airBaltic is planning an aggressive Summer 2024 season, with seven new routes in the offering
airBaltic Airbus A220 – Image, airBaltic.
The move will increase airBaltic’s network to 70 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus region. 7 of these will operate from Latvia, 2 from Estonia, and 2 from Lithuania.
Additionally, the airline plans to increase flight frequencies on higher-demand routes from Riga, such as Rome, Tel Aviv, Prague, and more.
| Destination served | Flight frequency | Start date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga (Latvia) – Alicante (Spain) | 2 flights weekly | 27th February 2024 | 129 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Tirana (Albania) | 2 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 89 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Sofia (Bulgaria) | 3 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 79 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Ljubljana (Slovenia) | 2 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 79 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Skopje (North Macedonia) | 2 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 79 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Chisinau (Moldova) | 2 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 79 EUR |
| Riga (Latvia) – Pristina (Kosovo) | 2 flights weekly | 2nd May 2024 | 79 EUR |
Lead-in pricing is offered on the airBaltic sales channels, priced one-way, including taxes, fees and service fees.
As usual, these are booked out for Airbus A220-300 aircraft, which form the backbone of the airBaltic fleet.
In Quotes
Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic:
“airBaltic continues to be the leading airline in the region, and with the launch of 11 new routes next summer, we will strengthen our position and our ambition to grow, improving the connectivity from the Baltics.”
“When preparing for the next season, we always carefully evaluate the market situation and the passenger demand. This time, we have identified an opportunity to widen our network in Central and Southeastern Europe with connections to Baltic and Nordic countries. Therefore, we are glad to expand the airBaltic offering next summer with convenient direct flights to this region and also increase flight frequencies on our existing leisure and business routes,”
More to come
With 11 new routes in the offering and seven announced, more are in the offering with a further two to operate from Tallinn (Estonia) and two from Vilnius (Lithuania).
As to the early route announcements – other airlines have been at this too as they gear up for the upcoming winter season.
There appears to be confidence that didn’t exist last year, with airlines seemingly bullish about their plans – with airBaltic being one of those as they step away from the profitable summer months, into the more cost-controlled winter period.
We’ll see if that confidence is well-founded.
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