Director of Development for Bordeaux Airport.
Thursday
Departure from Bordeaux at 18:10 – arrival in Riga at 22:30
Departure from Riga at 15:00 – arrival in Bordeaux at 17:30
Sunday
Departure from Bordeaux at 11:00 – arrival in Riga at 15:20
Departure from Riga at 7:50 – arrival in Bordeaux at 10:20
Bordeaux -Riga flights operate twice a week on the new Bombardier CS300, on Thursdays and Sundays. The opening of this first link to Latvia from Bordeaux means passengers can travel to the Latvian capital in just 3 hours and 20 minutes’ flight time.
Single tickets are available from €89, transaction fees included, at www.airbaltic.com
Pascal Personne, Director of Bordeaux Airport, said: “This route to Latvia is a first for Bordeaux Airport. The airport teams are naturally very proud to welcome a new airline company. This new route offers business and leisure passengers from across the region the opportunity to fly direct from Bordeaux to a unique country and take advantage of numerous connections to the Baltic countries, Scandinavia and Russia.”
19/06/2018